Harry Potter TV series will reportedly adapt all seven books across seven seasons

Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter — (Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

A new report suggests all seven Harry Potter books from JK Rowling could be adapted into a long-running streaming series.

As per Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Discovery is "close" to finalizing a deal for a Harry Potter TV show. The Independent, meanwhile, says parties are only "in talks" and a deal isn't yet close to completion.

"Each season of the series will be based on one of JK Rowling’s seven books," sources suggest – with Rowling, who hasn’t yet signed off on the project, potentially "involved" with the series.

"Long story short, I think this one-company approach, great leadership in the individual business units, but coordinated franchise management is probably one of the biggest opportunities the company has," CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said at a Morgan Stanley's investor conference (H/T Variety), with the company "just getting started" on their big plans for the series

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