Thinking about the future of the Harry Potter franchise, they have made so many activities for the fans to interact with the series and build an infinite loop of the journey to continue. How is it a loop? Let me explain. So, as some of us know, Harry Potter will most probably not appear on screen in recent years, so how will the franchise keep going? Here comes the responsibility of the fandom. The franchise created many Harry Potter-based activities for the fans and the fans started to experience those while keeping the wheel of the franchise keep running. This way, even if the franchise doesn’t come back with a new movie or book immediately, it won’t lose the interest of the fans or the fame it has gained in the beginning. Don’t you think it’s a brilliant and incredible strategy of marketing to keep the future of the Harry Potter franchise secured?
Harry Potter has been making the world amazed by its magical appearance. It has been over 25 years, but still, the franchise successfully kept Harry Potter on the top of the list of people’s favorites worldwide. The franchise has done many projects to make Harry Potter a brand and they were successful in it. The films were hits at the box office one after one. The fans loved to watch their favorite book come to life. Harry Potter’s franchise is worth as much as $25 billion. It has eight video games and more than 400 additional Harry Potter products and these are still running events of the franchise. Fans are eager to learn about what’s gonna happen to the franchise or is there going to be any Harry Potter movie in recent years? Let me brighten you up about this topic a little bit.
Expanding the Story Universe
The Harry Potter franchise has already thought of many projects they will work on in later years. They try to catch the fans’ attention by doing some experiments. In other words, the franchise is trying to see the fans’ reaction by making many exceptional creations. Most recent examples of expanding the stories of the Harry Potter universe are given below:
1. Fantastic Beasts:
One of their creations of the magical world is the Fantastic Beast series. This series has a direct connection with the Harry Potter series. Newt, the main character of Fantastic Beast, has a special friendship with Dumbledore of the Harry Potter series. This was about to have more upcoming movies, but after the downfall of the three movies, the Warner Bros. production decided to put an end to the series. So, most likely we are not getting Fantastic Beasts movies anymore. The Fantastic Beast was a good start, but it wasn’t getting the attention the franchise wanted it to have compared to the Harry Potter series.
2. HBO TV Series:
Warner Bros. and HBO are planning on creating multiple TV shows based on Harry Potter. They even confirmed about the Harry Potter remake TV show. This show will start the story of Harry Potter from the beginning and will tell us the stories in a broader storyline. Each season of the series will cover each book, which will give it enough screen time to show the cut of topics by the films. This is good news for people who do not have the chance to read books. Probably, they would get to know the left-out information through the TV show. As fans, we can only hope. The TV show will be aired in 2026. According to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. “We’ve not been shy about our excitement around Harry Potter,”. The Potterheads are also very much excited about the series as we will see “The Chosen” grow up in front of our eyes once again. The fans are also curious about who will fit in the characters of the TV shows. But whoever does play the characters would have to do extra hard work to get the admiration of the fans. The casts of the films have done an incredible amount of work, and those characters have become a part of the fans’ lives, and they will most probably be judgy about the new casts.
Television and Streaming Opportunities
Warner Bros. has a marvelous outline related to Harry Potter. If these outlines can get the expected shaping, it will be running for 10 years. Recently, it was reported via Screen Rant that Warner Bros. “Discovery is open to develop more than one idea based on Harry Potter.” A group of writers are already working on it to become reality so the other TV shows related to Harry Potter may be in the works soon. There are many Television and Streaming opportunities. Let’s discuss some of them:
1. A Harry Potter and The Cursed Child TV Series:
Harry Potter and The Cursed is a screenplay that was published in book form. It hit the stage in 2016, at a moment when fans were waiting for a movie’s announcement. This play carries out the story of Harry Potter’s son Albus Severus Potter. As this play is written for theater purposes, the story of it was written in a very different tone and structure. There was a rumor that this play would come out as a movie, but the announcement Warner Bros. made of giving their full focus on the TV show put a stop to the rumors. All we hope is that a TV Show might be a better option to grab the attention of the fans more than a movie.
