HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV show won’t feature many of the original film’s cast or crew, and in a recent interview, the series’ longtime director revealed why. Why isn’t Chris Columbus working on the Harry Potter TV show?

Chris Columbus isn’t going back to Hogwarts. The filmmaker, who directed the first two “Harry Potter” movies and produced the third, shut down the possibility that he’s going to be involved in HBO’s upcoming TV adaptation of the franchise.

The 66-year-old directed the first two Harry Potter films and produced the third. Original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus has said a new HBO series of the fantasy franchise is “more of the same”.