Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling visited the set of the new TV series HBO is filming based on her books. The series entered production in July, with filming taking place at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and elsewhere in the U.

EXCLUSIVE: J.K. Rowling has today made her first visit to the set of HBO’s Harry Potter series. Sources tell Deadline that the author inspected progress on the adaptation of her beloved fantasy franchise,

J.K. Rowling has arrived on the set of HBO’s new Harry Potter series as the controversial author deepens her involvement in the new adaptation.

Last Friday, on October 31, 2025, Redanian Intelligence, an online blog, published a report stating that the HBO series was going to employ narration as a device, where someone off-screen was going to narrate the events unfolding on the screen. The blog said that The Crown and Anatomy of a Scandal 's Tom Turner is in the HBO series as the narrator.

Jason Isaacs and Tom Felton had a Harry Potter reunion on Broadway, bringing together The Malfoys again. Isaacs played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series, while Felton played his onscreen son, Draco Malfoy. Felton is currently reprising his role as Drago on Broadway for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

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The upcoming Harry Potter remake will tackle several scenes not covered in the original movie, expanding on the story.