Millennials have a moral obligation to avoid the Harry Potter reboot

It’s time to ditch the nostalgia and extend that empathy to our trans siblings, writes David Monaghan

Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter in the new HBO Max Harry Potter series. By watching this show, we are giving money to someone with the power to really hurt the vulnerable, like trans people.

The trailer for the upcoming Harry Potter reboot has naturally led to a flood of social media posts from excited millennials; crying face emojis abound. And just what exhilarated them so? Desaturated visuals of Harry and friends on the London Underground.

Why does it look so grey? Could it be that the target audience for this new version of Harry Potter is not children, but rather those same millennials; the muted colours an attempt to add a veneer of prestige to what is, ostensibly, a series for pre-teens?