--- description: The author also shared new information on the American wizarding government title: J.K. Rowling Says There Won’t Be a Harry Potter TV Show image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2e47c1fcec86d1d/69885cab428a9e90aacce5ad/jk-rowlings.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling Says There Won’t Be a Harry Potter TV Show by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 10, 2015 11:33 AM CUT  Author J.K. Rowling ceremoniously lights the Empire State Building in Lumos√ï colors of purple, blue and white to mark the US launch of her non-profit organization at The Empire State Building on April 9, 2015 in New York City. Author J.K. Rowling ceremoniously lights the Empire State Building in Lumos√ï colors of purple, blue and white to mark the US launch of her non-profit organization at The Empire State Building on April 9, 2015 in New York City.Cindy Ord—Getty Images by [Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 10, 2015 11:33 AM CUT The good news is that J.K. Rowling has teased some (very minor) new information about the American wizarding world of the _Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them_ film spinoff. The bad news is that we’re more likely to get a _Harry Potter_ opera or ice ballet than a TV show. Once again [taking to Twitter](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/07/week-jk-rowling "undefined"), Rowling shared a little bit of new information about the international system of wizarding government, tweeting that unlike the Muggle U.S. Congress, the governing body of American wizards is a single body. She also wrote that the International Confederation of Wizards is the wizarding equivalent to the United Nations. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/630123670585909249) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/630125966606630912) Another reader also asked if a _Harry Potter_ TV show was on the horizon. (After all, there are [three spinoff movies](http://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/30/harry-potter-fantastic-beasts-trilogy "undefined") and [a play](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/29/jk-rowling-confirms-potter-play-canon "undefined") in the works.) Unfortunately, Rowling quickly shut that idea down. “Right after the opera, Potter-on-ice and the interpretative dance version of Beedle the Bard,” she wrote about a potential TV series. Which is kind of a shame. Imagine Quidditch on ice. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/630125225032744960) > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/630129626401128448) [_This article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/08/09/jk-rowling-explains-american-wizarding-government-twitter "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3990353/j-k-rowling-harry-potter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3990353/j-k-rowling-harry-potter/"},"headline":"J.K. 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