T hough a new Harry Potter TV show is set to come out on HBO, director Chris Columbus ― who shot the first two Harry Potter movies starring Daniel Radcliffe, and produced the third ― will not be involved. Speaking to Variety recently to help promote the Thursday Murder Club ’s Netflix debut, he said: “No, I’ve done it, you saw my version.

HBO's Harry Potter will no doubt hew closely to the books, but there's a certain character that should be taken out.