Rupert Grint shares his thoughts on the rumored 'Harry Potter' live-action TV series
Rupert Grint, who played the beloved Ron Weasley in all eight "Harry Potter" films, is sharing his take on the rumors that a TV series based on the Wizarding World is coming.
The 32-year-old actor, who last starred as Ron in 2011's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2," spoke to Variety about a potential revival.
"It’ll be weird if it was a continuation kind of thing," confessed Grint. "I weirdly feel quite protective of that character."
The British actor went on, "Even when I saw the stage shows, it was a very strange experience."
If "Harry Potter" comes back, Grint admitted he's not entirely on board with rebooting the series with a new cast of actors playing Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"If it’s like a different group of friends, I guess it would be interesting," he said.
The Hollywood Reporter was the first to report the live-action TV series is in development at HBO Max, but the streaming platform denied that's the case.
"There are no Harry Potter series in development at the studio or on the streaming platform," HBO Max and Warner Bros. said in a statement to Deadline last month.
During Grint's interview with Variety, he did reveal something shocking. Despite playing Harry Potter's best friend for a decade, he hasn't watched all the movies.
"I’ve probably seen the first three at the premieres, but after that I stopped watching them," he said before turning his attention to his newborn daughter, Wednesday.
"But now that I have a daughter, I will probably have to watch them with her," he said.
Grint shares Wednesday, who was born in May, with his partner Georgia Groome.
The original "Harry Potter" films also starred Daniel Radcliffe as Harry and Emma Watson as Hermione.
