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We Don't Need A New Harry Potter Series

This meme reacts to the (likely satirical/fake) announcement of a new Harry Potter reboot series. It places a fake entertainment news headline claiming the new series' details have been revealed, above an image of a tearful bearded man captioned "Its unnecessary. There's no reason for this." The joke expresses the common fan opinion that Hollywood making new remakes/reboots of already beloved, successful existing franchises like Harry Potter is completely unnecessary and unwanted.
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'Harry Potter' Series First Trailer, Name & Release Date Revealed
31 minutes ago — Here's your first teaser trailer for the anticipated new Harry Potter series, which launches this Christmas.

Overview

This meme reacts to the (likely satirical/fake) announcement of a new Harry Potter reboot series. It places a fake entertainment news headline claiming the new series' details have been revealed, above an image of a tearful bearded man captioned "Its unnecessary. There's no reason for this." The joke expresses the common fan opinion that Hollywood making new remakes/reboots of already beloved, successful existing franchises like Harry Potter is completely unnecessary and unwanted.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit's r/meme community, per the provided source information. It combines a popular existing viral reaction image of the crying man with a satirical fake news headline about a Harry Potter reboot to comment on the modern trend of unnecessary Hollywood reboots and remakes of popular media.

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