Producers of the upcoming “Harry Potter” series on HBO Max have long promised the show, which is set to span seven series, will give fans a more thorough look at the wizarding world than the movies.
According to Lox Pratt, who has been cast as Potter’s nemesis Draco Malfoy, one way in which the series will do that is by following some of the more peripheral characters into their individual spaces. “You get to see all the teachers in their little rooms. You get to see Draco at home. I won’t spoil too much about that, but there are some brilliant scenes at home where you start to get an insight into how he is,” said Pratt, who is currently starring in the BBC’s adaptation of “Lord of the Flies.”
The HBO series, which will launch in 2027, is directed by “Succession” director Mark Mylod and written by “His Dark Materials” scribe Francesca Gardiner.
“I think with this adaptation, you get to see so much more than the books,” Pratt told magazine 1883. “[The books] are very much over Harry’s shoulder, which is great, and that’s how they played the film as well. And I think Francesca and Mark have been audible about this in their interviews, there’s just so much more that you get to see.”
Pratt also implied that as well as a closer look inside the walls of Malfoy Manor, viewers would get to see a more rounded version of Draco. “Similar to ‘Flies,’ I was grateful that we had the same freedom to explore these characters,” said Pratt. “Because in the films, Draco is sort of 2D; he is the sneery villain. I feel like there’s so much more – you need to understand why. And you see little glints of it in the film with Lucius and stuff. I think [the series] is really brilliant. I can’t wait to bring it to the screen.”
HBO Max execs are also eager to bring the series to screens, with Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming boss JB Perrette already calling it the “streaming event of the decade.”