Warner Bros. Discovery is making a refined pivot to its unique programming, as CEO of HBO and Max Content material Could Bloys has revealed that the upcoming Harry Potter TV present and the It prequel collection Welcome to Derry are being rebranded as HBO Unique collection as an alternative of Max. In a brand new interview with Selection, Bloys defined that the Harry Potter TV collection, which is slated to premiere someday in 2026, along with Welcome to Derry, and the just-greenlit Inexperienced Lantern TV present titled Lanterns will all be shifting from the Max to the HBO Originals umbrella. It marks fairly the shift from the earlier messaging, with the Harry Potter collection and Welcome to Derry each particularly branded as content material developed for the streaming platform. Bloys elaborated on the choice within the interview with Selection, saying they discovered extra similarities between HBO and Max content material as they developed it.”We felt like we needed to delineate between an HBO present and a Max present,” Bloys stated. “The thought of utilizing Warner Bros. IP as a delineation for Max felt proper. A minimum of that offers you a transparent lane. However as we began producing these exhibits, we used the identical strategies and the identical form of pondering as how we might strategy HBO exhibits. In a variety of instances, the identical expertise that has labored on HBO exhibits.”The Harry Potter TV collection has been within the works since 2021. Although Warner Bros. Discovery has saved a decent lip on particulars, together with what the collection will give attention to, experiences declare the collection shall be a extra devoted adaptation of the novels authored by J.Ok. Rowling. In June 2023, actor Daniel Radcliffe, who performed the titular character within the movies from 2001 till 2011, defined in an interview with Deadline that he was unlikely to make a cameo within the present. Easy methods to Watch Harry Potter in Chronological OrderMeanwhile, the collection Welcome to Derry will function a prequel to the latest It movies directed by Andy Muschietti. Although it was beforehand reported that actor Invoice SkarsgÃ¥rd wouldn’t reprise his function as Pennywise the Clown, final Could, it was confirmed that the actor would return to painting the character in any case. Welcome to Derry is presently slated to premiere someday subsequent 12 months. Whereas the Harry Potter TV present Welcome to Derry and Laterns will skip the Max originals branding, some upcoming Max unique exhibits which can be nonetheless underneath the banner embrace The Batman spinoff collection The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy, each of that are slated to hit the WB-owned streaming service later this 12 months. Nevertheless, within the case of the previous, Bloys urged that the collection would have acquired the unique HBO branding if the timing had been higher. “We are going to begin in 2025, though The Penguin could be an apparent match as an HBO Unique,” Bloys defined. “Sadly, the method of licensing it internationally has already began.”Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You’ll be able to comply with her on Twitter @TayNixster.