Warner Bros. confirms Hogwarts Legacy sequel is in development
The gist
Warner Bros. confirmed a Hogwarts Legacy sequel in an Aug.
The first game sold over 40 million copies, making the follow-up a key test for WB Games.
How it unfolded
- 2024David Haddad, then-president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, said the team was coordinating the sequel's big-picture storytelling with the Harry Potter HBO series.
- 2024WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels called a Hogwarts Legacy successor one of the company's biggest priorities 'a couple of years down the road.'
- 2025JB Perrette, CEO and president of global streaming and games at Warner Bros. Discovery, named Harry Potter/Hogwarts Legacy one of four franchises the games division would focus on after a 'disappointing 2024.'
Key terms
- franchises
- A collection of related media works derived from one original creative work such as a film or book.
Source: Wikipedia