Rowling is credited as executive producer but that could mean anything. The studio could’ve made the show without involving her but I guess they didn’t want to start legal battle with her.
Potter series would be costly, but could prove a major subscriber draw. Zaslav soon concluded, however, that the only Potter show Warner could legally pursue without Rowling’s permission was one that stuck to the stories of the original seven books, since those were firmly in the studio’s control and not the kind of prequel or spinoff she’d clawed back the rights to years earlier.
US TV credits according to a rank system. EP credit is given to a wide range of people such as the director of the first episode, the showrunners, senior writing staff, authors of underlying materials, studio executives, network executives, prominent members of the cast and so on. It doesn’t necessarily confer authority over how the show is made, simply that these are people on the higher tier of pay, or contractual obligation to such credit.
Rowling is credited as executive producer but that could mean anything. The studio could’ve made the show without involving her but I guess they didn’t want to start legal battle with her.
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US TV credits according to a rank system. EP credit is given to a wide range of people such as the director of the first episode, the showrunners, senior writing staff, authors of underlying materials, studio executives, network executives, prominent members of the cast and so on. It doesn’t necessarily confer authority over how the show is made, simply that these are people on the higher tier of pay, or contractual obligation to such credit.