‘Harry Potter’ TV series will be “more in-depth”, says studio boss: “That’s the whole reason we’re on this journey”

Casting calls for the main stars of the forthcoming series were announced last month

The forthcoming Harry Potter TV series will be “more in-depth” than the movies, studio boss Channing Dungey has confirmed.

The head of Warner Bros. Television Group gave an update on the HBO series, to Variety after she was asked about it yesterday (October 21).

She said: “There’s not a lot to talk about at this moment. We’ve got our fantastic writing staff in place and they are doing what they need to do. And casting calls have opened up in the UK and Ireland, so the process is moving along. It’s going quite well.”

Dungey continued: “It’s an unbelievable dream, honestly, and as somebody who is a huge fan of books, the opportunity to get to explore them in maybe a little bit more in-depth than you can in just a two-hour film, that’s the whole reason we’re on this journey.”

Casting calls for the main stars of the forthcoming series were announced last month.

The casting call stated that it was looking for children who will be between the ages of nine and 11 in April 2025 and who are residents of the UK and Ireland. The notice also stated that Warner Bros. and HBO are committed to “inclusive, diverse casting” for the roles advertised.

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But they were accused of “wokeness” following the casting call to all races, ethnicities and gender identities.

The show is expected to run for seven seasons, with each adapting one of the books in J.K. Rowling’s series. Rowling is also said to be involved with the series, which many fans objected to.

It was recently announced that the show would see Succession duo Francesca Gardiner as its writer and showrunner, and Mark Mylod as director on multiple episodes.

Cillian Murphy fans have also expressed an interest in the actor taking up the role of Voldemort in the show.

Elsewhere, Jared Harris recently confirmed that he will not be following his father by playing Dumbledore in the forthcoming TV series.

Richard Harris played the character in 2001’s Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone movie and he reprised the role in Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets the following year.

But he died in October 2002 and Michael Gambon took over the role for the rest of the film franchise.