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Gary Oldman Predicts HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will Be ‘More Satisfying’ for Fans Than the Movies

Variety · September 12, 2026 at 1:54 AM

Gary Oldman Predicts HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will Be ‘More Satisfying’ for Fans Than the Movies

Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in four “Harry Potter” movies, said he believes HBO’s forthcoming TV series adaptation set in the Wizarding World will be a bigger crowd-pleaser than the Warner Bros. films.

That’s because the movies were significantly abridged from J.K.

Rowling’s original books,

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Gary Oldman Predicts HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will Be ‘More Satisfying’ for Fans Than the Movies

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