{
  "id": 6870742,
  "title": "Gary Oldman Predicts HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will Be ‘More Satisfying’ for Fans Than the Movies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/gary-oldman-predicts-hbos-harry-potter-series-will-be-more-satisfying",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T05:54:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/gary-oldman-hbo-harry-potter-series-more-satisfying-than-movies-1236859390/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Gary Oldman, who played Sirius Black in four “Harry Potter” movies, said he believes HBO’s forthcoming TV series adaptation set in the Wizarding World will be a bigger crowd-pleaser than the Warner Bros. films. That’s because the movies were significantly abridged from J.K. Rowling’s original books, whereas HBO’s “Harry Potter” is including far more of […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Gary Oldman Says HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Will Be “More Satisfying” Than The Movies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/gary-oldman-says-hbos-harry-potter-tv-series-will-be-more-satisfying",
        "published": "2026-09-12T03:30:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Gary Oldman expects HBO's Harry Potter will satisfy fans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/gary-oldman-expects-hbos-harry-potter-will-satisfy-fans",
        "published": "2026-09-12T14:35:42.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}