Acorn TV
For those continuing to keep track of who will be part of the new TV adaptation of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. announced further casting today, following the debut of the three newcomers playing the central trio a couple of weeks back. American viewers will probably recognize most of the adult
HBO & HBO Max
There was a time, about a decade ago, before I joined Telly Visions, when I launched a Harry Potter/Wizarding World website. I say this to be upfront about how long and how dedicated a Potter fan I was, without getting into things that are better left locked away on
Actors and Actresses
On September 27, 2024, Dame Maggie Smith’s two sons shared the news that their mother had passed away at the age of 89. “She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end,” her
Actors and Actresses
Michael Gambon, born into a working-class family in Cabra, a suburb of Dublin, did not seem destined for an acting career. He left school at 15 to become an apprentice with an engineering company. His first contact with the theater was when his father, a communist sympathizer, told him to
Actors and Actresses
Scottish actor Shirley Henderson, last seen on PBS Masterpiece as Aunt Western in Tom Jones, seems to pop up in everything, is instantly recognizable –– tiny, dark, and intense, with that characteristically high voice. She was known for years as “Spud’s girlfriend” from Trainspotting, until she became famous as Moaning
HBO & HBO Max
As noted for a year now, Discovery Networks' merger with Warner Brothers was a significant move in the streaming wars. HBO Max, the poorly named rush job of an inclusive streamer designed to compete with Disney+ and Netflix, was now under the eye of the company which launched Discovery+
HBO & HBO Max
WarnerMedia's expansion under its short-lived time with AT&T required it to build up tentpole franchises to compete with Disney's Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, etc. Ahead of the launch of HBO Max, those franchises seemed to be DC Films, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter.
Actors and Actresses
I’m embarrassed to admit that up until the last five years, or so I only knew Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia from the Harry Potter franchise. Maybe like me, you weren’t aware of her stellar stage career; that she was part of the “new wave” of actors to
Drama
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald continues the Harry Potter franchise, but the magic is disappearing. There is nothing so anglophilic in this century than a love of the Harry Potter books. The series introduced American readers of all ages to the Oxford method of schooling, with a heavy dose
Drama
With C.B. Strike, J.K. Rowling brings a new voice to British mysteries and a little bit of Harry Potter magic. Under normal circumstances, C.B. Strike would be premiering on PBS’ Masterpiece this weekend, the long-running home for BBC and ITV drama, romances, and mysteries, which provides these