'There's not an ounce of originality': Harry Potter fans rage over 'pointless and lazy' detail in new TV adaptation announcement

By Ciara Farmer For Mailonline

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Harry Potter fans were left irked on Wednesday in the wake of an announcement that JK Rowling's Wizarding World would be made into a TV show. 

Warner Bros made the announcement on Wednesday that each season of the show, which is to be executive produced by the author, will be based on one of the magical books in the franchise and will run over a decade long period. 

However the series will feature an entirely new cast from the eight films, which originally starred Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson  (Hermione Granger) in the lead roles.

Despite a new cast, the video teaser of the announcement revealed that the logo, which was designed by illustrator Mary GrandPré and used over 23 years ago, in the books, films and many official projects, will remain the same. 

The divisive nature of the TV series news was only further enhanced when fans grumbled about the 'unoriginal' use of the logo. 

Hmm... Harry Potter fans were left irked on Wednesday in the wake of an announcement that JK Rowling's Wizarding World would be made into a TV show

Hmm... Harry Potter fans were left irked on Wednesday in the wake of an announcement that JK Rowling's Wizarding World would be made into a TV show

Not impressed: Despite a new cast, the video teaser of the announcement revealed that the logo, which was designed by illustrator Mary GrandPré and used over 23 years ago, in the books, films and many official projects, will remain the same

Not impressed: Despite a new cast, the video teaser of the announcement revealed that the logo, which was designed by illustrator Mary GrandPré and used over 23 years ago, in the books, films and many official projects, will remain the same

Harry Potter fans soon swarmed Twitter to pen: 'Harry potter lore is so big they could have made so many things but decided to do a remake with the same music, same designs and same logo??... 

'We've made the executive decision not to f*ck with this #HarryPotter tv series, thanks. Also, your logo a lil too glossy n sh*t...

'You dont get to make more cash from our nostalgia... "Please watch our new adaptation of Harry Potter, which has, and this is true, the exact same logo as our last adaptation of Harry Potter"... 

'Truly wild that the “new” Harry Potter series uses the music from the movies, and apparently the exact same design for Hogwarts? Not to mention the logo. Whatever who cares...

Designer: Despite a new cast, the video teaser of the announcement revealed that the logo, which was designed by illustrator Mary GrandPré (pictured in 2000) and used over 23 years ago, in the books, films and many official projects, will remain the same

Designer: Despite a new cast, the video teaser of the announcement revealed that the logo, which was designed by illustrator Mary GrandPré (pictured in 2000) and used over 23 years ago, in the books, films and many official projects, will remain the same 

Different: However the series will feature an entirely new cast from the films which saw Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) soar to fame in (pictured in 2003)

Different: However the series will feature an entirely new cast from the films which saw Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) soar to fame in (pictured in 2003)

'BREAKING NEWS: The new Harry Potter logo looks exactly the same as it always has since the 90s... "HBO Max unveils the logo for the new Harry Potter scripted series"...

'All the Rowling stuff aside, in the little teaser for the Harry Potter show they used the same logo, the same music, and even the same castle as the movies. Like, what is even the point of this?...

'They've got whole theme parks based around the actors and the look of the movies?... It’s just so f**king funny that for the announcement they’ve used the SAME Hogwarts design, same font/logo and the same Hedwig’s theme as the movies...

'Like there’s not an ounce of originality in this Harry Potter reboot and they’re relying purely on nostalgic fans to make it work... This…this is just the old Harry Potter logo. Good Lord, this is going to be lazy as hell.'

The eight Potter films grossed more than £6 billion at the box office between 2001 and 2011. It comes as HBO Max and Discovery+ officially combined into a new service dubbed Max. 

Incredible: Exciting news for Harry Potter fans as HBO Max are officially moving forward with a TV series of the hit wizarding book series by J.K. Rowling (pictured in 2001)

Incredible: Exciting news for Harry Potter fans as HBO Max are officially moving forward with a TV series of the hit wizarding book series by J.K. Rowling (pictured in 2001)

JK Rowling has been given a role as executive producer on the show, alongside Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts. David Heyman, who executive produced all the Harry Potter movies, is currently in talks to executive produce.

J.K Rowling said she is 'looking forward' to being part of the new Harry Potter series and going into depth and detail which the films weren't able to do.

The multimillionaire author said: 'Max’s commitment to preserving the integrity of my books is important to me. 

'I’m looking forward to being part of this new adaptation which will allow for a degree of depth and detail only afforded by a long form television series'. 

Discovery have described the new Harry Potter TV program as a 'decade-long series'.  

Exciting: J.K Rowling said she is 'looking forward' to being part of the new Harry Potter series and going into depth and detail which the films weren't able to do (pictured in 2022)

Exciting: J.K Rowling said she is 'looking forward' to being part of the new Harry Potter series and going into depth and detail which the films weren't able to do (pictured in 2022)

Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO & Max Content, said: 'We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way'.

'Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon and it is clear there is such an enduring love and thirst for the Wizarding World. 

'In partnership with Warner Bros. Television and J.K. Rowling, this new Max Original series will dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years.'

Max will produce in association with Brontë Film and TV, and Warner Bros. Television. 

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