Harry Potter TV Reboot Moves Forward as Report Claims Skydance VR Game Was Canceled

Season 1 targets a 2027 debut under showrunner Francesca Gardiner with a new ensemble cast.

Overview

Production is underway on a live-action series that plans one season per book to adapt J.K. Rowling’s seven novels.
Francesca Gardiner serves as writer and executive producer, with J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts and David Heyman as executive producers, and Mark Mylod slated to direct multiple episodes.
A report from Gamertag VR via GamingBible says a Skydance-developed Harry Potter VR title for Meta was canceled, with no official confirmation from Meta or Skydance.
Reported casting includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.
Warner Bros.' Full-Cast Audio Editions continue rolling out with voices such as Hugh Laurie, Matthew Macfadyen and Riz Ahmed, while Hogwarts Legacy remains the primary gaming option for fans.