As many Harry Potter followers boycott the brand new HBO sequence over J.Okay. Rowling‘s aggressive anti-transgender stance, the creator is getting her loyalists hyped for the present.
With the most recent adaptation of her novels starting manufacturing this summer time and premiering in 2026, Rowling teased the primary two episodes for her followers after she “worked closely” with the writers’ room of the Warner Bros. Discovery sequence.
“I read the first two episodes of the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series and they are SO, SO, SO GOOD!” she wrote on X.
When requested if she’s writing the sequence, Rowling clarified in a reply, “No, but I’ve worked closely with the extremely talented writers.”
HBO Chairman and CEO Casey Bloys beforehand addressed Rowling’s ongoing anti-transgender rhetoric and the way it will impression the TV adaptation of her seven-book fantasy novel sequence.
“The decision to be in business with J.K. Rowling is not new for us,” stated Bloys on The Town with Matthew Belloni podcast. “We’ve been in business for 25 years. We already have a show on HBO from her called C.B. Strike that we do with the BBC.”
He added, “It’s pretty clear that those are her personal, political views. She’s entitled to them. Harry Potter is not secretly being infused with anything. If you want to debate her, you can go on Twitter.”
Deadline beforehand reported Rowling was a part of the pitch course of for the Warner Bros. Television sequence, which she’s going to produce by way of her Brontë Film and TV banner. Bloys confirmed on the time that Rowling “will be involved. She’s an executive producer on the show. Her insights are going to be helpful on that.”
(L-R) Arabella Stanton as Hermoine Granger, Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley in HBO’s upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ sequence
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Explaining that the controversy round Rowling’s anti-trans statements is “very nuanced and complicated,” Bloys added: “Our priority is what’s on the screen. Obviously, the Harry Potter story is incredibly affirmative and positive and about love and self-acceptance. That’s our priority — what’s on screen.”
After Rowling beforehand celebrated UK’s Supreme Court ruling that prohibits trans ladies from being legally acknowledged as ladies, greater than 400 individuals signed a letter urging the nation’s movie and tv business to take motion towards her on trans rights. One such signatory was Paapa Essiedu, who has been solid in Harry Potter as Professor Snape.