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It's an early pickup for the fantasy series.
May 7, 2026
HBO has announced an early second season pickup for its upcoming Harry Potter television series. The news is not really surprising, as the network has previously stated its desire for a decade-long run of the show to cover all the novels.
The show is scheduled to debut on December 25, with the first season titled 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.' By then production on Season 2 will have already started, with writer Jon Brown being elevated to co-showrunner alongside Francesca Gardiner.
"As we have laid out our plans for the overlapping production schedules to finish season one by Christmas and to return to production for season two this Autumn, it has become clear that bringing on a co-showrunner is the key to maintaining our momentum," said Gardiner in a statement. "I've loved working with Jon from the very first day we met on 'Succession' through to these recent times together on 'Harry Potter.' Not only do I have huge admiration for his writing, but he's also a brilliant collaborator and a lovely person. We are lucky to have him."
"I'm incredibly excited to be collaborating with Francesca as co-showrunner," Brown said in a statement. "It has been a joy to write on 'Philosopher's Stone' and I'd like to thank Francesca and HBO for putting their faith in me to continue this remarkable journey. Seems you're never too old to get your invitation to Hogwarts."
The series aims to be a faithful adaptation of the beloved book series by author and executive producer, J.K. Rowling. The stories from each of the books will be produced with the same epic craft, love and care this global franchise is known for. A new cast will be featured to lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail, much loved characters and dramatic locations that Harry Potter fans have loved for over twenty-five years. Each season will be authentic to the original books and bring Harry Potter and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world.
Comments (13)
05/07/26 at 05:17am
They have already basically committed to a 10-season series.
The point of the show is to be able to go into a lot more depth than the movies allowed. Even the first couple of movies left a lot out and those were shorter books. By the time you get to Goblet of Fire, the word count has more than doubled.
Sadly there are two things working against this show; The casting of Snape and that they are going to waste time exploring side characters. So instead of making sure they get as much of the books in as possible, they are going to cut actual book stuff out so they can do side quests on side characters.
This show will still get large viewership numbers, because the HP fandom is large and rabid, but it won't do near as well as it could have if they had cast Snape properly and just stuck to the books.
The point of the show is to be able to go into a lot more depth than the movies allowed. Even the first couple of movies left a lot out and those were shorter books. By the time you get to Goblet of Fire, the word count has more than doubled.
Sadly there are two things working against this show; The casting of Snape and that they are going to waste time exploring side characters. So instead of making sure they get as much of the books in as possible, they are going to cut actual book stuff out so they can do side quests on side characters.
This show will still get large viewership numbers, because the HP fandom is large and rabid, but it won't do near as well as it could have if they had cast Snape properly and just stuck to the books.
05/07/26 at 01:50am
Still dont see the point in rehashing Harry Potter. The Fantastic Beasts movies weren’t very good but at least they tried to tell a different story in the wizarding world. But I guess showing Harry Potter doing things we remember from the old movies/books will be enough for viewers to clap like seals
05/07/26 at 01:45am
No Shit. The show will be on at least 7-8 years. No Fucking Brainer.
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