J.K. Rowling has made her first visit to the set of HBO's 'Harry Potter' series. Sources joked that it was like receiving royaty.

Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling visited the set of the new TV series HBO is filming based on her books. The series entered production in July, with filming taking place at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and elsewhere in the U.

The best-selling author, 60, is an executive producer on the upcoming series, announced by HBO Max in 2023. The streamer is adapting the famous franchise into a “decades-long” TV series, with each season based on one of the seven books in Rowling’s best-selling series.

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