Writers Room for ‘Harry Potter’ HBO TV Show Revealed

The writing team for HBO’s reboot adaptation of Harry Potter has extended past Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod.

Announced late last year as part of Warner Bros.’ extensive plan to revitalize the Wizarding World assets, the HBO original series Harry Potter has seemingly onboarded three new writers for the show. As reported in June, the team will join Francesca Gardiner as showrunner and Mark Mylod as head director.

Principal photography will start in the UK in April 2025, and the series is expected to be released on HBO premium channels and Max streaming services in 2026. Casting for The Golden Trio has currently begun, and the search is an open casting call for kids based in the UK. The self-tape window is open till October 31.

New Writers Room For ‘Harry Potter’

A collection of new listings found on the Writers Guild of America website indicates that Laura Neal, Andy Greenwald, and Josephine Gardiner have been onboarded onto the writer’s room of the HBO Original Series Harry Potter. 

Laura Neal’s previous credits include episodes of Season 3 and 4 of BBC’s Killing Eve; and Season 1 Episode 4 of Netflix’s Sex Education. Neal is represented by United Agents UK and managed by Grandview LA. 

Andy Greenwald’s previous credits include a lead writer role on 7 episodes of FX’s first season of Legion, and an executive-producer credit for USA Network’s Briarpatch. Greenwald is represented by UTA.

Josephine Gardiner seems to be a relative of showrunner Francesca Gardiner. The WGA website lists this series as her only television credit. She is managed by LARK.

The Harry Potter reboot adaptation is currently in development at HBO for Max. 

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