Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/jk-rowling-to-develop-harry-potter-inspired-film-series Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter J.K. Rowling to develop Harry Potter-inspired film series Nation Sep 12, 2013 11:46 AM EDT Photo: Ran Yaniv Hartstein/Flickr. Harry Potter fans, raise your glasses of Butterbeer in celebration! J.K. Rowling is teaming up with Warner Brothers to develop a Harry Potter-inspired film series. The series is not a prequel nor a sequel but an original series based on Hogwarts’ textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The series will take place in New York, 70 years before Harry’s adventures in the wizarding world. This will mark Rowling’s first time as a screenwriter. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Photo: Ran Yaniv Hartstein/Flickr. Harry Potter fans, raise your glasses of Butterbeer in celebration! J.K. Rowling is teaming up with Warner Brothers to develop a Harry Potter-inspired film series. The series is not a prequel nor a sequel but an original series based on Hogwarts’ textbook “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The series will take place in New York, 70 years before Harry’s adventures in the wizarding world. This will mark Rowling’s first time as a screenwriter. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now