News culture The Harry Potter series will be linked to Hogwarts Legacy 2. You really shouldn’t miss this adaptation!
Published on 11/10/2024 at 9:25 p.m.
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If we already knew that a sequel was in preparation for the hit game Hogwarts Legacy, this information on its narrative content is completely new.
A link between Hogwarts Legacy 2 and the series
We have known for a while that a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy is in preparation. What we learn today is that the team in charge of the next video game adventures is working with the creators of the next Harry Potter HBO series. David Haddad, president of WB Interactive, shares that “ the rest of the company was very curious about what we helped unlock with Hogwarts Legacy last year » before explaining that the games team “coordinated” some of the narrative elements of the Hogwarts sequel with the storylines that will unfold in the television series. It now remains to be seen to what degree the two teams really coordinated on a narrative level. Remember that the series will adapt the seven original novels.
If we don’t know where the development of the title is, we know that it is a priority for Warner. “ Obviously, the successor to Hogwarts Legacy is one of the biggest priorities for the years to come. There is therefore certainly a significant contribution of this (gaming) activity to our strategic vision “, recently indicated the financial director of Warner Bros. Discover Gunnar Widenfels. Earlier, the Hollywood studio subsidiary offered Quidditch Champions, a game dedicated to the legendary sport from the universe of sorcerers’ apprentices, unrelated to Hogwarts Legacy.
A series of young actors
As for the series, we know that it should aim for a release around 2026/2027. “ The writers started working. Director Mark Mylod has also started preparation. He is building his team, they are hiring department heads, and are in the process of starting casting. So here we go », indicated Casey Bloys, the CEO of HBO, a little earlier. There is no doubt that the project is also one of the chain’s priorities. The cast hasn’t even been revealed yet, but the targets are young actors who will be between 9 and 11 years old in spring 2025 in the UK. Another request made to candidates is that they must not take inspiration from or act out a scene from Harry Potter during the casting. The deadline for the casting call was until October 31.
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