HBO Max’s “Harry Potter” series would be more expensive than the Wizarding World movies

In April, Warner Bros announced several productions that have shaken up the film industry, since many of them are continuations of some of the most important film franchises of recent years, the clear example is the new series ‘Harry Potter’ for HBO Max , a title that apparently will be a great challenge for the platform and for this film studio, since it would have a cost that could exceed that of the films.

It is worth mentioning that the announcement of the new series of ‘Harry Potter’ for HBO Max It has caused a great controversy among Magical World fans, since although it is true that everyone wants more content from this franchise, most of the fans are not very happy since this new production will adapt the same story that the films already show. .

Fans have long asked for the wizarding world to take on the stories shown in the JK Rowling’s books that the films do not feature, and for this it was necessary a large investment by Warner Bros., which will now, however, come to face the aforementioned plot, this according to information shared by the president of HBO content, Casey Bloys.

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The HBO Max executive points out that the series of ‘Harry Potter’ would have a cost similar to that of the spin off of ‘game of Thrones’, ‘House Of The Dragons’, a production that required investment in its first season 125 million dollarsa similar budget to several Wizarding World films starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.

Likewise, we can not forget that when this series was confirmed it was indicated that it will adapt all the books of ‘Harry Potter’ created by JK Rowlingtherefore it is a production that will have about 10 seasons, which would mean that this title will cost more than the films of this franchise.

When does the ‘Harry Potter’ series debut?

There is no doubt that many fans would like this investment Warner Bros will be dedicated to a series focused on new characters, or secondary characters of this saga, however, apparently the decision of this studio cannot be reversed, since this HBO Max production has already been confirmed to be released on the streaming platform in 2024.

At present, there is no specific date for the premiere of series of ‘Harry Potter’ on HBO Maxbut everything seems to indicate that this title will arrive by the middle of next year, approximately in June or July, so in the following months we will certainly have more news on what this new production from the magical world will present.