Harry Potter TV series will have a more vibrant and colorful visual tone than the original movies.
Cinematographer Adriano Goldman aims to create memorable visuals with practical effects, not just CGI.
HBO’s Harry Potter series is planned for seven seasons, but Goldman’s return after season one is uncertain.
HBO’s Harry Potter TV series is going full steam ahead with production, and fans are learning that one missing aspect of the long-running movie franchise will get a complete makeover as the adaptation comes to the small screen. The Harry Potter reboot was announced back in 2021, a decade after the release of the final original movie, Deathly Hallows Part 2, and now that the adaptation is finally becoming a reality, long-time Potterheads can’t wait to see what lies within its Wizarding World and what differences will be made.
One of the most beloved fantasy franchises of all time, the world of Harry Potter began all the way back in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which grossed $974 million at the worldwide box office during its initial run. Since then, Harry Potter has accumulated a huge following who have since fallen in love with its charming and fairytale-like innocence as it follows the lives of a young wizard and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, who all attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now that set leaks and cast announcements for the Harry Potter series are on the rise, the show’s cinematographer offers up a tease about how the reboot will change one visual feature from the iconic movies.
The Future of the Harry Potter TV Series Looks Bright
As recently reported by MovieWeb (originally from an interview with Forbes), cinematographer Adriano Goldman has given an insight into what fans can expect visually from the Harry Potter TV series and how the visual style for the show’s first season was crafted, defining how the series will look on the small screen. In the movie franchise’s previous entries, Harry Potter‘s color palette was pretty dull, which gave off a watered-down appearance, but now, Goldman and the creative team behind the HBO series took part in an 18-week pre-production phase, where the visual tone, sets, and its massive world were tailored to look much brighter and include a more vibrant color scheme.
“This is the part I consider most rewarding,” Goldman said. “Collaborating from the origin of the project… this joint elaboration of visual content allows a broader collaboration between talented professionals from various areas.” Goldman went on to reveal how important it is to include a visual display that will be remembered by fans around the world, “I have a special relationship with color. This series needs to be more vibrant from the global point of view of the image.”
Interestingly, using visual effects doesn’t mean that Goldman and the team are relying solely on CGI to create those magical moments, stating that practical effects and real-life sets will take priority. “Many of the solutions we seek are carried out on camera, and not with computer graphics,” Goldman explained. The talented cinematographer also revealed that the Harry Potter TV seriesis being planned as a seven-season venture, but Goldman isn’t sure if he’ll return after season one. “I don’t know if I’ll be in all of them, but there’s certainly a long journey ahead.”
As for right now, the Harry Potter TV series isn’t expected to release until early 2027, with an eight-episode first season.
Harry Potter TV series will have a more vibrant and colorful visual tone than the original movies.
Cinematographer Adriano Goldman aims to create memorable visuals with practical effects, not just CGI.
HBO’s Harry Potter series is planned for seven seasons, but Goldman’s return after season one is uncertain.
HBO’s Harry Potter TV series is going full steam ahead with production, and fans are learning that one missing aspect of the long-running movie franchise will get a complete makeover as the adaptation comes to the small screen. The Harry Potter reboot was announced back in 2021, a decade after the release of the final original movie, Deathly Hallows Part 2, and now that the adaptation is finally becoming a reality, long-time Potterheads can’t wait to see what lies within its Wizarding World and what differences will be made.
One of the most beloved fantasy franchises of all time, the world of Harry Potter began all the way back in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which grossed $974 million at the worldwide box office during its initial run. Since then, Harry Potter has accumulated a huge following who have since fallen in love with its charming and fairytale-like innocence as it follows the lives of a young wizard and his friends, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, who all attend the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now that set leaks and cast announcements for the Harry Potter series are on the rise, the show’s cinematographer offers up a tease about how the reboot will change one visual feature from the iconic movies.
The Future of the Harry Potter TV Series Looks Bright
As recently reported by MovieWeb (originally from an interview with Forbes), cinematographer Adriano Goldman has given an insight into what fans can expect visually from the Harry Potter TV series and how the visual style for the show’s first season was crafted, defining how the series will look on the small screen. In the movie franchise’s previous entries, Harry Potter‘s color palette was pretty dull, which gave off a watered-down appearance, but now, Goldman and the creative team behind the HBO series took part in an 18-week pre-production phase, where the visual tone, sets, and its massive world were tailored to look much brighter and include a more vibrant color scheme.
“This is the part I consider most rewarding,” Goldman said. “Collaborating from the origin of the project… this joint elaboration of visual content allows a broader collaboration between talented professionals from various areas.” Goldman went on to reveal how important it is to include a visual display that will be remembered by fans around the world, “I have a special relationship with color. This series needs to be more vibrant from the global point of view of the image.”
Interestingly, using visual effects doesn’t mean that Goldman and the team are relying solely on CGI to create those magical moments, stating that practical effects and real-life sets will take priority. “Many of the solutions we seek are carried out on camera, and not with computer graphics,” Goldman explained. The talented cinematographer also revealed that the Harry Potter TV seriesis being planned as a seven-season venture, but Goldman isn’t sure if he’ll return after season one. “I don’t know if I’ll be in all of them, but there’s certainly a long journey ahead.”
As for right now, the Harry Potter TV series isn’t expected to release until early 2027, with an eight-episode first season.
