The Cormoran Strike novels are a stark departure from Rowling’s better known series, but maintain the same level of wit and intrigue that made Harry Potter such a sensation with adults and kids alike.
The partnership between HBO and BBC builds off the relationship the two companies established with 2015’s The Casual Vacancy, adapted from another of Rowling’s works.
The series follows the traditional hard-nosed detective tropes in the vein of Sherlock Holmes or Philip Marlowe, updated for the modern world.
With HBO on board, you can bet that there won’t be any need to tone down any of the content.