When the news broke that the “Harry Potter” novels were going to be made into a series, some fans got really upset. However, there are also isolated positive voices.
The news was certainly not particularly surprising for many fans. “Harry Potter” is not only one of the largest film franchises in the world, there have also been rumors for a long time that a series is to come. Now the broadcaster HBO announced these for the new streaming service “Max”, formerly HBO Max. The series should remake all books and run for several years with a completely new cast. JK Rowling, the inventor of “Harry Potter” is on board as a producer. In recent years, several actors in the films have distanced themselves from their statements about trans people, and criticism of her has been and continues to be harsh. at her producer role Many people who are now reacting negatively to the announcement of the series are also bothered.
“Doomed to fail”: Criticism of the “Harry Potter” series is great
On Twitter, the emotions are unleashed, as usual, very unfiltered: “Stop giving J. KKK R*owling a platform! She’s openly transphobic, are you kidding me?” Writes heyjaeee, asavagegarden comments a little more drastically ” I hope the sh*t totally flops. **** you HBO and anyone who stands up to transphobic people. I don’t care f**** you either.” And those aren’t the only angry tweets.
But JK Rowling himself isn’t the only reason it’s on Twitter user are angry at the announcement of the series. Some also complain that there is no need for a new edition. “Why should we with one completely new cast start from scratch when there is still so much unfilmed material? The Marauders, the founders of Hogwarts. Such a waste,” writes Vairon’s Split. Oldwaterfeature agrees: “It’s doomed because nobody wants it. It will always be compared to the original series and remembered as ‘Bad Harry Potter.’ The child actors will be benchmarked against the original cast and constantly scrutinized.”
The reactions are not only negative on Twitter, in the comments of the Instagram posts of HBO Max it says “This is so unnecessary” and “Why aren’t new stories being fleshed out that fans will enjoy?”
There are also positive voices
In all of this, it is important to remember that when popular stories are re-imagined, there are negative reactions are mostly pre-programmed and the discussion of JK Rowling’s statements neither at Hogwarts Legacy video game still caused the lack of success with the “Fantastic Beasts” films. Many fans apparently separate Rowling and the “Harry Potter” universe from each other or do not even judge the Potter inventor.
But there are also constructive reactions. The British Guardian had with fans at King’s Cross station spoken: “A series could include everything that the movies left out,” said Noelle of San Diego. Simon, from Berlin, told the medium: “I’m really excited because it gives my generation the opportunity to get to know Harry Potter in a whole new way.” It is not yet clear when the series will start.
