‘Harry Potter’ TV series has been delayed until 2027

The new Harry Potter series from HBO has been pushed back until 2027.

During a technology and media conference held by Wells Fargo yesterday (December 3), it was announced that the upcoming series would now arrived a year later than initially scheduled (as per Variety).

Warner Bros. Discovery global streaming chief JB Perrette said of the move: “As you look at ’26 and into ’27, you begin a 10-year journey on the ‘Harry Potter’ series, which we’re super excited about. And I’d argue, may be the biggest event by the time we get to that series.”

The show is expected to run for seven seasons, with each adapting one of the books in J.K. Rowling’s series. 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.

So far, no one has been cast in the upcoming HBO series, though open castings for the series leads opened in the UK and Ireland in September.

Meanwhile, Ralph Fiennes recently backed Cillian Murphy to play Voldemort in the forthcoming series.

Fans have been discussing the possibility of the Oppenheimer star in the role since September and now Fiennes, who played the villain from Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire onwards in the original films, has endorsed Murphy.

When asked by a fan while making an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live what he thought about the possibility, Fiennes replied: “Cillian is a fantastic actor. That’s a wonderful suggestion. I would be all in favour of Cillian. Yeah.” You can view the moment below.

It comes after it was recently reported that Mark Rylance is reportedly the frontrunner for the role of Dumbledore in the HBO series.

It was also recently confirmed that Rowling still remains “fairly involved” in the forthcoming series, despite her past anti-trans sentiments and many fans previously objecting to her involvement.

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