HBO's chief content officer Casey Bloys has defended the network's partnership with JK Rowling for the upcoming Harry Potter TV series amid ongoing controversy over the author's views on transgender issues.

It seems like HBO’s new Harry Potter TV show is unable to catch a break from backlash. After widespread criticism to casting Paapa Essiedu, a Black man, as Severus Snape, outraged netizens have now set their sights on the rest of the cast: Hot Fuzz actor Nick Frost,

HBO’s chief content officer has stressed that the new Harry Potter series is ‘not secretly being infused’ with any views when discussing JK Rowling’s beliefs, after immense controversy. The highly-anticipated TV series has hit headlines after announcing six main cast members,