The Harry Potter tv series to build a staggering $1 Billion set

In an exciting new update for the Harry Potter fans, according to reports, the upcoming TV series by HBO will be featuring a staggering mini-town set worth more than $1 billion. Fans of the franchise should be ready for a major upgrade to their idea of the sets from the movies, because the television series is going to be so much bigger and so much better.

Here's everything we know about the major set upgrade to the wizarding world.

Harry Potter TV series gets a $1 billion set upgrade

Warner Bros. is looking to make a huge commitment to the upcoming TV series in the wizarding world franchise as they are building a mini-town, which will include a dedicated school facility to accommodate the hundreds of young actors who will be committed to a long-term filming contract.

Reportedly, Warner Bros. is expanding their studio space by utilizing wasteland next to the studio to construct an updated, modern Tudor-style Privet Drive, where Harry spends his childhood and his summers with his aunt and her family for a long time after his parents' death. According to reports from The Sun:

"Warner Bros are making a huge commitment to the new TV show, looking at making multiple, lengthy series over the next decade"

The makers are committing to a fully functional mini town in their studios near Waterford, Herts, by building multi-storey parking facilities, new roadways, and enormous and expensive soundstage hangars for the set construction of a production of this scale. They are investing in the project upfront, preparing for multiple lengthy Harry Potter seasons in the upcoming years, where the investment will pay itself off.

There will also be a unique facility built specially to house all the different animals and birds, such as dogs, cats, horses, and various rodents, spiders, snakes, owls, and much more. This new mini-town or small metropolis will provide a backdrop for the show and will also serve to provide all the facilities that the cast and crew of the Harry Potter TV series will need for such a long-term commitment.

No plot details have been revealed for the upcoming show as of now, but according to the creators, they will continue to be faithful to the original books they're being adapted from. However, in a very positive change, everything will look much different from the original 8 movies in the franchise.

The only information we have about the show as of now is a short cast list of the Hogwarts faculty, including Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch. HBO has not revealed who will be playing Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the show yet, so there's so much more left to find out about this series.

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