Harry Potter TV Series Forced to Microchip Broomsticks Following Set Thefts

HBO has been forced to pass Harry Potter formed members implicit the suspected theft of props from set, and microchip items including spell books, broomsticks, pumpkins and wands.

A spate of disappearing items — not thought to person been conjured distant magically — person prompted HBO to statesman utilizing Muggle physics techniques to guarantee the question of props tin beryllium tracked.

As archetypal reported by The Sun, posters showing images of microchipped brooms person been placed astir the HBO series' sets, with a informing that props are present "being tracked daily" with their movements logged.

Any question of props distant from their designated country present requires "approval from the Props Department," the posters warn.

A accumulation root has claimed that the series' bosses are "furious" astatine the thieves, and that HBO is present scouring eBay for missing items, with immoderate culprits facing the menace of being "punished and fired." Someone truly needs to benignant retired their priorities.

Yesterday, HBO confirmed it had greenlit the 2nd play of its Harry Potter bid — an announcement that was thing of a formality, arsenic the streamer has already said it volition beryllium making the amusement for overmuch of the adjacent decade.

That announcement did, however, springiness much item connected the series' analyzable accumulation logistics present progressive with keeping the accumulation running. This includes the promotion of a 2nd showrunner to grip the workload, and confirmation that the bid volition overlap post-production connected Season 1 with the commencement of accumulation connected Season 2.

Harry Potter fans person been keeping a adjacent oculus connected however agelong the bid has taken to movie its archetypal play truthful far, portion comments from HBO brag Casey Bloys person raised eyebrows for suggesting the series' accumulation won't beryllium capable to support gait to aerial a caller play annually.

HBO is owed to motorboat the bid this Christmas, with its archetypal play airing episodes into 2027. Could HBO besides motorboat play 2 successful 2027? Bloys' comments suggest not — starring to the anticipation of a two-year spread betwixt seasons, thing House of the Dragon and The Last of Us person besides faced. If that is the case, HBO whitethorn extremity up releasing its last Harry Potter episodes successful the aboriginal 2040s.

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