Auror’s Tale, a high-intensity action-adventure original web series made by talented Harry Potter fans, recently released a trailer.
Set to take place in and around New York City (in both muggle and wizard locales), it looks like actors from the CW (read: young individuals who are easy on the eyes) were let loose in the underground and super-secret Wizarding World of Manhattan per Michael Bay’s direction. It also looks very good. Check it out:
The action above was filmed by Leo Kei Angelos under the banner of Red Phoenix Pictures and on Red Epic cameras. It’s also just a sampling of Angelo and his production company’s skills. The full 10-episode series will follow a storyline scribed by Cassandra Johnstone and is set to begin its release of monthly installments this summer. Here’s a synopsis of what you can expect.
(Pro Tip: In case you don’t speak the lingua franca of whatever we’re calling this generation of young adults, an Auror is a member of an elite unit of highly-trained, specialist officers trained to investigate crimes related to the Dark Arts.)
New York City is a battlefield. Dark magic rules the underworld. The NYC Department of Magical Law Enforcement (DMLE) is the only line of defense. Hawthorne is the force’s newest recruit and the dark criminals’ latest threat. Plunging into the nightmare that his occupation offers, he makes quick enemies of the most depraved wizard gang in America: the ever violent, ever twisted Hellhounds. Auror’s Tale chronicles Hawthorne’s tempestuous adventures.
It’s the wizarding world as imagined by fans that grew up with the series, created for fans that grew up with the series. It’s the magic of Potter as you have never seen it before: a high-speed, raw, and terrifically twisted ride.
Angelos, Johnstone, and company aren’t looking to make any cash on the endeavor (partly because this is a labor of love and exposure and partly because they most likely want to avoid being contacted by JK’s legal team), but stay tuned for the announcement of a soon-to-be launched Kickstarter campaign, which will help them offset production costs.