Official Harry Potter TV Show Coming! Pros & Cons of this Reboot (+My Thoughts) 

Hope in this series Dumbledore asks calmly

Whatever happens I am BEGGING on my hands and knees for Ron to be the well-written loyal lovable HERO we all know him to be 🥺

Things I hope they include in the reboot: An accurate portrayal of Ron and Ginny, the Maurader's backstory, more quidditch, backstory of the Founders of Hogwarts and Neville's backstory including how his parents were driven mad by prolonged exposure to the Cruciatus curse.

I want to see Harry and Ginny's relationship expanded beyond what we got in the books

Main things I'd like to see: -Ginny's character done right -The maze with the obstacles -The Quidditch World Cup -Kreacher's character and him befriending Harry -Missed Goblet of Fire subplots like the kitchens and Rita Skeeter's secret -Dobby plays more of a role -More Voldemort memories like the Gaunts -Explaining things like the Marauders and the Prophecy Edit: -Harry and Voldemort's duel in front of everyone -The house elves fighting in the Hogwarts battle -Peeves tormenting Umbridge and throwing sticky bombs at death eaters -Lee Jordan cracking jokes during Quidditch matches and McGonagall scolding him -Fred and George picking on Percy like stealing his Prefects badge or making his badge say Pinhead

The only biggest pieces I’m looking for in the show are the biggest disappointments that the films cut out: Voldemort’s origins and the relationship between Dumbledore and Grindlewald.

I honestly think that a reboot was necessary. People think that it should've been a spin-off instead of a reboot, but think about all of the book scenes that we didn't see in the movies. The Quidditch World Cup, the madness of Mr Crouch, Dumbledore confronting the Dursleys, "There's no need to call me "sir", Professor" and Ginny's sassiness are just a few examples. I think we need to see scenes from the original 7 books adapted on screen before getting to potential spin-offs.

As long as we get more Remus and Tonks than we did in the movies I’m happy! 💖

I think it has potential. Of course many of the actors like Daniel, Emma and even Tom Felton are irreplaceable. The new actors and actresses are going to have very _big_ shoes to fill in

I’m excited to [hopefully] see everything they missed in the movies, like Peeves & Winky, for example. And I hope they do the story justice!

It's also a great opportunity to see a good Dumbledore throughout the series. I hope they find someone like Richard Harris, who is genuinely kind and sweet and gentle, who we would genuinely be uncomfortable to find out to be manipulative in the later installments.

I also like the idea of animation because then it still leaves room for the orginal movies to have their place. I've grown so attached to those movies, that I'd be kind of sad to see them be replaced.

Please give us the Ginny we lost, the Dobby we were starved of, and please please pleaseee..... Some more Lilly Petunia, Snape backstory.. Give us the Blast-Ended Skrewts already!👏🏾

The thing i am expecting from this new reboot is that people start loving Ron more and actually see Draco how he really is. I watched the movies first and liked Ron from the movies alone and after reading the books i love him more so I can't wait for the reboot to repair his character and make fans love him more

They had better include Harry seeing Neville at St. Mungo’s and what Neville does with the candy wrapper☹️😢😭 Also the scene where Harry finally hears the prophesy and sits alone by the lake. Both those scenes in the books ALWAYS cause me to cry. Beautiful writing by J.K Rowling.

I need them to do Harry and Ginny relationship justice in this series. Now that they have more time to really portray the book version of it

I hope they have Charlie in season four for The Goblet of Fire and season seven for the Deathly Hallows.

It'll probably be a while before the show is actually released, but I'm excited. It'll follow the books and show us stuff that the movies left out, which when I was younger and I watched the movies first, I was so confused about some things. And It'll develop the characters and their relationships more.

As long as it's faithful to the books I think the tv show can only be compared favorably to the movies. This is Max we're talking about, they know how to cast good actors and make effects look good. I think the music has to absolutely stay. There is no question in my mind that the music is 100% irreplaceable.

I'm cautiously optimistic for this new series, mostly because HBO seems determined to fix the mistakes caused by D&D during that final Game of Thrones season. House of the Dragon was a big improvement, and The Last of Us was a phenomenal adaptation. If any studio can pull off a Harry Potter show, it's HBO.

