Succession duo Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod have been hired to lead HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, announced the streamer on Wednesday.
While Gardiner will act as the showrunner and executive producer, Mylod will be directing multiple episodes and also act as an executive producer.
“All aboard the Hogwarts Express! Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod will executive produce the new HBO Original Series, Harry Potter, with Gardiner serving as showrunner and Mylod directing multiple episodes. Coming soon to Max,” wrote HBO on its social media handle.
The previous projects of Francesca Gardiner include popular web series His Dark Materials, Killing Eve and The Rook. Mark Mylod is known for directing multiple episodes of Game of Thrones, Shameless and The Affair. He also directed several episodes for The Last of Us Season 2, set to premiere in 2025.
The Harry Potter reboot for television, announced in 2021, is described as a faithful adaptation of J.K. Rowling's best-selling novel series about the wizarding world. However, this new version will not show the return of the original trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, who played the roles of Harry Potter, Harmione Granger and Ronald Weasley in the movie series.
With casting set to begin soon, HBO is planning a decade-long release schedule for the series, with each season corresponding to one of Rowling’s iconic books. The first season is reportedly scheduled to premiere in 2026.
