Original franchise star Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy, gives some heartwarming advice to the Harry Potter TV show cast. Adapting the beloved source material from author J.K. Rowling, the first Harry Potter movie was released in 2001, with the epic saga eventually concluding after eight films in 2011. After a series of Fantastic Beasts spinoff movies, which were a mixed bag in terms of success, Warner Bros. Discovery announced last spring that a more faithful TV show adaptation of Harry's story is on the way in the form of a Max original series.