A dedicated Harry Potter channel launches for DStv Premium subscribers next month as part of M-Net's 30th birthday celebrations.
It will be on channel 109 from Friday, 4 November to Sunday, 13 November and features all eight of the fliks as well as specials about the franchise.
The channel will run for 17 hours a day, from 06h00 to 23h00 and a different movie will screen each evening at 20h00. The movies will air in chronological order and all of the films will run back-to-back throughout the day.
Here's an overview of the movies with deets on one of the specials:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
At the centre of the movie is Harry, orphaned, unloved, rescued, enrolled as a wizard-in-training at Hogwarts Academy and, as his telltale forehead scar shows, destined for great things.
Enter into the world of Hogwarts and experience the rich characters, lavish surroundings, wizardly tools and customs, the high-flying sport of Quidditch … and much more beyond imagining.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Cars fly, trees fight back and a mysterious elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of the second year of his journey into the world of wizardry.
This year at Hogwarts, spiders talk, letters scold and Harry’s own unsettling ability to speak to snakes turns his friends against him. From duelling clubs to rogue Bludgers, it’s a year of adventure and danger when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber of Secrets has been opened.
To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage in this
adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s second book.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Year Three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger. Soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school.
An ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls. Fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry is forced to confront them all.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
When Harry Potter’s name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a gruelling battle for glory among three wizarding schools - the Triwizard Tournament.
But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.
In this fourth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, everything changes as Harry, Ron and Hermione leave childhood forever and take on challenges greater than anything they could have imagined.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort has returned, but the Ministry of Magic is doing everything it can to keep the wizarding world from knowing the truth - including appointing Ministry official Dolores Umbridge as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.
When Umbridge refuses to teach practical defensive magic, Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train a select group of students for the wizarding war that lies ahead. An epic showdown between good and evil awaits.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and Wizarding Worlds
, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching.
Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defences and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information.
Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is told in two full-length parts.
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort’s immortality and destruction - the Horcruxes.
On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart.
Meanwhile, the Wizarding World™ has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord. The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort’s Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them.
But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort…alive.
Harry’s only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him.
But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale - the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks.
Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became ‘the Boy Who Lived.’ No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, is the final adventure in the Harry Potter™ film series.
In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding World™ escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe.
But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
This special takes a look back at the most memorable and treasured scenes from the movie franchise. A celebration from the first seven Harry Potter films, this special includes input from the cast, crew and fans themselves.
Narrated by Hagrid himself - Robbie Coltrane, it reveals the favourite scenes of stars such as Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, and offers up exclusive insider knowledge about how these unforgettable scenes were made and behind-the-scenes scoop on what it was really like to film them. It also features Harry Potter's creator herself, J.K. Rowling.
The special also delves deeper into some of the films' best loved themes and the wider impact they've held. Magical creatures are featured, as well as the incredible skills of the artists and craftsmen who worked on the films for months, and even years, before cameras started rolling.