{
  "id": 882622,
  "title": "‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Loki’ Directors Say They Rejected HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Due to J.K. Rowling’s Transphobia: ‘Absolutely F—-ing Not’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/black-mirror-and-loki-directors-say-they-rejected-hbos-harry-potter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T14:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/black-mirror-loki-directors-hbo-harry-potter-jk-rowling-1236834589/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Not everyone wants to climb aboard the Hogwarts Express, it transpires. Top TV director Ally Pankiw has posted on Instagram a screenshot from a text exchange with a rep in which she scoffed at the notion that she would consider enrolling with HBO’s forthcoming series adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels. The reason? Rowling’s […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Black Mirror’ Director Says She Rejected HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’: “Absolutely F***ing Not”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/black-mirror-director-says-she-rejected-hbos-harry-potter-absolutely",
        "published": "2026-08-14T14:32:04.000Z"
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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."
}