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Daniel Radcliffe doesn’t know if he’ll be watching the new Harry Potter series on HBO.
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The actor says he isn’t much of a TV viewer.
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Radcliffe also declared that he’s done giving advice to the new Harry.
The OG Harry Potter might not be watching the new Harry Potter.
After previously declaring that he’d be “excited” to see HBO’s upcoming TV adaptation of the iconic book series, Daniel Radcliffe is now revealing that he might not have the time.
“I don’t know if I will, honestly,” he told the Associated Press when asked if he’d be tuning in. “I’ve been in a lot of Harry Potter already. Also, I don’t watch any TV. I haven’t seen Breaking Bad. I haven’t seen Mad Men. I haven’t seen some of the real classics. Eight hours is a lot of anything to watch.”
Radcliffe was 11 when he was cast as Harry Potter, the young wizard dreamed up by author J.K. Rowling. Over 10 years and eight films, Radcliffe memorably brought the character to life on the big screen, before wrapping the franchise in 2011.
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Next month, HBO will begin retelling the Potter story with a new show, with the eight-episode first season, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, covering the initial novel. Dominic McLaughlin is stepping into the titular role, and his predecessor Radcliffe has already sent a letter to the young actor. But Radcliffe is ready to let McLaughlin be free of his coaching.
“He’s got it, he doesn’t need any advice from me.” Radcliffe expalined. “If I say something to you, then the next interview people have with him, they’ll be like, ‘Dan said you should do this.’ And I’m like, I don’t want to haunt this poor child through interviews! So I have no advice for him. He’s gonna be amazing. And I will get to meet him some day, and I’m very excited about that.”
While Radcliffe is unsure if he will be watching the new Harry Potter, he has expressed his gratitude that his son is going to have a Harry who isn’t his dad.
“I’m actually delighted that when my kid grows and is into Harry Potter, he can watch a version that is not me,” Radcliffe said earlier this year. “I feel like watching it with your dad would be less cool. It would take you out of it… And that means that at some point there will be somebody else to answer all the Harry Potter questions and I can pass that on to them too.”
Despite Radcliffe’s lack of interest in checking out TV himself, he can currently be seen on NBC’s The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins.
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