MASSIVE Harry Potter News Update (HBO Reboot Season 2, JK Rowling, Daniel Radcliffe & More!)

Harry Potter Theory

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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It’s that time again. NEWS. Sorry for the voice, I’m sick. There’s been lots going on in the Wizarding World as of late, and that’s an exciting prospect because for a little while the Harry Potter buzz seemed to have died off a bit. Did it die? Absolutely not. But am I excited that there’s some new LIFE being injected into it across a number of different areas? Absolutely. From stage plays to Audible releases and new HBO updates, today we’re breaking down five pieces of Harry Potter news that should get you more excited than ever for what’s here—and what’s still coming. Let’s dive into it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:17.5	It's that time again. News. Sorry for the voice, I'm sick. There's been lots going on in
0:23.4	the Wizarding World as of late, and that's an exciting prospect, because for a little while,
0:28.9	the Harry Potter buzz seemed to have died off of it. Did it die? Absolutely not. But am I excited
0:35.3	that there's some new life being injected into it across a number of different areas? Absolutely.
0:40.3	From stage plays to audible releases and new HBO updates, today we're breaking down five pieces of Harry Potter news that should get you more excited than ever for what's here and what's still coming.
0:52.3	Let's dive into it.
1:06.6	Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory,
1:11.3	kicking things off with the biggest news, updates on the HBO reboot.
1:16.1	Production has been underway for season one of the Harry Potter reboot for quite some time now.
1:21.8	But what you may be excited to hear is that showrunners are already laying the groundwork for a second season.
1:28.7	During HBO's Global Programming Slate Preview, CEO Casey Blois confirmed that writing has begun for season two, even though cameras are still rolling on season one.
1:32.9	He also addressed one of the biggest challenges facing a long-form adaptation of rolling seven
1:37.6	book series, keeping the young cast to the right age for their characters.
1:42.0	In order to solve this issue, he emphasized that production plans are being shaped around avoiding major breaks between seasons.
1:48.0	They're still shooting season one, obviously.
1:51.0	They're writing season two, he said, adding that the team will do whatever we can to not have a huge filming gap for the kids, obviously, but also the viewers.
1:59.0	Boys did acknowledge that the scale of the production means there will inevitably be some
2:03.6	downtime, but also stress that the network aims to avoid the multi-year delays common in today's
2:09.6	streaming landscape.
2:10.6	It is a big show, lots of special effects, obviously a massive operation, but we're going to do what we can.
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