Entertainment · TV & Streaming · 22 hrs ago

HBO’s Harry Potter Series Will Be Set in the 1990s

HBO’s upcoming series will adapt J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, with the story set in the early 1990s.

Harry’s first year at Hogwarts begins in 1991.

The first book was published in 1997, and the film series ran from 2001 to 2011.

The new adaptation is due in late 2026, more than 30 years after the story begins.

That makes the 1990s setting a period piece for viewers today, rather than the recent past it was when the books and films came out.

The series is expected to tell the story differently from the films while keeping the original setting.

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Screen Rant · 22 hrs ago