Harry Potter

Polygon's home for coverage of the Harry Potter wizarding world, including J.K. Rowling's books and their movie adaptations, as well as Warner Bros. Pictures' spinoff film series, Fantastic Beasts.

The first Harry Potter movie owes a lot to Home Alone, says director

By Petrana Radulovic November 14

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Harry Potter director Chris Columbus still thinks he got the scar wrong

By Petrana Radulovic November 10

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Niantic is shutting down Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

By Michael McWhertor November 2

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Harry Potter trivia game show hosted by Helen Mirren is a very real thing in 2021

By Petrana Radulovic October 28

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore suddenly coming in April

By Austen Goslin September 22

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Hogwarts Legacy designer quits studio following YouTube controversy

By Owen S. Good March 5

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Hogwarts Legacy to include ‘trans-inclusive character creation’

By Nicole Carpenter March 2

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HBO Max hoping someone wants to make a Harry Potter live-action TV series

By Petrana Radulovic January 25

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Johnny Depp resigns from the Fantastic Beasts movies

By Petrana Radulovic November 6, 2020

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Why I’m not buying the Harry Potter game

By Stacey Henley September 24, 2020

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J.K. Rowling ‘not directly involved’ in creation of Hogwarts Legacy game, Warner Bros. says

By Ryan Gilliam September 17, 2020

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Harry Potter gets an open-world adventure in Hogwarts Legacy, coming soon

By Owen S. Good September 16, 2020

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All 8 Harry Potter movies will disappear from HBO Max next month

By Ryan Gilliam July 20, 2020

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Daniel Radcliffe defends trans women after J.K. Rowling’s targeted tweets

By Petrana Radulovic June 9, 2020

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Surprise! All 8 Harry Potter movies are on HBO Max

By Austen Goslin May 27, 2020

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Minecraft gets a magical makeover with this wild Harry Potter mod

By Cass Marshall January 13, 2020

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Judging if Harry Potter’s birthdays were all awful, based on the gifts

By Petrana Radulovic and Palmer Haasch July 31, 2019

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite already has a fan fest announced

By Owen S. Good June 27, 2019

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Wizard Rock band Harry and the Potters on their first album in over 13 years

By Petrana Radulovic June 21, 2019

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Your biggest Harry Potter: Wizards Unite questions, answered

By Julia Lee June 20, 2019

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite now available on iOS and Android

By Ben Kuchera June 20, 2019

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Harry Potter puppet troupe posts a new video for the first time in two years

By Petrana Radulovic June 13, 2019

My favorite part of Harry Potter’s Wizarding World in Hollywood? A glowing drone swarm.

By Chris Plante April 24, 2019

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New Harry Potter ride reveals a creature that didn’t make it to the movies

By Petrana Radulovic April 20, 2019

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Niantic opens name reservations for Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

By Russ Frushtick April 11, 2019

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Niantic reveals Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

By Allegra Frank March 11, 2019

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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter gets a new Hagrid-themed ride

By Petrana Radulovic February 21, 2019

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A reminder that Hufflepuffs are heroes, too

By Cian Maher November 26, 2018

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