(ANSA) - NEW YORK, 25 JAN - Good news for Harry Potter fans: Hbo is thinking about a new series about the adventures of the little wizard of Hogwarts.
Rumors of a show about Harry and companions have been running for some time but now it would be the right time, even if there are still no names connected to the series.
"The project is in the very early stages," the Hollywood Reporter exclusively learned.
Nor is it known what will be the subject or which part of the temporal sequence of JK Rowling's novels will be addressed in the various episodes, provided that the initiative really goes through.
But recently - writes the entertainment magazine - the leaders of Warner (headed by Hbo Max) would have met screenwriters to explore how to bring Harry's world to television.
Many ifs and many buts, therefore, but the prospect has created expectations among fans in the context of a general race to the contents of the various streaming services.
In recent months, Disney has announced dozens of series related to its Marvel and "Star Wars" franchises, while HBO itself is preparing for a new prequel to "Game of Thrones", a sequel to "Sex and the City", and to various DC Comics shows. including the "Peacemaker" series.
Rowling's seven books were a global publishing phenomenon with over five hundred million copies sold worldwide, when they were then adapted into eight films for the big screen, box office grossing over eight billion dollars, plus the box office of the two prequels. of the series "Fantastic Beasts", with the third of a total of five films due to be released in 2022.
A global success, therefore, just cracked by the controversies that created problems for France last year, including the indignant reactions on Rowling's anti-trans comments and the release of Johnny Depp, who had played the role of evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald in the movies "Beasts and Where to Find Them", after losing the case against the British tabloid "Sun" who accused him of beating ex-wife Amber Heard.
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