What Daniel Radcliffe is looking forward to in the new Harry Potter TV series

Earlier this year, Warner Bros executive David Zaslav announced HBO will be developing a new television series based on the Harry Potter books.

Based on the series by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. has produced The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half Blood Price, The Deathly Hallows Part I and The Deathly Hallows Part II.

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The franchise has continued with the Fantastic Beasts movies, though they are nowhere near as critically or commercially successful.

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At the centre of the Harry Potter franchise was Daniel Radcliffe who played the title character. Naturally, he has been asked about the new series on a number of occasions.

As a fan, he is looking forward to seeing parts of the books that were not included in the movies.

"I'm excited for it as a viewer. I'll be able to enjoy it with everyone else possible, with a slightly different perspective," Radcliffe told Vanity Fair.

"It's a nice thing that a whole new generation is going to get introduced to the stories in a new way. They'll see it as a TV series, so they'll probably have time to go into all the things. So, for the people that were angry about things that were cut from the film, hopefully, they will finally be able to see the full version they wanted."

The new Harry Potter series will take place over a decade.

Daniel Radcliffe will not be in the new Harry Potter

As he is the main representative of the franchise, even more so than J.K Rowling, Radcliffe has been asked if he will be involved in the TV series in any capacity, like a cameo.

But, that won't be happening.

"My understanding is that they're trying to very much start fresh and I'm sure whoever is making them will want to make their own mark on it and probably not want to have to figure out how to get old Harry to cameo in this somewhere," he told ComicBook.com.

"So, I'm definitely not seeking it out in any way. But I do wish them, obviously, all the luck in the world and I'm very excited to have that torch passed. But I don't think it needs me to physically pass it."