The Harry Potter Reboot May Soon Cast Its Spell As A TV Series On HBO – Looper

As explained by Bloomberg, Warner Bros. is looking to revamp its approach to streaming, which the company will reportedly announce next week. Word has it that the core of this new streaming strategy is to put together more original films and television shows focused on existing properties and characters that viewers are familiar with. “Harry Potter” more than fits that bill, with a story that an entire generation of moviegoers is very much familiar with and characters who have become cultural icons.

While it’s reasonable to wonder if a “Harry Potter” reboot is really what fans want to see, given how much the original films made, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. is eager to test the waters. By the time the final movie, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II,” left theaters, the “Harry Potter” series as a whole grossed just under $8 billion worldwide (via The Numbers). The “Fantastic Beasts” prequel series hasn’t fared nearly as well, but that seems to have done little to dissuade Warner Bros. from returning to the Wizarding World.

At the time of publication, a Warner Bros. representative declined to comment on the situation to Bloomberg, so we’ll just have to wait and see what Warner Bros. has in store for the “Harry Potter” brand in the coming months.