I like the idea of spin offs that doesn't have to do with the Golden Trio... Or possibly going more in depth with the characters of Harry Potter like Hagrid and later on Snape and Voldemort. I honestly really want this reboot to be animated instead of live action because then the directors wouldn't have to worry about Harry Potter fans compare the new kid actors to Daniel, Emma and Rupert.

I have mixed feelings about a Harry Potter TV series. While I adore the franchise, I hope that it won't taint the memory of the original films and books, and like Fantastic Beasts before it, could start out strong, before fizzling out.

A cartoon would be a good option, but what I really want is the marauders backstory from first time arrival to hogwarts till graduation

I’m a little conflicted. I don’t want them to ruin anything. But on the other hand,,,,,, I’d be really excited for a TV show, IF ITS DONE RIGHT!!! I would love love love a series on the founders of Hogwarts!!! I’d love to meet the four founders! If they go with the books, I hope they get it right! And include the characters and plots that the films left out. But I feel the last four books 📖 are much too long to include in just one season, so I think the seasons would have to be split in half, like TDH did in the films.especially since TV seasons tend to only be around 6-10 episodes long these days............

I am very excited to see how they’re gonna adopt The Goblet of fire because that’s my favorite book in the entire Harry Potter series. Of course I was really disappointed on how the movie handle all the mystery and secrecy within the plot but I have really good High Hopes now!!!!

I think the set design and the world building will be incredible. HBO has proven to be the best in the business at this, and I don’t think they will fail this time around. This really feels like best case scenario for the series to me, I’m incredibly optimistic. So glad this came instead of the cursed child movie 🤮 We get to pretend for a bit longer that it isn’t real

I really hope they take their time with this TV series as they have so much things to explore from the books that we never seen from the movies.

I am quite excited! I feel like I am one of the few people that aren´t attached to the original golden trio...I hope characters like Ron and Ginny are portrayed way more accurately. Another thing I would like to see is the whole thing feeling more magical. By the end of the movie series I felt they did not want to show stuff like wizards and witches wearing robes and pointed hats. I understood the darker lighting ect. to make it feel more mature, but overall the vibe felt very muggle.

I want the castle to remain. It is iconic, plus the entire Universal World of HP is already based on the real Hogwarts

I want me a 5 hour long documentary on trevor the toad

I really hope they can add those amazing cutscenes in their which they left out from the movies- like where Dudley told Harry that he doesn’t think he’s a waste of space 🥲

I think I would absolutely prefer it being animated. I never thought about it potentially being a animated series before you brought it up but I think that would definitely be the best option. And the Hogwarts Legacy team should definitely be allowed to work on it and honestly they should be sought out to work on it

In an upcoming video you should breakdown your fan casting of the show! We would love to see what your thoughts are on who would be a good fit for the new show!

I really hope the actors who end up portraying the characters in the show don’t get hate for being in the show

i agree with wishing they had done this another 10 years down the line...but honestly think a 1:1 adaptation of the books fits much better as a tv series. cant imagine how amazing the 4th, 6th and 7th seasons would be with faithful retellings and improved CGI!!!

I agree to the Animation approach soo dang much coz not only that'll make the details of the characters and all the different places more stand out. They can't achieve the same thing with a complete new cast and they pretty much have to create their own versions of Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Ministry of magic and so on coz if not that all the magical places being the same as the original movies will definitely make things a bit too repetitive coz there wouldn't be anything new to explore.

Petition for Morgan to be a writer on the show. He would do such a good job especially with his passion for the wizarding world which I’m afraid the writers on the show may not have.

I would love to see a series on the founders, that is the best idea I have heard this entire time around this debacle.

I also feel really excited but also a bit nervous. I'm excited about seeing all of the details the movies cut out and seeing the characters be more accurate to the books- Ron, Hermione and Ginny especially. However, I am nervous about the casting and also I just hope that they will do a good job at it.

The Movie Cast is so iconic even before I had ever seen the movies, I always associated them with the characters while reading the book for the first time just due to any photo I may have seen through memes or YT thumbnails.

