Harry Potter And The Cursed Child – First Trailer (2025) Warner Bros
It’s been almost 12 years since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 hit theaters back in 2011. Since then, the cinematic landscape has changed a lot, and J.K. Rowling has even authorized a play to be written about Harry Potter’s life after the seventh book in the series. The play, known as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, centers around Harry’s relationship with his son, Albus Severus, who finds himself in Slytherin over at Hogwarts.
The Harry Potter TV show finally has a release window, which means we can estimate when each season of the upcoming series will begin streaming on Max. News that the beloved Warner Bros movies were being remade came in 2023, along with the promise that the series would be a book-faithful adaption and span about a decade. Now, Warner Bros. Discovery has met with prospective writers and has revealed their goal to get season 1 of the Harry Potter TV show streaming sometime in 2026 (via Screen Rant).
The most significant benefit to a TV remake of the Harry Potter series is the opportunity to restore many of the book moments that were cut from the original Warner Bros movies. Additionally, the evolution of technology since the 2000s means that the wizarding world can be done far better justice today, allowing for episode after episode of pure magic. Of course, Harry’s story will still be a challenge to pull off. Warner Bros is working with a limited timeline, so things will need to move quickly after season 1 of the Harry Potter remake releases in 2026.
The Harry Potter remake can fix the worst changes from the movies, but given HBO’s timeline, it will take about a decade before this pays off.
When We Estimate Each Harry Potter TV Remake Season Will Premiere (Based On The 2026 Release Window)
Though little else is known about how the upcoming Harry Potter remake will be approached, the updated release window sheds some light on the path ahead. HBO and Warner Bros have already revealed that they plan to dedicate entire seasons to each of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, meaning the series should comprise seven total installments. Of course, there are a few ways that the Harry Potter TV remake can spread its seven seasons over 10 years, but based on the original movies’ releases, we can fathom a guess.
SeasonBook Being AdaptedEstimated Premiere YearSeason 1Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone2026Season 2Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2027Season 3Harry Potter and the Prison of Azkaban2028Season 4Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2030Season 5Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2032Season 6Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2034Season 7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows2036
Overall, the estimated timeline above isn’t entirely different from the time frame in which the original Harry Potter movies were released. The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets movie (2002) was released only a year after Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001). However, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban didn’t hit theaters until 2004, likely due to the need to recast the role of Albus Dumbledore after Richard Harris’ passing and the necessity for the upgraded Hogwarts set. From there, each subsequent Harry Potter movie was released between one and two years after the previous one.
The Harry Potter movies also spanned 10 years, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone released in 2001 and the second part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hitting theaters in 2011.
