Strong feelings on all sides.

J.K. Rowling's reputation almost forced a major Harry Potter actor out of HBO's upcoming 2026 reboot.

HBO revealed its 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' trailer earlier this week to mixed reception. J.K. Rowling weighed in.

The author is weighing in on the first look at HBO's adaptation of her novels.

J.K. Rowling responded for the first time Thursday to HBO's trailer for its upcoming "Harry Potter" series, which debuted earlier this week. After a full day-and-a-half of online chatter dissecting the first trailer for HBO's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" — which announced a surprise Christmas 2026 premiere date at Wednesday's time-of-launch — the author responded directly to one fan praising the project on X Thursday

The International Olympic Committee’s decision to ban transgender women from competing in women’s events at the Olympic games has found unsurprising support in “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, who has regularly come under fire since 2017 for sharing anti-trans views on social media.

JK Rowling serves as an executive producer on HBO's incoming TV adaptation, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone