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Mya Bollan

Harry Potter TV series pending as Warner Bros confirms 'passion and interest'

Amazing news for Harry Potter fans, well maybe...

A boss at Warner Bros TV has said there is a "tremendous amount of ambition" to create a Harry Potter TV series. Group boss Channing Dungey also revealed that the company is closing in on a deal with Amazon for animated DC content.

The news came during an interview with Variety, where the Dungey was asked about the possibility of TV project in the wizarding world. The curiosity follows the huge success of the Harry Potter reunion and "Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses" - a competition show hosted by Helen Mirren.

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And it was a pretty positive response from the company. Speaking at a UK TV conference Content London, the group boss said: "There is a tremendous amount of ambition for that and we are engaged in a number of different conversations.

“I wish I could tell you that something was on imminent on the horizon but there is a lot of interest and a lot of passion for it, so absolutely,” she continued.

“What’s great is that you see how the audience is so engaged and so ready. Our unscripted team did a fantastic ‘Return to Hogwarts’ special for HBO last year, that resonated so tremendously, then we did a quiz show, ‘The Tournament of Houses,’ that Helen Mirren was the host for. The audience is ready, they want to go, so we’re just to figure out what the right next step is.”

And there was even more exciting news for superfans, with the company confirming talks regarding a deal with Amazon to make animated DC content. Dungey added: “One of the interesting things that’s exciting for me at this moment, the approach of the previous management was much more like ‘Everything has to stay in house, we don’t want anything to go outside."

“David Zaslav has been much more open to our exploring all of our animated IP and being able to do it on different platforms. Certainly HBO Max is going to be our first stop but we’re already in the process of closing a big deal with Amazon that’s going to feature some of our DC-branded content in animation.”

Keep your eyes peeled Harry Potter lovers!

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