{"id":413850,"date":"2026-04-27T21:31:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/413850\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:31:07","slug":"harry-potter-officially-gets-new-release-on-hbo-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/413850\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter Officially Gets New Release On HBO Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

The upcoming Harry Potter<\/a> TV show reboot is still several months away from premiering, but HBO Max is about to release a new project related to the wizarding world franchise.<\/p>\n

HBO Max just announced its featured programming for May 2026, and included on the schedule is the debut of Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast season 1. Not much is currently known about the podcast, but based on the title, it seems the project will revisit and reflect on the eight movies that were released from 2001 to 2011.<\/p>\n

The Harry Potter film podcast continues a popular trend in recent years in which networks and streaming services release official podcasts connected to their most popular content.<\/p>\n

Ministry of Magic \u00b7 O.W.L. Examinations
\n Test Your Wizarding Knowledge
\n \u201cIt does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd81GryffindorBravery<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc0dSlytherinAmbition<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd85RavenclawWisdom<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udda1HufflepuffLoyalty<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udff0HogwartsMagic<\/p>\n

ENTER HOGWARTS \u2192<\/p>\n

01<\/p>\n

What spell is used to disarm an opponent, famously becoming Harry Potter\u2019s signature move throughout the series?<\/p>\n

\n AStupefy
\n BExpelliarmus
\n CProtego
\n DPetrificus Totalus\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! Expelliarmus is the Disarming Charm. Harry used it so often that it became his trademark spell \u2014 even using it in his final duel against Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts.<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is Expelliarmus. Stupefy is a Stunning Spell, Protego is a Shield Charm, and Petrificus Totalus is the Full Body-Bind Curse. Expelliarmus forces an opponent\u2019s wand out of their hand.<\/p>\n

NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n

02<\/p>\n

In \u201cThe Prisoner of Azkaban,\u201d Hagrid introduces his Care of Magical Creatures class to a proud hippogriff. What is the creature\u2019s name?<\/p>\n

\n AFang
\n BNorbert
\n CBuckbeak
\n DAragog\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! Buckbeak the hippogriff became a key part of the story when Draco Malfoy insulted him and got injured. Harry and Hermione later saved Buckbeak from execution using the Time-Turner.<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is Buckbeak. Fang is Hagrid\u2019s boarhound, Norbert is his baby dragon from the first book, and Aragog is the giant Acromantula in the Forbidden Forest.<\/p>\n

NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n

03<\/p>\n

What potion allows the drinker to assume the physical appearance of another person, and plays a major role in \u201cThe Chamber of Secrets\u201d and \u201cThe Goblet of Fire\u201d?<\/p>\n

\n APolyjuice Potion
\n BFelix Felicis
\n CVeritaserum
\n DAmortentia\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! Polyjuice Potion transforms the drinker into someone else for about an hour. Hermione brewed it in their second year to infiltrate the Slytherin common room, and Barty Crouch Jr. used it to impersonate Mad-Eye Moody.<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is Polyjuice Potion. Felix Felicis is liquid luck, Veritaserum is a truth serum, and Amortentia is a powerful love potion. Polyjuice Potion is the one that changes your appearance.<\/p>\n

NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n

04<\/p>\n

How many Horcruxes did Lord Voldemort intentionally create to split his soul and achieve immortality?<\/p>\n

\n AFive
\n BSeven
\n CFour
\n DSix\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! Voldemort intentionally created six Horcruxes: the diary, the ring, the locket, the cup, the diadem, and Nagini. Harry became an accidental seventh Horcrux, making the total number of soul fragments seven \u2014 the most magically powerful number.<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is six. Voldemort deliberately created six Horcruxes: Tom Riddle\u2019s diary, Marvolo Gaunt\u2019s ring, Slytherin\u2019s locket, Hufflepuff\u2019s cup, Ravenclaw\u2019s diadem, and Nagini. Harry was an unintentional seventh piece.<\/p>\n

NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n

05<\/p>\n

How many points is the Golden Snitch worth when caught by a Seeker during a Quidditch match?<\/p>\n

\n A50 points
\n B150 points
\n C100 points
\n D200 points\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! Catching the Golden Snitch awards 150 points and ends the match. This is why the Seeker position is so crucial \u2014 catching the Snitch almost always wins the game, though famously at the Quidditch World Cup, Viktor Krum caught it but Bulgaria still lost.<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is 150 points. The Golden Snitch is worth 150 points and also ends the match. At the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, Krum caught the Snitch for Bulgaria but Ireland still won because they were more than 150 points ahead.<\/p>\n

NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n

06<\/p>\n

What form does Severus Snape\u2019s Patronus take \u2014 revealing his lifelong love for Harry\u2019s mother, Lily?<\/p>\n

