Warner Bros. Television Studios is reportedly in the midst of closing a major animation deal between themselves and Amazon in regards to DC-branded content.
Studio chief Channing Dungey appeared at the UK TV conference Content London and says the studio is “exploring the idea of taking animated IP to different platforms” along with HBO Max. Dungey says in a statement:
“With animation, we used to be about staying in-house but now we are doing it on different platforms. HBO Max is the first stop, but we are in the process of closing a big deal with Amazon featuring DC branded content in animation.”
Dungey also says there’s a lot of interest in a TV series set in the “Harry Potter” franchise’s wizarding world.
“There is a tremendous amount of ambition for that and we are engaged in a number of different conversations. I wish I could tell you that something was on imminent on the horizon but there is a lot of interest and a lot of passion for it, so absolutely.
What’s great is that you see how the audience is so engaged and so ready. Our unscripted team did a fantastic ‘Return to Hogwarts’ special for HBO last year, that resonated so tremendously, then we did a quiz show, ‘The Tournament of Houses,’ that Helen Mirren was the host for. The audience is ready, they want to go, so we’re just to figure out what the right next step is.”
The comments come as last month Warner Bros. Television underwent a massive restructure and had to lay off 19% of its workforce across the scripted, unscripted and animation divisions.
Source: Variety
