HARRY POTTER TV Series Will Have A Budget Similar To GAME OF THRONES; First Teaser Reuses Familiar Theme

HARRY POTTER TV Series Will Have A Budget Similar To GAME OF THRONES; First Teaser Reuses Familiar Theme

Warner Bros. is moving forward with a small screen adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels, and it's now been confirmed that the show will have a similar budget to Game of Thrones. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Apr 14, 2023 07:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Harry Potter
Source: SFFGazette.com

Earlier this week, Warner Bros.' rebranded Max streaming service announced that Harry Potter is being rebooted for a TV series which will play out on the streaming platform across a decade. 

New actors will take over these iconic roles for what's been described as an "authentic" retelling of J.K. Rowling's novels. The movies remain beloved, of course, but it's been 22 years since The Philosopher's Stone/The Sorcerer's Stone was released in theaters and 12 years since The Deathly Hallows - Part 2 wrapped up the story.

With that in mind, the time is perhaps right for a reboot, especially after the Fantastic Beasts movies struggled to find the same critical and commercial acclaim as the main Harry Potter series. 

Talking about Max's plans for the franchise, HBO & Max Content Chairman and CEO Casey Bloys confirmed the show's budget will be in line with Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon (the latter's first season cost $125 million, so this is going to be a $1+ billion commitment). 

"[It] will be that scale or higher," the executive noted (via SFFGazette.com). "Whatever it takes to make a quality show."

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav was also quizzed about whether this series will restrict the studio from expanding the Wizarding World franchise in other ways. "We’re free to do anything we want. Some areas we need to do with J.K., other areas we have the full ability to go forward."

"This is a full deployment on Max of Harry Potter," he continued. "We can still develop other properties."

A brief teaser for the Harry Potter TV series has also been released which you can check out below. 

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IcePyke
IcePyke - 4/14/2023, 7:37 AM
The most unnecessary reboot of all time

Cancel it!
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 4/14/2023, 8:14 AM
@IcePyke - Nah, sounds like a really good idea to be fair.
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 4/14/2023, 9:26 AM
@IcePyke - well, not really. most of the crucial stories were not included in the movie. we need this. we should move on from the movie and move forward with the faithful adaptation.
WarMonkey
WarMonkey - 4/14/2023, 7:37 AM
I am extremely excited about this, hope it doesn't suck!
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 4/14/2023, 7:45 AM
Well…they will need a new theme and overall score too. Need a clean break from films and that includes the music.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 4/14/2023, 8:13 AM
@IronGenesis - Theme is too iconic to not use it. I mean there will definitely be new music for it, but no reason to not use what is great.
IronGenesis
IronGenesis - 4/14/2023, 8:50 AM
@Urubrodi - I get using the theme if it’s in the same universe. Fantastic Beasts had hints of HP, but it was all connected in same narrative.

Same with House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones
Same with Star Trek thru all the shows including Discovery, Lower Decks and SNW.

But for me…felt off when WB used the old Batman/Superman themes for Wheadon Cut of Justice League. Those themes are iconic…but they belong to other interpretations of characters.

To slap them on to new adaptions feels creatively lazy and patronizing.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 4/14/2023, 8:32 AM
This Max guy is really busy. Didn't knew he could order things like that.

Anyway, reusing the theme is pretty lame imo. Atleast try and differentiate yourself from previous adaptations.
FilmGuy7878
FilmGuy7878 - 4/14/2023, 9:09 AM
I have faith that the production value will live up to the hype but what I mostly care about is who they cast, it's gonna be hard as f**k to live up to the OGs.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 4/14/2023, 9:27 AM
They seem to be on the right track for this. Long form tv series, faithfulness to the source material, original creator in the loop, high production value, the chance to adapt so much of what the movies cut out. Get Sarah Halley Finn working on that cast !

Of course, they'll reuse the theme for this announcement as no new theme has been composed yet. I'm hoping for an iconic original score again... but I absolutely wouldn't mind if they can work Hedwig's theme somewhere in there ! There's a reason John Williams is the goat of movie scores, his stuff transcends everything !
SpideyPuffsMJ
SpideyPuffsMJ - 4/14/2023, 9:34 AM
Why did they use the John Williams score from the beloved movies no one wants to see rebooted for their announcement? lol
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/14/2023, 9:46 AM
Pure stupidity and creative bankruptcy at its finest.
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