I'm all for seeing the books adapted in more fleshed out and long-form story telling. However, I'm curious if this gonna muddy the brand. Like is Hogwarts going to have the same look and aesthetic as the movies? Is the music going to be the same? What about all the iconic sets and locations? How is this going to affect the theme park, and the rides that feature clips of the film actors? And does this decrease the chances of ever seeing a movie sequel with the original trio again in the future? Lots of questions.

Ron deserves justice in this one

I'd like to see Grindelwald to defend the elder wand from Voldemort like he did in the novels.

An animation would be great, since no actors can replace the actors in the previous movies. They can change so many stuff and make it better with animation.

The key is that on the one hand they don't change so much that they mess up the underlying story and on the other hand they don't change so little that it doesn't add value compared to the existing films. They could add so much by simply showing more different perspectives instead of always seeing everything from the trio's point of view. Then of course they need to add all the parts of the books they let out in the movies and maybe fix some of the major plotholes. I too am not averse to an animated series if it is well made. This could also be a very good way to show all the magic and the magical places. I really hope they show us more of the magic being performed. We rarely get to see how the most powerful wizards actually do magic. There is still so much potential there. Overall, the most important thing is that whoever is writing the show really knows what they're doing, is invested in the HP franchise and understands the story and all the characters. It's always great when the people behind a product are really enthusiastic about it, it just shows in the result.

One thing i want is reenectment of original final battle of harry and voldemort, including harry calling him riddle.

Love all the good points you made! I would be ecstatic if they made an animated version and depict a story closer to the books!! Thanks for sharing and making awesome videos!! ❤❤

I've said for years they should make an animated Harry Potter series. Exactly like you said, logistically it could be the easier option. No chasing time with quickly aging young actors or having to build enormous and expensive sets. I know animation isn't "easy" but it would make for an incredible new take on the Wizarding world we already know, and could stand a better chance than something more familiar - live action.

I’m hoping the new Harry Potter TV show does my boy Ron justice. All his best moments from the book were given to Hermoine or other characters and they made him a lazy idiot when he’s literally the most loyal and trustworthy friend Harry could ever have. I also want justice for Ginny, Charlie and Bill. All my Weasley’s deserve the best. They’re all literally icons. Also make Hermoine imperfect like she was in the books instead of making her beautiful and flawless. Her flaws are why I liked her so much. The movie version of her being the epitome of perfection actually made me dislike her more tbh. Also give us the Tom Riddle backstory like we deserve. It’s would be so cool to see his backstory visualised and reimagined. When he killed the Riddle Family, his time at the orphanage, his interview with Dumbledore applying for the DADA position, his interaction with Helena. His lore is so fascinating…

Personally I would LOVE to see Luna and Neville, as he holds a big story but not been shown as the same as Luna and her mothers death !!!!

I definitely agree that making it animated would be great! But sadly so many people view animation as a children’s genre (even though it’s a medium, not a genre) and would immediately disregard the series.

Main things I want to see -bushy hair herminone -freckled weaslys -Ginny normally -calmer dumbledore -Astronomy and history of magic along with their OWL exams -peeves

No one could ever repeat Alan Rickman's performance as Snape

A huge pro of animation is you don't run into budget limitations, construction limitations, time limitations to do the physical world justice. An animated series is how I've always imagined it to happen someday. Let's hope JKR doesn't influence too much because she has really exchanged loyalty to the books for cash grabs and controversy in the last decade.

I think a reboot would be okay if they really cover up all details in the novels. I think perhaps a very good MovieFlame video could be guessing or mentioning which actors can suit for the different roles in the series. I personally propose Ed Westwick as Sirius Black, Alex Pettyfer as James Potter, Kaya Scodelario as Lily Evans/Potter just to mention some

The movies had to cut so much out that I think a longer format like a show was needed all along to really do justice to the books, but I also really appreciate the movies for being a concise jumping off point for people getting into Harry Potter and just being such a huge part of my childhood as I was lucky enough to be born at a time were I felt like I was growing up alongside the trio. Im normally skeptical of reboots because so many have been soulless cash grabs and I have so much nostalgia for HP but I am cautiously optimistic for now. Casting will make a big difference for me, the movies had such perfect casting it will be very hard to come close let alone surpass.

MY DREAMS HAVE BEEN REALISED! Also, I love your videos. They are amazing!

