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J.K. Rowling Trolls ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Boycott, Slughorn Actor Jim Broadbent Calls Backlash Against Author ‘Really Sad’: ‘She’s Amazing’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director J.K. Rowling is well aware many “Harry Potter” fans intend to boycott Max’s upcoming television series adaptation due to her involvement as an executive producer on the show.

The Warner Bros. Discovery streamer officially announced the series on April 12, confirming each book in Rowling’s series will be adapted into a full season of television.

A new cast of actors will be assembled to take on the roles of Harry, Ron, Hermione and more. Rowling has been embroiled in controversy for several years now due to her controversial statements on gender, many of which have been slammed for being anti-trans. “Dreadful news, which I feel duty bound to share,” Rowling wrote on Twitter in reaction to backlash against the new “Harry Potter” television series. “Activists in my mentions are trying to organize yet another boycott of my work, this time of the ‘Harry Potter’ TV show.

As forewarned is forearmed, I’ve taken the precaution of laying in a large stock of champagne.” Rowling is executive producing the new TV series along with Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts.

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