--- title: J.K. Rowling Confirms End of 'Harry Potter' Series description: J.K. Rowling has confirmed that the eighth installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will be the last story in the saga canonical: https://time.com/4432264/jk-rowling-harry-potter-end-series/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-31T15:11:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T09:57:56.632Z article:section: Ideas og:title: J.K. 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Benett  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jul 31, 2016 3:11 PM UTC [J.K. Rowling](http://time.com/4432248/jk-rowling-birthday-harry-potter-cake/?xid=homepage) on Saturday said there would be no more new adventures for Harry Potter, [confirming](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-entertainment-harrypotter-idUSKCN10A0OP) that the eighth installment in the series, [_Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_](http://time.com/4424894/harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child-play-cameos/), will be the last story in the saga. The author of the beloved book series shut down speculations from fans that the latest two-part play and book could be a sign that Rowling may not be done telling Potter’s tale, while speaking at the play’s premiere in London, Reuters reports. “He goes on a very big journey during these two plays and then, yeah, I think we’re done,” Rowling told the news agency. “This is the next generation, you know. So, I’m thrilled to see it realized so beautifully but, no, Harry is done now.” _Harry Potter and the Cursed Child_ picks up 19 years after the end of the original series, with a middle-aged Potter working in the Ministry of Magic and his son, Albus, entering the wizarding world for the first time. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-entertainment-harrypotter-idUSKCN10A0OP)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4432264/jk-rowling-harry-potter-end-series/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4432264/jk-rowling-harry-potter-end-series/"},"headline":"J.K. 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