Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans in 2023 to develop a new live-action Harry Potter series, with each book in the main franchise to be adapted into one of seven seasons that will come out over 10 years on cable network HBO and its streaming platform HBO Max.

Reports are that Warner Bros. Discovery is set to shutter a number of linear channels in August, including HBO Family and ThrillerMax.

Discovery has announced that HBO Max will continue its global rollout and will next launch in Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, and Tajikistan.

Lox Pratt is slated to play Draco Malfoy, with Johnny Flynn as his father Lucius Malfoy. In more family castings, Bel Powley is set as Petunia Dursley and Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley, Harry’s aunt and uncle. Additionally, Katherine Parkinson will play Ron’s mom, Molly Weasley.

The cast of the new "Harry Potter" show on HBO is rounding out, as a slate of new performers add their names to the program.

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Europe has been the fastest-growing international region for the streaming service, which is getting ready to accelerate its global growth strategy with the latest market debuts.

“Cathouse,” which began airing in June 2005, took a lighthearted look at the lives of employees at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch, a legal brothel in Mound House, Nevada. An instant ratings smash, it ran for two seasons and spawned 10 specials.

The new Harry, Ron and Hermione have received their Hogwarts admission letters. Dominic McLaughlin will portray The Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter himself. Alastair Stout will play Harry’s best friend Ronald Weasley,

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It comes as streaming services attract hundreds of millions of users around the world but cable TV has seen audiences decline.

The four-day shoot took place across the university's picturesque campus, with production signs visible around several buildings. According to a casting call shared by the university, the filming was for a new, unnamed HBO comedy series. Local residents were quick to notice the buzz.