Credit: Inside the MagicThe upcoming Harry Potter television series headed for HBO and Max is technically a reboot. While it’s simply another adaptation of JK Rowling’s seven books, many fans will view the new Wizarding World addition as a direct remake of the eight Harry Potter films.
Remakes or reboots are typically free to do as they please and, depending on the creatives involved, aren’t usually cut-and-paste copies. However, Warner Bros. has promised that the Harry Potter reboot will be a more “faithful adaptation” of the books than the films.
This makes sense considering the series will span seven seasons (reportedly over a period of 10 years), each dedicated in its entirety to one book; a luxury that the films, each some two hours-plus in length, couldn’t afford to indulge, which led to inconsistencies throughout.
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As such, the new series is very unlikely to venture beyond the boundaries of Harry Potter canon. Presumably, it will follow each book cover to cover — perhaps not as religiously as fans might expect, but bound to the pages of its source material more than the films, nonetheless.
However, while the Harry Potter reboot is seemingly confined to a long established narrative, another upcoming Wizarding World remake has taken liberties with some of its characters. In fact, when you stop to think about it, it makes no sense whatsoever.
You might roll your eyes at the fact we’re talking about the upcoming video game “Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions” (2024), but the iconic magical sport-centric title is set to feature a character that only exists in a much earlier part of the Wizarding World timeline.
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It has been confirmed that Sebastian Sallow, the Slytherin student introduced in last year’s open-world video game “Hogwarts Legacy” (2023), will appear in “Quidditch Champions” in the form of a “SEBASTIAN SALLOW HERO SKIN” and “SEBASTIAN SALLOW’S WAND.”
While these are just bonus features, it’s still a bit weird. Or perhaps rather curious.
Is Warner Bros. trying to appease fans who aren’t happy with the fact that “Hogwarts Legacy” didn’t feature Quidditch? Or are they testing the waters on the current popularity of the open-world title because of those rumored plans of a film adaptation? Or maybe one of the spinoff shows set to follow the Harry Potter series they’ve alluded to is Hogwarts Legacy?
Watch the new trailer for “Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions” below, per the official Harry Potter YouTube channel:
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When Can I Play “Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions”?
Per Warner Bros. Games, “Quidditch Champions” will feature “iconic wizarding world locations, characters, and references that fans will love” while highlighting “the rush of flying across legendary arenas as either a Beater, Chaser, Keeper or Seeker in a variety of modes,” all the while “playing as — or against — iconic characters such as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and many other quintessential characters.”
The game will be released on September 3 for PC Games, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and Nintendo Switch. You can now pre-order the Standard or Deluxe Edition on Xbox, Steam, and Epic Games Store to earn the “Firebolt Supreme Broom Skin”.
Visit the official website to find out more about “Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions.”
When Is the Harry Potter TV Series Coming Out?
The Harry Potter television series is expected to premiere on HBO sometime in 2026, according to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.
While not much else has been revealed besides a short teaser and some of the creatives involved (including Rowling as an executive producer), we know that the series will span seven seasons, each based on one of the books and will feature an entirely new cast.
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