J.Okay. Rowling is raving concerning the upcoming “Harry Potter” TV sequence.
“I read the first two episodes of the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series and they are SO, SO, SO GOOD!” the 59-year-old writer wrote on X on Saturday.
In a separate tweet, Rowling responded to a fan asking if she’s writing on the present.
“No, but I’ve worked closely with the extremely talented writers,” Rowling replied.
The “Harry Potter” sequence is anticipated to premiere in 2026 or 2027 on HBO Max, with every season following certainly one of Rowling’s seven books.
The confirmed solid members embody Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, and extra.
Rowling is serving as an govt producer on the present, which has sparked backlash from followers on account of her controversial views on the transgender group.
“She’s been fairly involved — she was very involved in the process of selecting the writer and the director,” HBO CEO Casey Bloys informed reporters in November.
However Bloys has since insisted that the sequence gained’t be “secretly infused” with Rowling’s anti-transgender views.
“The decision to be in business with J.K. Rowling is not new for us. We’ve been in business for 25 years,” the exec defined on Matthew Belloni’s “The Town” podcast in April.
“‘Harry Potter’ is not being secretly infused with anything,” Bloys added. “I think it’s pretty clear that those are her personal political views. She’s entitled to them.”
“And if you want to debate her, you can go on Twitter,” he additionally acknowledged.
John Lithgow, who’s enjoying Professor Albus Dumbledore within the upcoming present, has discovered himself being dragged into the controversy surrounding Rowling’s views.
The 79-year-old actor the Instances of London in April that he didn’t anticipate to face backlash for agreeing to tackle the position.
“I thought, ‘Why is this a factor at all?’” stated Lithgow. “I wonder how J.K. Rowling has absorbed it. I suppose at a certain point I’ll meet her, and I’m curious to talk to her.”
When requested if the backlash has made him rethink becoming a member of the solid, Lithgow replied, “Oh, heavens no.”
Earlier this yr, Rowling celebrated the UK Supreme Courtroom’s ruling that the phrases “woman” and “sex” refer strictly to a organic lady and organic intercourse. In response, over 400 actors — together with Essiedu — signed an open letter that known as for the leisure trade to guard the trans group.
Rowling later took to social media to say she wouldn’t fireplace Essiedu from the “Harry Potter” sequence regardless of their totally different views.
“I don’t have the power to sack an actor from the series and I wouldn’t exercise it if I did,” she wrote on X.
“I don’t believe in taking away people’s jobs or livelihoods because they hold legally protected beliefs that differ from mine,” Rowling added.
