The White Lotus 3 To Premiere In February 2025, Harry Potter Series To Return In 2027
The third season of HBO's hit TV series The White Lotus will premiere in February, followed months later by the second instalment of "The Last of Us",
Unveiling its upcoming global programming slate, HBO and Max streaming service CEO Casey Bloys also confirmed the "Game of Thrones" prequel, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms",
Beyond that, the first "Harry Potter" television series announced last year and currently in casting -- is scheduled to start filming in mid-2025 at Warner Bros.'s Leavesden studios
With the mega-selling books' author JK Rowling among its executive producers, it is envisaged as "a decade-long series" featuring a new cast from the films
Based on the best-selling 1989 novel of the same name by Mexican author Laura Esquivel, it has been among the most-watched series
Bloys said Max was moving beyond what some have called "patchy" programming across the industry following the Hollywood strikes and the Covid-19 pandemic
Max, which streams its own original shows and big-budget HBO titles as well as Warner Bros. films and other content, is available in the United States, some Latin American and European countries and parts of Asia
It is set to expand to other countries, including the UK and Australia, in the coming years, with a focus on original local programming
Following the recent success of its first scripted series in France, "The Confidante", it will launch several new French-language shows on the platform next year