If this ain't animated, it's already a mistake. By doing an animated show of the books, the kids won't age out, the adults can be the right age, no huge budget constraints. Animation is the way to win fans back.

I would love to see spinoff TV shows like, showing life before the harry potter series takes place. Such as: Marauders, maybe a sequel including harry’s children… etc.

I haven’t read all the books yet but watched the films countless times. Your encyclopaedia worth of knowledge is what makes your videos enjoyable for me 😊

There was once was a boy named Harry destined to be a Star.....

I very strongly agree!! The reason I started to watch your videos was because of how you use information from the books. I would also love to see the series be animated and close to the books as possible. I also love the idea of using the Hogwarts Legacy castle. These are such great ideas for the series that I really love but never though of before. Thanks for the great content!

I love your voice! Really soothing listening about my comfort series in a comforting voice and tone! Love your videos keep up the great work:)

Animation would be absolutely amazing, it’s all I’ve ever wanted. All of the magical creatures and spells would flow so much smoother.

I totally agree with you. The show needs to be as close to the books as possible for it to work. I would also love to see it animated to keep it different then the movies

I actually wouldn't mind the same theme song as it's just so iconic however that's the only thing I'm ok with keeping

Bro I watched you during Covid and i forgot your channel name so glad I found you your channel makes me so hoppy

I really really really hope it's an animated project, I've been talking about a book accurate animated series with my other Potterhead friends for years

I am actually curious but nervous about 2 amazing characters: Severus Snape and Rubeus Hagrid. I loved Snape and Hagrid everytime I saw them on screen and that will probably be very hard but I have hope😇

I really hope that the show producers see this video. And the supercarlinbrothers video on it as well. I know that they probably won’t but if they listened to the fans and other fantastic takes and ideas that people are thinking of, then the show will be phenomenal.

As an American it would be cool to see an Ilvermorny movie. Either a origin movie or something a little more modern so we can see what it would be like around the same time when Harry was going to school in the 90's.

I was looking forward to this video! Love the channel. I'm super optimistic about the TV series as well!

I know how hard itll be for the producers, many actors have outgrown or passed away and there will be HUGE shoes to fill, but I do believe they can create something truly amazing! Now, I will always love the movies, and even if this series is more accurate to the books I will not disrespect the original movies, but if they are able to put every detail possible, then Ill fall in LOVE with it! I love how your a Harry Potter Encyclopedia, and wish I had the memory you have! Your ideas are amazing and though I dont think they will, I would love to see an animated cast because lets face it, there isnt anyone in the world with the EXACT descriptions as the trio and everyone else throughout the series (not to mention people with enough talent to fill the shoes mentioned) Im exited for the series, and cant wait to watch all your videos and nerd out with ya! finally...DOES ANYONE KNOW A HIGHER UP? IF SO, MENTION MOVIE FLAME TO THEM SO THEY CAN AT LEAST THINK ON HIS IDEAS!!!!!!

Great video as always👍

3:00 I 100% agree with the animation idea, that will definitely make it unique. art for books is never in live action style, most of the time it looks like something that would be animated. so if they're going for book accuracy, animation would be a great idea.

I want to see Harry and Cho's date, Ron and Ginny's true characters, Hermione being a human with flaws and not a superhero, Ginny and Harry's relationship and their breakup, Harry smashing objects in Dumbledore's office after Sirius died, Harry and Dumbledore's relationship, the feelings Harry had for him in the 7th book and Dumbledore's full story explained to Harry, Mauraders' story, more Dobby, Quiddich's trainings with Harry being the captain of the team!, Dumbledore askind calmly and of course the duel between Voldy and Harry done properly, BUT with a cast looking exactly as the characters in the books.

Obviously adding the characters and events missing from the novels is the prime reason to do the TV reboot. I can hear Pete the Poltergeist cheering already, as well as Hermione and Ron saying, "See, we WERE supposed to be together" which was obvious from when they first met. Keep the musical score.

i would like a harry potter version based on the artworks of jim kay. he is my favorite artist and it would be dope if they made an animation based souly on his artwork.

