Work begins on second season of Harry Potter
HBO boss Casey Bloys has revealed work on the second series of Harry Potter is already under way.
Work has already begun on the second series of Harry Potter.
Last week, the first trailer for HBO's upcoming blockbuster wizarding series - which is based on JK Rowling's best-selling novels - debuted along with the announcement the programme will now premiere at Christmas this year, and fans won't have to wait too long for the follow-up episodes.
HBO and HBO Max chief executive Casey Bloys told The Sunday Times newspaper: “Our goal is to not have a huge gap, you know, especially because the kids are growing. It’s not going to be an annual; the show is too big and too massive. But … they’re writing the season two now.”
It was announced the first season will be called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which means each series will be named after he respective book instead of simply being called Harry Potter. In addition, it will keep the same title in the US, unlike the books and original movies - which starred Daniel Radcliffe as the titular boy wizard - which were known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
Casey recently insisted it hasn't been difficult getting actors to commit to a decade of work for the Potter show, which will have a season dedicated to each of the seven books.
He told Variety: "Not really. I mean, I think anytime someone signs on to a TV project, the hope is it’s gonna be [a] job for the next 10 years. I mean, that’s a dream.
"So we didn’t really have any issues with that. I think anybody who’s willing to go up for a television show, it’s possible they’re signing up for a long-term gig.
"So it’s something you have to think about. But we haven’t seen many people say, “Well, I don’t want to do that, because it’s going to be too long.”
The executive explained that working in television is his "preferred medium" creatively, as it allows people to spend "more time with characters and story".
He added: "And so if you’ve got a book, let alone a series of books, to kind of arbitrarily say, 'Well, we’ve got two hours' you have to make some difficult decisions.
"So the idea is to have the freedom to let it breathe a little bit more and explore the world a bit more."
The Harry Potter reboot will star Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
The John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore), Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid) and Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape) have also been cast.
Succession writer Francesca Gardiner is on board as showrunner, while Mark Mylod (Game of Thrones) is directing several episodes.
