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A Harry Potter TV series is officially in the making now. Disney+ and HBO Max, which recently clubbed as Max, have given the project a green signal recently. The show will be an adaptation of the famous Harry Potter novels authored by JK Rowling. The series will be divided into seven seasons and showcase all the minute details of the books. Also, the show will have an entirely new cast, and the names are yet to be finalised.
Harry Potter movies, albeit successful, did not do justice to the books. Many Potterheads believed that the filmmakers could not entirely replicate the magical world’s essence on the silver screen. This time, Rowling has made sure that it won’t be the case. She has significant control over the filmic rights of her stories and is the executive producer of the series. But, this is not sitting right with several critics, given her earlier controversies. Scroll on to learn more.
For the unversed, JK Rowling created a major controversy in the past with her views on transgender people. She was called out for being disrespectful to the community and was tagged transphobic. Apparently, the scandal has not left her alone (given she never issued an apology) and has returned to haunt her and the show. Many media professionals and critics are slamming the decision to rope JK Rowling in the series as executive producer and giving her enormous rights over the filming decisions.
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