The New Harry Potter Series Has Finally Found Their Director And Showrunner, Both Emmy Award Winners From Succession
HBO‘s long-developing Harry Potter series has locked in two key members of its creative team.
The series has named Francesca Gardiner as its writer and showrunner and tapped Mark Mylod to direct multiple episodes. Both are Emmy winners for HBO’s Succession — Gardiner as part of the show’s producing team and Mylod as both director and producer.
Gardiner’s credits as a writer and producer also include His Dark Materials at HBO, Killing Eve at BBC America and The Rook at Starz. Mylod has directed episodes of Game of Thrones and the upcoming second season of The Last of Us for HBO as well as feature film The Menu and Showtime’s Shameless and The Affair, among others.
LETS FUCKING GO. I know my fellow Harry Potter stans have been worried about this upcoming HP series, as have I, but I think we can finally rest knowing it will be in good hands. We've got a duo that worked on Succession, Killing Eve, GOT, The Last Of Us, Shameless?? The Affair?? What a resume!! Hit after hit after hit, and now we're trusting them with a series that has one of the biggest cult followings in history. Now, I know everyone hates on JK Rowling, but even she has high praise for this pair and and like it or not, she knows what's good when it comes to Harry Potter (considering none of it would exist without her.)
I've gone back and forth on whether or not I wanted this series to happen. While I love the movies, I'm really a book girl and it always bothered me that so much was left out of the movies for time/etc. Making a series where they can truly dive into some of the best details that were left on the table is something I've always wanted to see, despite it being difficult to wrap my head around their being new leads and characters when we've all gotten so used to Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Some hardcore fans would say that it's too soon to introduce a whole new cast, but nearly 25 years later and in the hands of people who will undoubtedly do their best to give it justice, I'm not worried. If anything, it'll inspire a whole new generation to get into the books/story and I'm all for that. Whoever ends up getting cast will have MASSIVE shoes to fill and I'm sure the pressure will be tough, but as a diehard fan I'm willing to keep an open mind and stay excited for this new chapter in the Potter universe. 2026 is the target for the debut, and while that seems like an eternity away, I will wait patiently to see what they come up with for us.