Harry Potter Renewed for Season 2; HBO's Chamber of Secrets Films This Fall
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- HBO has officially greenlit a second season of its "Harry Potter" series, with the first season set to debut this Christmas.
- The network plans to adapt all seven of J.K. Rowling’s "Harry Potter" books into seven seasons over a decade, with Season 2 based on "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" beginning filming this fall.
- Jon Brown, a writer on Season 1, has been promoted to co-showrunner alongside Francesca Gardiner to help maintain production momentum.
- Season 1, titled "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone," follows Harry’s 11th birthday and his introduction to Hogwarts, featuring Dominic McLaughlin as Harry.
- The series is executive produced by Gardiner, Mark Mylod, Rowling, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts, and David Heyman, with Warner Bros. Television as the studio.
