July is coming, and with it, Harry Potter‘s birthday on the 31st. It’s a time to rewatch all eight movies and perhaps re-read favorite chapters from the seven books. If your sense of longing is particularly pronounced, you might even throw one of the Fantastic Beasts spin-offs on for a while. Older fans will remember that the books used to be released in the month of July, which makes this time of year particularly nostalgic. However, this time around, Harry Potter’s birthday month isn’t going to be like the others. Tragically, all eight movies are being removed from not one but two streaming platforms entirely.
The Harry Potter film franchise began in the year 2001, with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, directed by Chris Columbus. He returned to helm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which was released a year later. Alfonso Cuarón took over as the director of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which was released in 2004; Mike Newell directed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which premiered theatrically in 2005. The subsequent four films — the final book was split into two adaptations — were all directed by David Yates. Remarkably, the Harry Potter franchise maintained a high critical standard through the entirety of its run, in addition to emerging as one of the most successful film series of all time with more than $7.7 billion in global box-office returns.
The Days Are Numbered for the Harry Potter Movies on HBO Max and Peacock
Sadly, on July 1, all eight movies will be removed from HBO Max and Peacock domestically. HBO Max will also lose the three Fantastic Beasts spin-offs, which were all directed by Yates but deemed unworthy of being counted as part of the mainline series. The Harry Potter stories, written by the controversial J.K. Rowling, are now being rebooted for an ambitious HBO television adaptation that will debut with its first season in December. HBO has already released a trailer for the series, which is expected to be the biggest scripted small-screen event of the year. The eight movies, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, are available to stream on Peacock and HBO Max for the rest of June. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
- Release Date
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2026 – 2026
- Showrunner
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Francisca Gardiner
- Directors
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Mark Mylod

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