J.K. Rowling Docuseries Set at BBC

By K.J. Yossman

K.J. Yossman

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The BBC is set to broadcast a two-part docuseries about “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling.

Produced by Rogan Scotland (“Becoming Frida Kahlo”), it will trace her “dramatic rise, cultural influence and contested legacy, using her life as a lens through which to explore three decades of profound social, political and technological change,” according to the press release.

Rowling wrote “Harry Potter” as a struggling single mother in an Edinburgh cafe, never anticipating the seven-part book series, first published in 1997, would turn into one of the most successful stories in the world, encompassing theme parks, films, TV series, video games and a vast merchandising empire.

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