Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Return to Hogwarts poster.jpg
Promotional poster
Based onHarry Potter films
by Warner Bros. Pictures
Directed by
Starring
  • Daniel Radcliffe
  • Rupert Grint
  • Emma Watson
  • Helena Bonham Carter
  • Robbie Coltrane
  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Jason Isaacs
  • Gary Oldman
  • Tom Felton
  • James Phelps
  • Oliver Phelps
  • Mark Williams
  • Bonnie Wright
  • Alfred Enoch
  • Ian Hart
  • Toby Jones
  • Matthew Lewis
  • Evanna Lynch
  • David Heyman
  • Chris Columbus
  • Alfonso Cuarón
  • Mike Newell
  • David Yates
Narrated byStephen Fry
Music byCharlie Mole
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationWarner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter
Cinematography
Editors
Running time102 minutes
Production companies
  • Pulse Films
  • Warner Bros. Unscripted Television
Release
Original networkHBO Max
Original release1 January 2022 (2022-01-01)

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is a 2022 reunion special of the Harry Potter film series that was released on HBO Max on 1 January 2022. It marks the 20th anniversary of the release of the series' first instalment, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). It is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and executive produced by Casey Patterson.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson appear in the special, with surviving principal cast members Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Ian Hart, Toby Jones, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, producer David Heyman, and filmmakers Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, and David Yates.

Cast[]

  • Daniel Radcliffe[1]
  • Rupert Grint[1]
  • Emma Watson[1]
  • Helena Bonham Carter[1]
  • Robbie Coltrane[1]
  • Alfred Enoch[1]
  • Tom Felton[1]
  • Ralph Fiennes[1]
  • Ian Hart[1]
  • Jason Isaacs[1]
  • Toby Jones[1]
  • Matthew Lewis[1]
  • Evanna Lynch[1]
  • Gary Oldman[1]
  • James Phelps[1]
  • Oliver Phelps[1]
  • Mark Williams[1]
  • Bonnie Wright[1]
  • David Heyman[1]
  • Chris Columbus[1]
  • Alfonso Cuarón[1]
  • Mike Newell[1]
  • David Yates[1]
  • J. K. Rowling (archival footage)[2]
  • Stephen Fry (chapter passage narration)

The reunion features clips of and pays tribute to cast members who have since died, including Helen McCrory, Alan Rickman, John Hurt, Richard Griffiths and Richard Harris.[3]

Production[]

Development[]

In November 2021, Warner Bros. announced Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, a retrospective special featuring the cast and filmmakers of the Harry Potter film series to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the series' first instalment, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). The special is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon and executive produced by Casey Patterson.[4]

Exclusion of J. K. Rowling[]

J. K. Rowling—the author of the original Harry Potter book series, who had a significant role in the film production—is largely absent from the special. She appears for under thirty seconds in archival footage and is mentioned by some of the special's interviewees, but no advertisements for the special featured images of her. Critics speculated that this was due to her views on transgender issues and, according to The Daily Telegraph's Ed Power, consequent "public rebuke by the series' stars".[5] However, Entertainment Weekly reported that Rowling had been invited to appear but felt that the archival footage was sufficient, with "sources close to the situation" denying that the author's decision was related to the controversy surrounding her remarks on transgender people.[6]

Filming[]

The special was filmed at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter in Leavesden, England.[4]

Corrections[]

In the initial release, a childhood image of Emma Roberts taken from Google Images was mistakenly presented as an image of a young Watson, and Oliver and James Phelps are mislabelled as each other. By January 3, these errors had been corrected in a new version.[7][8]

Release[]

Return to Hogwarts was released on HBO Max on 1 January 2022.[4] The special will also air on TBS and Cartoon Network later in 2022, ahead of the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.[4]

List of international distributors
Region Broadcaster(s) Ref(s)
Asia (selected countries) HBO Go [9]
 Australia Binge [10]
 Belgium (Flanders)
Tipik and Auvio (Wallonia) 		[11] [12]
 Canada Crave [13]
Central and Eastern Europe (selected countries) HBO Go [14]
 France Salto [15]
 Germany Sky [16]
 India Prime Video [17]
 Vietnam FPT Telecom [18]
 Ireland Sky and Now [19]
 Italy Sky [14]
Latin America and Caribbean HBO Max [20]
 New Zealand TVNZ 2 and TVNZ OnDemand [21]
Middle East (selected countries) OSN [22]
Nordic countries HBO Max [14]
 Russia Amediateka [14]
 Spain HBO Max [14]
  Switzerland Sky [23]
 Portugal HBO Go [14]
 United Kingdom Sky and Now [24][14]
 United States HBO Max [4]

Reception[]

On the review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the special has a 96% approval rating with an average rating of 7.8/10, based on 25 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads, "Affectionate and revealing, Return to Hogwarts offers an intimate glimpse into how the making of the Harry Potter franchise delivered its own special kind of magic for those involved."[25] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[26]

References[]

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