Harry Potter show episode count should be decided ‘shortly'

We're very close to finding out just how many episodes will be in the first season of HBO'sHarry Potterseries.

Channing Dungey, the Warner Bros. TV CEO, revealed in aDeadline interviewthat they were close to confirming the episode count of the first season of theHarry Potterseries.

Here's what Dungey mentioned to Deadline in the interview:

"Not something that we can share, because we’re still working on some finesses on the last couple of scripts, and the question becomes, do we think that it’s worth breaking one into two more? We should know shortly, I would think."

Looking at theHarry Potterstory, I don't see how the first season isn't six, seven, or eight episodes. If it's any longer than that, it's going to be quite boring for viewers because there's just not that much that happens in those first few books that will translate to good TV. As the story goes on, I could see the series moving to 8-10 episodes per season, but that's probably cutting too much story for some of the longer books. I'm sure Francesca Gardiner and her team will do a great job, but it's going to be jarring for some fans when the first movie is, like, two hours long.

It sounds like Warner Bros. is just figuring out whether they need to split a few episodes into more parts. I'm hoping they try to pull off the first season with as few episodes as possible.

The seven-bookHarry Potterseries was split intoeightHarry Pottermovies, so it's going to be really interesting to see how Warner Bros. and HBO are able to split up this story. I have some very obvious concerns, especially with the early seasons.

Take the first example ofPercy Jackson and the Olympians. The Lightning Thiefby Rick Riordan, which is what that story is based on, is basically the same length asHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.Percy Jackson'sfirst season was eight, short-ish episodes. These were not full hour-long episodes, and while it left something to be desired, it moved quickly.

IfHarry Potterdoesn't do something similar, we could be a very bored audience simply because there's not that much going on. Sure, things are happening, but considering the three-act structure of a TV episode, it's actually going to be much harder to pull off a good episode ofHarry Potterthan fans think. It's going to be interesting to see how they play it, for sure.

We'll share more about the episode count when we find out! Production on the new season starts later this year, but we won't see the series until 2026 or 2027!

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