Warner Bros. executive says the Harry Potter HBO series will be the "streaming event of the decade" and possibly the biggest ever

News
By published

No pressure...

Dominic McLaughlin in the first look at Harry Potter
(Image credit: HBO)

Harry Potter's new HBO Max series is being talked up as the "streaming event of the decade" by one Warner Bros boss.

JB Perrette, president of global streaming and games at Warner Bros. Discovery, told assembled press and guests at HBO Max's UK launch event that the Harry Potter series will "certainly [be] the biggest streaming event in the history of HBO Max, and arguably, I think, possibly in streaming period," (via Variety). "There's no other series that can be anywhere close to that."

Dominic McLaughlin is set to step into the Gryffindor robes of Harry Potter, following on from Daniel Radcliffe's iconic take on The Boy Who Lived – which began over two decades ago and spread out across eight box-office-topping movies.

Bradley Russell
Bradley Russell

I'm the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you'll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

You must confirm your public display name before commenting

Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.