J.Okay. Rowling comes out in assist of ‘Harry Potter’ collection
There have been combined reactions to the announcement of the Harry Potter collection by HBO with a complete new forged. Now, the unique writer J.Okay. Rowling has stepped in to lend her assist to the HBO collection. Because the collection nears a manufacturing begin date, J.Okay. Rowling took to her X to present the collection her full-blown assist whereas reviewing the primary two episodes.
JK Rowling helps Harry Potter collection
She confirmed that she’s “labored carefully with the extraordinarily gifted writers” on the present, though she is not going to be getting any writing credit herself like she has on the ‘Unbelievable Beasts’ films, reviews ‘Selection’.
Rowling wrote on her X, “I learn the primary two episodes of the forthcoming HBO ‘Harry Potter’ collection and they’re SO, SO, SO GOOD (sic)”.
I learn the primary two episodes of the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter collection and they’re SO, SO, SO GOOD!
— J.Okay. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 21, 2025
About JK Rowling and the Harry Potter collection
As per ‘Selection’, HBO made it clear from the start that Rowling could be concerned in some capability with bringing her iconic literary collection again to life on display, this time as a tv collection, the place every e-book is about to cowl one season of TV. Community CEO Casey Bloys beforehand advised reporters that Rowling was “very, very concerned within the course of” of choosing showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod to steer the cost on the ‘Harry Potter’ TV collection.
Rowling has courted controversy since 2020 for repeatedly sharing beliefs on social media that many imagine are transphobic. The writer additionally makes use of platforms like X to repeatedly troll her critics and take goal at public figures similar to slamming John Oliver’s feedback on trans athletes.
Each HBO and the brand new ‘Harry Potter’ forged have obtained backlash for stepping into enterprise with Rowling resulting from her anti-trans posts. Bloys has stated that Rowling’s anti-trans statements “haven’t affected the casting or hiring of writers or manufacturing workers” for the present. He appeared on ‘The City’ podcast in Might and pressured to “Harry Potter” followers that the community’s upcoming collection is not going to be “infused” with Rowling’s controversial views on the transgender group.
Meet the brand new forged of Harry Potter
Moving into the footwear of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout.
Welcoming the most recent forged onboard, the makers wrote on Instagram, “Pricey Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley: We’re happy to tell you that you’ve a spot at Hogwarts College of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please welcome Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley to the HBO Unique Collection Harry Potter.”
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In accordance with reviews, HBO’s open casting name noticed over 30,000 actors audition for the lead roles. The ultimate star-studded forged additionally contains John Lithgow (Conclave, The Crown) as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer (Mission: Unimaginable – Lifeless Reckoning, The White Queen) as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu (I Might Destroy You, Gangs of London) as Severus Snape, Nick Frost (Shaun of the Lifeless, Scorching Fuzz) as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon (Leopoldstadt, Patriots) as Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse (The Quick Present, Harry & Paul) as Argus Filch.
(with inputs from IANS)
