Prime Video Officially Crowns Harry Potter the King of Streaming Ahead of HBO Reboot

Image via Universal Pictures Published Nov 11, 2026, 12:01 PM EST Shrishty is a decade-old journalist covering a variety of beats between politics to pop culture, but movies are her first love, which led her to study Film and TV Development at UCLAx. She lives and breathes cinema and sometimes wakes up with the close-up shot of Ryan Gosling's hands playing piano in La La Land, in her head. She has worked with numerous media outlets, including Burda Media (MSN News), DKODING Media, The Voice of Fashion, Hindustan Times, and more. Throughout her career, she has interviewed an array of people, from CEOs and politicians to filmmakers and farmers. Sign in to your Collider account Harry Potter fans around the world can’t wait for Christmas this year. While every Christmas is Harry Potter-themed for a Potterhead, this year is going to be extra special with the launch of the Harry Potter reboot series. A new golden trio, a grand magical world, and a teachers’ lounge full of notable faces are in the store, along with a story that has tugged at the hearts of millions worldwide. The upcoming series promises a lot of wonder, magic, and nostalgia, with several full seasons dedicated to bringing the saga to the silver screen. And nostalgia is the keyword here, as the new series will evoke a lot of feelings in the generation that grew up with Harry and his friends, and a new generation will be introduced to the iconic Wizarding world. Fans are already preparing for the upcoming series by revisiting the original movies. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson as Harry, Ron, and Hermione, respectively, the movies ran from 2001 to 2011 and redefined the YA genre. We follow a young, orphaned Harry, who lives a miserable life with his aunt and her family. His life changes when he receives a letter from Hogwarts on his 11th birthday. We then entered the magical world with Harry that changed all our lives. In his first year Harry comes face to face with Lord Voldemort and is successful in delaying his return. The second year takes us deeper into hidden secrets of the castle as the Chamber of Secrets is opened once again. Things take a darker turn in Prisoner of Azkaban as Harry saves his godfather, Sirius Black, from going back to prison and discovers who was really responsible for his parents’ death. With Chris Columbus setting the tone for the first two movies and Alfonso Cuarón building a sinister world in the third feature, the franchise gets darker as the kids grow up, one of the main reasons for the franchise's success. COLLIDERInteractive The Hat awaits Movies/Wizarding World/The Sorting Collider · The Sorting Hat Awaits Which Hogwarts HouseAre You? Eight questions · four houses · one sorting Four houses, one destiny. The Sorting Hat has weighed thousands of students and now it is your turn. Answer honestly and find out where you belong at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The four houses Gryffindor Slytherin Hufflepuff Ravenclaw Place the hat Question 1 of 8VALUES 01 What quality do you value most in yourself? Answer as honestly as you can. The Hat always knows. ACourage. I act even when I am afraid, because what is right matters more than what is safe. BAmbition. I know what I want and I have the drive and the cunning to reach it. CLoyalty. I show up for the people I love, whatever it costs me. DWisdom. I think before I act and I am always hungry to understand more. ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Next question Question 2 of 8CONFLICT 02 A friend is being treated unfairly. What do you do? How you protect other people says everything about you. AStep in at once and confront whoever is responsible. I will not stand by. BWork out the best strategy to deal with it. A smart move beats a rash one. CStay at their side, support them, and help them through it however they need. DWork out what is really going on and find the most reasoned, fair solution. ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Next question Question 3 of 8AMBITION 03 What does success look like to you? What you are working toward is what you are becoming. ABeing remembered as someone who fought for what was right, whatever the odds. BReaching the goals I set for myself: influence, standing, and respect I earned. CA life where the people I care about know I was there for them, always. DMastering my field, contributing something that lasts, and never stopping learning. ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Next question Question 4 of 8FEAR 04 What is your greatest fear? Fear is the most honest thing about a person. ABeing a coward when it counted, and looking back knowing I did nothing. BMediocrity. Fading into obscurity without leaving a mark on the world. CLosing the people I love, or letting them down when they needed me most. DIgnorance. Being wrong and not knowing it, or never reaching what I could be. ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Next question Question 5 of 8MORALITY 05 The rules say no. Your gut says go. What do you do? Every institution has rules. What you do with them is a choice. ABreak them. If it is the right thing to do, no rule should stop me. BFind a way to get what I want without being caught. Rules are guidelines. CProbably follow them, though I would find a way to help inside them if I could. DThink it through carefully. Is the rule unjust, or is my gut just impatient? ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Next question Question 6 of 8FRIENDSHIP 06 What kind of friend are you? Who you are to the people you love is who you really are. AThe protector. I will go to the ends of the earth for the people I care about. BThe strategist. I give sharp advice and I am the one who works out how to fix it. CThe constant. I am always there, always reliable, and I never make it about me. DThe guide. I help people think it through and see what they have missed. ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Next question Question 7 of 8THE MIRROR 07 You look into the Mirror of Erised. What do you see? The mirror shows the deepest desire of your heart. AYourself standing victorious, having faced the greatest challenge and won. BYourself at the height of your power: respected, successful and in control. CYourself surrounded by everyone you love, whole and happy and together. DYourself with every answer: every book read, every mystery solved. ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Next question Question 8 of 8THE SORTING 08 The Hat pauses. It whispers: you could do well in any house. But what matters most to you, truly? This is the tiebreaker. The Hat always listens. ABravery. I want to be the kind of person who acts when others will not. BGreatness. I want to leave my mark and be more than ordinary. CBelonging. I want to be part of something good and never let my people down. DUnderstanding. I want to know the truth of things and keep growing forever. ← Back Keys 1 to 4 or A to D · Enter to advance Reveal my house The Sorting Hat speaksYour house has been chosen Gryffindor Gryffindor Tower · Scarlet and Gold Gryffindors do not act because they are fearless. They act because some things are worth being afraid for. You have nerve. Not the reckless kind, but the deep and quiet sort that turns up even when you are terrified, and especially then. You stand up for people when looking away would be easier, and you go at what is right even when the odds are poor. That instinct has cost you before and you have never once decided it was not worth it. Why the Hat chose this You speak up in the room where it costs you something. You would rather be wrong and brave than right and silent. People come to you when something needs facing. From the Collider file Dominic McLaughlin takes over as Harry in HBO's series, which arrives in 2027 after filming through 2025 and 2026. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson were all cast in 2000, aged eleven, ten and ten. The Sorting Hat on screen was a practical puppet before any digital work went near it. Nerve Acts first Stands up Slytherin Slytherin Dungeon · Emerald and Silver At its best this is the house of people who refuse the limits other people set for them. You are driven, sharp, and entirely clear-eyed about what you want and how to reach it. Slytherin has been misread for a long time, painted as the house of villains when what it really rewards is resourcefulness and the patience to play a long game. You know your own worth, you protect your own fiercely, and you have never needed anyone else's permission to aim high. Why the Hat chose this You think three moves ahead and say one of them out loud. You are loyal to a small circle and ruthless about the rest. Being underestimated has always suited you. From the Collider file Alan Rickman knew Snape's ending from Rowling years before the films got there, and played it accordingly. Tom Felton read for Harry and for Ron before landing Draco. Paapa Essiedu takes the role of Snape in HBO's series. Plays the long game Knows his worth Resourceful Hufflepuff Hufflepuff Basement · Yellow and Black Not the safe house and not the leftover house. The house with the most heart. You are the sort of person who makes a place better just by being in it. You turn up, you do the work, and you do not need glory or credit for any of it, because you do what is right on the grounds that it is right. Your loyalty does not waver when it is tested, which is the only time loyalty means anything at all. Hufflepuff has never been the consolation prize. Why the Hat chose this You are the one who remembers, and who follows through. You do the unglamorous part nobody volunteers for. Your word has never needed a backup. From the Collider file Robert Pattinson played Cedric Diggory in Goblet of Fire a year before he was cast in Twilight. Eddie Redmayne's Newt Scamander put a Hufflepuff at the center of five Fantastic Beasts films. The common room sits beside the kitchens, which is the most Hufflepuff detail in the books. Shows up Unwavering No credit needed Ravenclaw Ravenclaw Tower · Blue and Bronze Not merely intelligence. The love of learning, and the rare nerve to say you do not know yet. Your mind is your best thing and you have always known it. Ravenclaws are the questioners, the ones who cannot leave a puzzle alone and who find a good book better company than most rooms full of people. What marks the house out is not being clever, it is wanting to understand, and being willing to admit the gap. You see things with a clarity that other people find unsettling. Why the Hat chose this You would rather be corrected than comfortable. You notice the thing nobody else in the room noticed. You have never been able to leave a question alone. From the Collider file Evanna Lynch was cast as Luna from an open call of roughly fifteen thousand girls, having written to Rowling as a fan. The tower door asks a riddle rather than a password, so a Ravenclaw can be locked out by thinking too slowly. Luna, Flitwick and Rowena Ravenclaw are all originals, which is rather the point of the house. Asks the question Loves learning Sees clearly The Hat's deliberation · your top three 1 2 3 ↻ Retake the quiz Copied to your clipboard Sorted byCOLLIDERCollider.com · The Fandom Desk Harry Potter Movies are Enchanting Global Audiences It seems fans around the world are preparing for the new series by revisiting the franchise. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Prisoner of Azkaban have taken over Prime Video’s Global top 10 charts, as per FlixPatrol. The franchise stands tall among features like Liam Neeson’s The Mongoose, Apocalypse Z – New World, Drive – The Pretenders, The Love Hypothesis, and more. Check out the Harry Potter Franchise on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more updates. Harry Potter