Warner Bros. in Talks for Harry Potter TV Series at HBO Max

https://www.indiewire.com/2023/04/warner-bros-harry-potter-tv-series-hbo-max-1234825488/

J. K. Rowling’s original “Harry Potter” series may soon be adapted as a TV show at HBO Max. Bloomberg first broke the news on Monday, and reported Warner Bros. was nearing a deal that would see each of the juggernaut books adapted episodically for the service: one book per season. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed talks, but told IndieWire a deal was not imminent at this time.

It’s a predictable dip into old IP ahead of Warner Bros. gutsy move to combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming platform. The mysterious franken-streamer is expected sometime in summer 2023 and will cost about $20 per month, roughly $5 more than what comparable subscribers pay now.