\n AA phoenix
\n BA wolf
\n CA doe
\n DA stag\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! Snape\u2019s Patronus is a doe \u2014 the same as Lily Potter\u2019s. When Dumbledore asked \u201cAfter all this time?\u201d Snape famously replied, \u201cAlways.\u201d It\u2019s one of the most emotional reveals in the entire series.<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is a doe. Snape\u2019s Patronus matches Lily Potter\u2019s because of his deep, enduring love for her. James Potter\u2019s Patronus was a stag \u2014 the male counterpart. The doe is what led Harry to the Sword of Gryffindor in the frozen lake.<\/p>\n

NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n

07<\/p>\n

What magical object must you look into to see the Mirror of Erised\u2019s true purpose \u2014 and what does it show the viewer?<\/p>\n

\n ATheir deepest, most desperate desire
\n BTheir future self at their most powerful
\n CTheir greatest fear
\n DTheir happiest memory\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! The Mirror of Erised (\u201cdesire\u201d spelled backward) shows the deepest desire of whoever looks into it. Harry saw his parents, Ron saw himself as Head Boy and Quidditch captain, and Dumbledore claimed he saw himself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks.<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is their deepest, most desperate desire. \u201cErised\u201d is \u201cdesire\u201d spelled backward. The inscription reads: \u201cI show not your face but your heart\u2019s desire.\u201d Dumbledore warned Harry that the mirror gives neither knowledge nor truth, and men have wasted away before it.<\/p>\n

NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n

08<\/p>\n

The three Deathly Hallows are the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and which third object that Harry himself possessed?<\/p>\n

\n AThe Marauder\u2019s Map
\n BThe Sorting Hat
\n CThe Pensieve
\n DThe Cloak of Invisibility\n <\/p>\n

\u2713 Correct! The Cloak of Invisibility was passed down through Harry\u2019s family \u2014 he inherited it from his father, James. Unlike ordinary invisibility cloaks, this Hallow never fades or weakens, making it a true relic of Death from \u201cThe Tale of the Three Brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2717 Not quite! The answer is the Cloak of Invisibility. Harry inherited it from his father on his first Christmas at Hogwarts. Together with the Elder Wand and the Resurrection Stone, these three objects make up the Deathly Hallows from \u201cThe Tale of the Three Brothers.\u201d<\/p>\n

REVEAL MY SCORE \u2192<\/p>\n

\n O.W.L. Examination Complete
\n Your Wizarding Score\n <\/p>\n

\u269d<\/p>\n

\n \/ 8\n <\/p>\n

Outstanding, Exceeds Expectations, or Troll?<\/p>\n

\u21bb RETAKE YOUR O.W.L.S<\/p>\n

HBO has done the same for Game of Thrones, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, Succession, And Just Like That…, True Detective, Watchmen, The Gilded Age, Chornobyl, The Jinx and several others. Insecuritea: An Insecure Podcast seasons 4 & 5 will arrive on HBO Max beginning May 1.<\/p>\n

Based on the releases of other HBO podcasts, the Harry Potter film podcast will most likely be available on all major podcasting platforms, not just on HBO Max.<\/p>\n

The Harry Potter movie series<\/a> is still one of the most beloved and successful franchises ever, despite controversies in recent years relating to the failed Fantastic Beasts films and author J.K. Rowling’s transphobic views.<\/p>\n

Five years after the final Harry Potter film was released in 2011, Warner Bros. launched a new wizarding world series based on the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them companion book, written by fictional author and magizoologist Newt Scamander (played by Eddie Redmayne on the big screen).<\/p>\n

While Fantastic Beasts started strong<\/a>, reviews for the second and third installments were largely negative, and the box office returns suffered. Even though Rowling had planned on writing five films, Warner Bros. halted the spinoff series after just three.<\/p>\n

The studio then decided to revisit the most beloved part of the franchise\u2014the Harry Potter books\u2014by adapting them as a TV show, with each season focusing on a different novel.<\/p>\n

The first season of the Harry Potter series<\/a>, which stars Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, respectively, will premiere in December 2026 on HBO and HBO Max.<\/p>\n

These three young actors are following in the footsteps of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, who originated the roles in the film adaptations beginning in 2001.<\/p>\n

While the movies never won any Oscars, they did garner mostly positive reviews from critics (with Rotten Tomatoes scores ranging from 76% to 96%) and collectively earned $7.7 billion at the box office, making Harry Potter one of the highest-grossing franchises ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HBO has already released a teaser trailer and a behind-the-scenes special for the upcoming TV reboot, and now the entertainment company is revisiting the Harry Potter films with an official podcast on HBO Max.<\/p>\n

Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast season 1 debuts Tuesday, May 19 on HBO Max.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The upcoming Harry Potter TV show reboot is still several months away from premiering, but HBO Max is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":413851,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[146,85,46,397],"class_list":["post-413850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413850\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/413851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=413850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}