Harry Potter sequence, one other ‘Recreation of Thrones’ prequel coming to Max streaming service
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71st Primetime Emmy Awards – Picture Room – Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2019 – George R.R. Martin (C) and the forged and crew of Recreation of Thrones poses backstage with their award for Excellent Drama Sequence. (REUTERS/Monica Almeida/File Picture)
LOS ANGELES – Boy wizard Harry Potter is headed to streaming tv in a brand new sequence based mostly on the beloved books by writer J.Okay. Rowling.
Warner Bros Discovery introduced the sequence on Wednesday as a part of the corporate’s plans for its Max streaming service, which mixes HBO Max with unscripted programming from Discovery.
The seven Harry Potter books have offered greater than 600 million copies worldwide. They have been tailored into blockbuster films starring Daniel Radcliffe that grossed $7.7 billion globally from 2001 to 2011.
The upcoming sequence will function a brand new forged, and every season will likely be dedicated to one among Rowling’s books. The plan is for the sequence to unfold over 10 years.
Rowling will function an government producer on the present.
“I’m wanting ahead to being a part of this new adaptation which is able to permit for a level of depth and element solely afforded by a long-form tv sequence,” Rowling mentioned in an announcement.
Rowling has stirred controversy in recent times for feedback that have been criticized as trans-phobic. Harry Potter fan blogs and actors together with Radcliffe objected to her remarks.
Different new reveals coming to Max embody a brand new “Recreation of Thrones” prequel, titled “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight,” with writer George R.R. Martin serving as government producer.
The sequence will likely be set 100 years earlier than the occasions of “Recreation of Thrones,” a time when the Targaryen line holds the Iron Throne. The story will deal with a “younger, naive however brave knight” and his squire, the corporate mentioned.
Warner Bros Discovery didn’t announce launch dates for both present.
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