'Hogwarts Legacy 2' Officially Confirmed Ahead of HBO's 'Harry Potter' Reboot

Image via Warner Bros. Games Published Aug 12, 2026, 7:08 PM EDT Ryan O'Rourke is a Senior News Writer at Collider with a specific interest in all things adult animation, video game adaptations, and the work of Mike Flanagan. He is also an experienced baseball writer with over six years of articles between multiple outlets, most notably FanSided's CubbiesCrib. Whether it's taking in a baseball game, a new season of Futurama or Castlevania: Nocturne, or playing the latest From Software title, he is always finding ways to show his fandom. When it comes to gaming and anything that takes inspiration from it, he is deeply opinionated on what's going on. Outside of entertainment, he's a graduate of Eureka College with a Bachelor's in Communication where he honed his craft as a writer. Between The IV Leader at Illinois Valley Community College and The Pegasus at Eureka, he spent the majority of his college career publishing articles on everything from politics to campus happenings and, of course, entertainment for the student body. Those principles he learned covering the 2020 election, Palestine, and so much more are brought here to Collider, where he has gleefully written on everything from the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes to Nathan Lane baby-birding sewer boys. Sign in to your Collider account The wizarding world of Harry Potter is bustling with activity of late. All eyes are on HBO's massive series adaptation of the books, which will debut its first season this Christmas with a fresh new cast to boot. Production is also already underway on bringing the second story, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, to life, complete with one dream addition in the form of Superman's Nicholas Hoult as Professor Gilderoy Lockhart. Amid all the buzz about what this new version of Hogwarts will look like when it hits the screen, Warner Bros. has now confirmed that players will eventually be able to return to the magical school themselves. In a new letter to shareholders, the company officially confirmed what was widely expected — Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in active development. That's not a surprise, considering WB has previously affirmed that making a sequel to the Harry Potter open-world RPG was a high priority, and the first title is now among the top-25 bestselling games of all time with over 40 million copies sold. Not only that, but it even became the first non-Call of Duty or Rockstar title to be the top-selling title in a single year since 2009, when it released back in 2023. However, what is notable about the mention is that the Hogwarts Legacy follow-up was specifically singled out as one of the video games WB is really banking on. "We expect Games to more meaningfully contribute to segment profitability going forward as our pipeline expands, including the second installment of Hogwarts Legacy," the letter reads. Undoubtedly, the hope is to draw greater interest by syncing up the game's release with the show, which, if all goes well, will have a lengthy run covering all of J.K. Rowling's books. No other details have been given about the game at this time, but considering when the first game released, it's not out of the realm of possibility for classes to pick back up by 2028, with, perhaps, a reveal tied to The Game Awards in December. Released February 10, 2023 ESRB T For Teen Due To Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol Developer(s) Avalanche Software Publisher(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Engine Unreal Engine 4 Franchise Harry Potter