2. A Marauders Generation Prequel:
Marauder’s generation is a group that made James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Peter Pettigrew. They are a group from the Gryffindor house and their main work was to showcase the power of their house and even bully other students, mostly their target was Severus Snape. However, we saw the incidents in mere flashbacks, leaving us in a bush of curiosity. We would love to find out about this group in detail and a TV show over this prequel story will give the series a boost up. Fans will love to know the background story of this generation.
3. A Voldemort Prequel Series:
Now, if we are talking, we might grab a cup to sit down comfortably and discuss. The person who must not be called by his name, wizards are afraid to even pronounce his real name, Voldemort or Tom Riddle. Even though this is the negative character of the series it holds a big amount of fans to him. A prequel about Voldemort becoming the most powerful dark lord most probably be an amazing theme. The Harry Potter movies have given a very small amount of information about Tom Riddle’s background and his family. The movie fans know almost nothing about the most powerful villain’s story of becoming the Dark Lord. The HBO series might give some light to us about Voldemort but a prequel of his past life will give more power in lasting the Harry Potter franchises.
4. A Prequel Series of Hogwarts Four Founders:
Almost all of us can identify which Hogwarts houses we belong in but we do not know much about the founders of the four houses. Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Godric Gryffindor are the four powerful witches and wizards who are the founders of Hogwarts; they are the creators of Hogwarts legacy. These legacies have a significant influence on the Harry Potter story. Just imagine their stories of becoming a part of the legacy being aired in a TV show! This story will get unequal attention from the fans. Moreover, the middle-aged setting of the prequel will be the cherry on top of the series. It will show us how the wizarding world of a different timeline works and we might witness a new magical world that once was ruling it.
Theme Park Expansion and Live Events
The future of the Harry Potter franchise is unpredictable, though we can say that the magic of the series will continue for many years. How will it be possible? Well, they have built many amazing Wizarding worlds and events where, every year, many fans join and enjoy the quality time of their holidays. Some of the activities are:
Theme Park Expansion:
Harry Potter has so many theme parks that are located in various places in the world. There are 5 official theme parks under The Wizarding World of Harry Potter where the fans can experience the magical life of Hogwarts. These theme parks are in Florida, Japan, Hollywood, and Beijing. Every year, fans visit these theme parks and have some memories of the Harry Potter world, which gives them a refreshing feeling of living in a magical world where dreams can come true. The franchise is planning on expanding these parks to cover more areas so that more fans can interact with the series without traveling so far. These projects will help the franchise to remain on the top list of most active franchises in the world without adding any new additions to the movie series or book series.
Live Events of The Harry Potter Series
Beyond reading the books or watching the movies fans are now engaging with Harry Potter through various live experiences. Such events are themed escape rooms, interactive theater, global exhibitions, etc. Each offers the fans a chance to explore and connect with the magical themes. Harry Potter-themed escape rooms are for the fans who love to have some adventure in their life. They might find themselves in “Dungeons of Hogwarts” or “Potions Class,” where they solve clues, navigate magical obstacles, and race against the clock to “escape.” On the contrary, live performances and interactive theaters are for the fans who would enjoy a bucket of popcorn in their hand, sitting comfortably in a chair while they enjoy some show going on about their favorite series. Live performance of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has redefined fan engagement by presenting an official extension of the story on stage. The play has two parts that were successful worldwide. Its magical effects, storytelling, and performance, attracted many fans towards it.
In short, the Harry Potter franchise has far more plans to even would at this stage. They are just at their middle-aged, and they know there are still more years to go. There are many opportunities for the franchise to grab and enhance its popularity. We will be delighted as fans if we can be a part of the series for many more years. I would love to be in my 90s and still enjoy Harry Potter, for I don’t know how many times. Can you blame me though? Who wouldn’t want to have magical experiences and get lost in the wizarding world? Me and my Potterhead friend even planned out that we would turn our grandchildren into Potterheads, too. They need to feel the power of the wizarding world too. We Potterheads hope to have Harry Potter as our hero for a long time, and looking at the blueprints of the franchises, we can expect more from them. This can be really exciting news for the fans.
