The world of Harry Potter is coming to Paramount. The company has inked a multi-year licensing deal, making the Paramount networks the exclusive linear home of the Harry Potter film franchise.
Beginning July 3, MTV, Nickelodean, Nick At Nite and Paramount Network will begin airing the eight Harry Potter films and three Fantastic Beasts spinoffs.
“Expanding Paramount’s portfolio with the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films underscores our commitment to delivering world-class franchises to the wide range of audiences our brands serve,” said Laurel Weir, head of programming and acquisitions for Paramount Media Networks and chief research and insights officer for TV Media. “As one of the most beloved and enduring franchises in entertainment, ‘Harry Potter’ continues to captivate audiences across generations, and this addition enables us to deliver the magic and adventure of these timeless stories to fans of all ages.”
NBCUniversal previously had linear rights to the films. NBCU retains co-exclusive streaming rights with Peacock and Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max.
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The programming rollout for each network is as follows:
MTV will debut the franchise with a special holiday weekend event, beginning Friday, July 3 at 12 PM, ET/PT through Sunday, July 5, featuring a marathon of all eight films from the original Harry Potter series.
Paramount Network will present a week-long event showcasing all eight Harry Potter and all three Fantastic Beasts films, with a featured movie each weeknight beginning Monday, July 13 at 6 PM, ET/PT, and continuing through Sunday, July 19, with weekend airings beginning at 12 PM, ET/PT.
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite: Nick at Nite will host a week-long event showcasing all eight Harry Potter movies beginning Sunday, Aug. 9 at 7 PM, ET/PT, with each title encoring the next day on Nickelodeon. Later in the summer, as part of Warner Bros. Discovery’s annual “Back to Hogwarts” celebrations, Nickelodeon will air the Harry Potter films over the Labor Day holiday weekend, beginning Thursday, Sept. 3, inaugurating its own participation in the global activations.
The 11 films included in the deal are Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 2; Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them; Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
The new Harry Potter series, HBO’s TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy books, is expected to launch in early 2027.