*Thank you for sharing this! Let’s see how it goes!* 😊

I want to see more of Kreacher! I just loved the part in the book where he was completely changed to a caring house elf by given the locket❤

I'm super excited! The fact that it's 7 seasons, one for each book, makes me feel like they've read/heard the idea from the community and have seen that there's a general wish to see a more book-accurate version on screen! Also, the whole name and design change from HBO MAX to MAX in connection to the news of this series makes me feel like they're confident in this project, despite it being so close after the movies. So maybe they know they have something to offer that has been missing from the movies. So I'm hopeful that they're aiming for a more book-accurate version! And after the cursed child and the fantastic beasts movies, I'm used to and mentally prepared for another let down of expectations, so I'll be fine in that case too lol.

my personal theory is that this is going to fail. It is so doomed. for starters it'll be streaming on MAX, a site many people don't have access to because it isn't even available outside of the US and UK! It also runs into the problem of JK Rowling just being a terrible person and tying her name to something guarantees a boycott. Also on the note of Rowling she has proven, both with the fantastic beasts series and cursed child that she doesn't care about making good content, just the money.

1:47 Just look at little old Petter pettigrew casually chilling over ron's shoulder

To me nothing can replace the movies. I just hope they do Ron's character justice in the upcoming series. In the films Ron was depowered a lot and many of his lines/acts were handed over to Hermoine.

Still hoping to see the legendary duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald some day.

Didn’t even think of it being animated till you mentioned. Absolutely brilliant, would actually love to watch

I am just as excited about your content on the upcoming HP series as I am about the series 🤸‍♀🤸‍♀🤸‍♀

your spin off ideas are so good especially the marauders one!!!!

I love this because since i read the books i've wanted to see something specific, quidditch, i loved the cups in pretty much all of the books that it happened, i fell like they didn't give the sport the same importance in the movies, also things like ginny's character, dobby's importance and other things, i think it has a lot of potential and i'm really excited for it

I love this series (both the books and the movies), and my younger sister is now reading the 2nd book. I hold a lot of the same opinions as Morgan does about this TV series, and I do think that they should make this an animated series instead of live-action---that way they CAN stay true to the books. I am willing to watch the series, but I will definitely be holding it up to a high standard because I am still a Potterhead (even after reading it for the first time 7 years ago), and because HBO has come out with some amazing TV adaptions such as "Game of Thrones" and the series' prequel "House of the Dragon"... I would really like for them to try and fix "The Cursed Child" and to stay true to the characters established in the series as a maybe eighth season, but I won't hold my breath on it. (For the record, I don't treat "The Cursed Child" as canon. I leave it at "The Deathly Hallows" and pretend either that "The Cursed Child" doesn't exist, or that it's terrible fanfiction)

An animated show could also be a great opportunity to make it more fantastical, even adding things that would be inconvenient to portray in live action. As HBO is known to mute and “dark and gritty-fy” fantasy series by removing the fantastical and nonsensical parts (big example of this is how they’re bludgeoning George R.R Martin’s ASoIaF series to death). Something similar to Avatar TLA would be great. Because the story has many dark parts but it is animated and people still take it seriously.

I'd love to see a Mauraders spin-off. More of Sirius and Lupin, my favourite characters.

Even though they’re going to stick more to the source material, they’ll have to treat the show like it’s own entity. Even though it carries the Harry Potter name.

I would absolutely _love_ an animated HP series, for much the reasons you give

I LOVE your ideas Morgan!!!!

I hope that they don’t just copy what they got from the movies, but only really focus on what we didn’t get in the movies like all the scenes that they took out and I also really hope that they will do Ginnys character right and her relationship with harry because in the films, we all know the relationship was trash

I feel like it would be entirely better to just tell a different story, like with Harry's kids because I feel like the new cast is gonna be really tough. There are so many good actors for the movies, it feels like an impossible task to replace them all. but I do like the idea that they could replace Ginny and tell the relationship between her and Harry better. I'm optimistic.

Really wanted a series focusing on a different Magical school or a different time period

They NEED to add the soundtrack from the movies to the series. One of them things the movies got absolutely was the soundtrack.

please please give us more of Harry’s sass, his intelligent side, the scene where he cruciates a death eater to defend Mcgonagall. give us the harry we know in the books and not a wet towel