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The Boy Who Lived Should Inspire HBO to Confront Its Dealings With J.K. Rowling
HBO Go, HBO Now, HBO Max, Max — the name may change, but the search for compelling new shows to...
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Daniel Radcliffe Shows Up for Trans People Once Again in New YouTube Series
A long-rumored Harry Potter series may finally be in the works at HBO Max, and according to Deadline, controversial author...
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Posted Saturday 1/08/22 at 3:11AM EST
Jon Stewart's Harry Potter J.K. Rowling dustup may be proof his kind of comedy doesn't work in 2022
In discussing the anti-Semitic tropes in Harry Potter on his The Problem with Jon Stewart podcast, Stewart used "humor to...
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Posted Wednesday 1/05/22 at 3:14PM EST
Jon Stewart clarifies Harry Potter comments: "I do not think J.K. Rowling is anti-Semitic. I did not accuse her of being anti-Semitic"
Stewart slammed Newsweek and other media outlets that published stories this week on his comments on The Problem with Jon Stewart podcast last...
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Posted Tuesday 1/04/22 at 1:27PM EST
Jon Stewart accuses J.K. Rowling of using "anti-Semitic" tropes with Harry Potter's goblin characters
Stewart recently called out Rowling on his The Problem with Jon Stewart podcast, saying that the goblin banker that runs...
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Posted Monday 1/03/22 at 10:26AM EST
HBO Max made it abundantly clear that J.K. Rowling had little to do with Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special
The Harry Potter author appeared for only a few seconds in the special several times with the disclaimer that her...
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Posted Tuesday 11/16/21 at 1:24PM EST
HBO Max sets 20th-anniversary Harry Potter retrospective special featuring the cast -- but not J.K. Rowling -- for New Year's Day
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts will feature filmmaker Chris Columbus joining cast members Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and...
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Posted Saturday 1/30/21 at 4:20AM EST
Will the J.K. Rowling trans controversy hurt HBO Max's potential Harry Potter series?
"Separating art from an artist is messy business precisely because there's no uniform answer to any of these questions, which...
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A Harry Potter TV series is reportedly in the works at HBO Max
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Posted Thursday 6/11/20 at 4:52AM EDT
Pose co-creator and stars slam J.K. Rowling, calling her anti-trans views "harmeful"
“In this moment, her opinion is really harmful and damaging and just not necessary," co-creator Steven Canals says of Rowling's...
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Posted Sunday 12/22/19 at 12:47PM EST
Ricky Gervais facing backlash for transphobic tweets he claims were jokes
Gervais, who hosts the Golden Globes two weeks from today, has been accused of transphobia yet again after sticking up...
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Posted Tuesday 9/17/19 at 2:44PM EDT
J.K. Rowling's crime drama Strikem returning to Cinemax
Filming has begun on the four-part Lethal White, Rowling's fourth book in her Cormoran Strike crime novel series that is...
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Posted Wednesday 11/28/18 at 8:50PM EST
Why Harry Potter deserves an animated, substantive TV reboot
"Let's be honest: for hardcore HP fans, the movies have never been that satisfying," says Robyn Bahr.
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Posted Tuesday 10/02/18 at 4:56AM EDT
J.K Rowling’s detective Cormoran Strike is headed back to BBC
The Strike series will return to BBC One with Lethal White.
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Posted Monday 9/18/17 at 1:40PM EDT
BBC orders a third J.K. Rowling Strike TV series
The Harry Potter author’s third Cormoran Strike mystery novel (written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith) will be turned into a third installment of the...