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HBO and Max content chief Kathy Bloys confirmed that the "Harry Potter" series is not expected to strictly maintain a season-a-year rhythm. HBO will try to compress the production cycle as much as possible while continuing to allow J.K. Rowling to fully participate in the creation of the project.
Blois said that HBO will complete the new season as soon as possible, but will not promise to release it every year. He also said that there will be no two years between seasons of the series, and the production team will work hard to arrange filming and production more compactly.
This reboot series plans to adapt seven original novels written by J.K. Rowling in multiple seasons, with each season corresponding to one of the works. The project was originally billed as a ten-year project, but HBO is now taking a more cautious approach to a full production cycle.
When asked whether the ten-year plan is still valid, Bloys did not give a definite answer. He said that the adaptation of each book is a large-scale production, and the progress of the project will be considered season by season before judging how long it will take for the entire series to be completed.
As for J.K. Rowling's participation, Bloys confirmed that she is still fully involved in the series at the creative level and plays an important role in the development and shaping of the project. Asked whether the controversy surrounding Rowling's views had affected casting or production, he responded "not at all."
The first season will be adapted from the first novel in the series, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", and is scheduled to premiere at the end of this year. Bloys believed that Christmas was the right time to launch the show, so HBO planned to launch the first season on Christmas Day.
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