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Ahead of the release of the first trailer for its highly-anticipated Harry Potter series, HBO has detailed the staggering amount of money they’re spending on the show.
On Tuesday, March 24, HBO released the first official image from the series, which sees the titular Harry Potter in his Quidditch cape with the number 7 on it.
The post was captioned “Tomorrow,” suggesting that the first trailer for the series will be dropped on Wednesday, March 25.
HBO details the insane amount of money they’re spending on their Harry Potter series ahead of the debut of the first trailer
“This was especially gratifying as the streamer ‘made such a big commitment to this show’ by filming all the books and it was a ‘financial investment we normally wouldn’t make.'”
“It’s just very special working on something that means that much. There’s a lot of pressure, but it’s also very, very special… The world that has been created is absolutely extraordinary,” HBO Max head of original programming Sarah Aubrey told Variety.
Specifically, HBO is reportedly spending $100 million PER EPISODE on the series, which they have planned to run for seven seasons (one season for each year at the school).
Warner Bros. spent $1.2 billion to make all eight Harry Potter films. The new TV series reportedly costs $100 million per episode, which would make it the most expensive TV show ever produced. Amazon’s Rings of Power cost $58 million per episode. House of the Dragon, $20 million.… https://t.co/TANt2mp85J
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HBO’s Harry Potter is set to star Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout as Harry, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively.
Additional cast members include to Paapa Essiedu as Snape, Nick Frost as Hagrid, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, and Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall.