No magic wand is going to make the latest legal fight Warner Bros Discovery and David Zaslav find themselves in go away, even if Harry Potter is a part of the corporate skirmish. Up against the NBA and Amazon over basketball rights,

The Comcast-owned Sky is suing Warner Bros. Discovery over the rights to co-produce HBO's upcoming Harry Potter series.

Sky has launched legal action against Warner Brothers after allegedly being cut out of its new Harry Potter series. According to Sky’s legal complaint, the companies agreed they would “co-fund” the production in a 2019 deal that would have given Sky the exclusive rights to market and distribute the Harry Potter series throughout Europe.

Comcast’s European pay-TV company Sky has sued Warner Bros Discovery, accusing the entertainment giant of violating an agreement that gave Sky long-term exclusive rights to shows including a new “Harry Potter” TV series.

Even so, there is money lurking out in them thar’ adaptations— someone, likely a lot of someones, are going to watch this thing when it arrives circa 2026, even if we aren’t—and said cash is at the center of a new lawsuit between Warner Bros.

Comcast's Sky is suing Warner Bros. Discovery for "multiple material breaches" of a 2019 deal around the co-funding and co-production of exclusive premium TV shows. The suit, which was filed Friday in New York federal court,