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EXCLUSIVE: After playing a part in making the Harry Potter franchise a multibillion-dollar global box office hit, screenwriter Steve Kloves has found a more adult adaptation to take on. Sources tell Deadline that he is set to adapt Flynn Berry's New York Times bestseller Northern Spy for Netflix. Django…

Dame Helen Mirren is set to host Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses, a competition series commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Warner Bros. film franchise’s launch, with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The special four-part event will see fans of J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World put their knowledge…

Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment is set to open its latest Harry Potter experience in the UK. The company has teamed with events outfit Thinkwell to create Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience in the grounds of Arley Hall & Gardens in Cheshire, UK. The attraction opens this fall, with Potter fans invited to…

With the inaugural film of the Harry Potter film franchise reaching its 20th anniversary, WarnerMedia has partnered with Wizarding World for two commemorative unscripted specials. The first is a limited Harry Potter fan quiz competition series that will see the biggest self-proclaimed fans go head-to-head to celebrate…

On Saturday, Jason Isaacs took to Twitter to note the death and celebrate the life of his Harry Potter co-star, Helen McCrory. In the film series, based on the globally popular book series by J.K. Rowling, Isaacs and McCrory starred as Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy, the villainous parents of pure-blood Slytherin wizard…

Refresh for updates: Helen McCrory, known for acting in a number of beloved franchises including Peaky Blinders, Harry Potter and Penny Dreadful, died Friday at 52. Shortly after her husband Damian Lewis announced the news of the actress’ passing, tributes from McCory’s co-stars, colleagues and organizations began…

Harry Potter actress Katie Leung has offered fresh perspective on the racism she experienced as part of the landmark franchise, emphasizing the way in which she was silenced while doing press for the films. In a recent episode of the Chinese Chippy Girl podcast, Leung recalled the backlash and online vitriol among…

Potterheads were waving their magic wands in excitement last month when the possibility of a TV spinoff series set in the Harry Potter universe emerged. Last month, sources told Deadline that HBO Max had held "exploratory conversations" about a small screen adaptation of JK Rowling's books and the feature film…

A live-action TV series based on the world of Harry Potter could come to HBO Max, Deadline has learned. At this time there is no concept for adapting J.K. Rowling’s work as a TV and there is no team in place but the streamer has been holding  “exploratory conversations,” according to a source. A spinoff series is a…

Warner Bros. has appointed the studio’s Kids, Young Adult and Classics President Tom Ascheim to manage its lucrative Wizarding World and Harry Potter franchise. WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group Chair, Ann Sarnoff, made it official today and Ascheim will report directly to her. He’ll add his oversight of the…

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Berger, President and Managing Director of Warner Bros UK, Ireland and Spain and President of Harry Potter Global Franchise Development, has decided to step down from his posts after working for the company for more than 30 years. The well-liked and respected veteran will depart Warners in December…

All eight Harry Potter movies, which had a brief run on HBO Max when the WarnerMedia streaming service launched in May, are moving to Peacock this fall. The availability on NBCUniversal’s streaming outlet, which went live in April before a national expansion in July, was specified as a six-month run starting in…