HBO's Harry Potter TV show doesn't premiere until December 25, but it's officially renewed for season 2 — and it's taking steps to avoid a common streaming problem. The Harry Potter remake is one of the most-anticipated fantasy shows in the pipeline, and HBO seems confident in its success. The network's 10-year plan for Harry Potter makes that abundantly clear. However, its future is now official. And HBO isn't even waiting to see how season 1 fares before forging ahead on season 2.
Per Deadline, Harry Potter's season 2 renewal comes with the news that John Brown is moving from a writer role into a co-showrunner position. And that's not the only update about the next chapter of the series. According to HBO chairman and CEO Casey Bloys, work on the second outing should begin relatively soon. Although filming on season 1 is still underway, HBO is hoping to avoid a huge gap between production periods.
“The plan is to still try and get it — I don’t know if it’s going to be like stop shooting Season 1 on Friday and start Season 2 on Monday,” Bloys said. “There’ll be a break in there, but we’re going to do whatever we can to not have a huge gap.”
Lengthy waits between seasons is a major criticism of streaming-era television, and it's one that newer series are now trying to address. It's especially important for Harry Potter to do so, as prolonging its 10-year plan would have negative consequences on its story.
The Harry Potter remake can't afford huge breaks between seasons
It's for the best that HBO's Harry Potter remake isn't wasting time between seasons 1 and 2 — and, with any luck, it will continue this trend throughout its run. With the fantasy series following three young characters over the course of their Hogwarts education, long breaks between seasons would make the series's year-to-year progression less believable. Eventually, the actors would begin aging out of their roles, and that doesn't fit with the timeline of Harry's story.
This happened with Stranger Things, and it's a risk for any adaptation using child stars and following young characters. Even the Harry Potter movies had to overcome this challenge, which is why they had fairly quick turnarounds. It makes sense that the Harry Potter TV show is aiming for a similarly speedy production process. Hopefully, all goes according to plan on that front.
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