Ally Pankiw, director of a Black Mirror episode, says she has declined an opportunity to work on HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV series. In an Instagram post, she shares what appears to be a screenshot of an SMS conversation with her agent in which she responds to being approached about the project.
In the exchange, Pankiw characterizes her answer as a “hard no,” presenting the message as an example of how straightforward it can be to refuse certain opportunities. PinkNews focuses on her framing around being able to say no, while Deadline reports her accompanying remark encouraging people to “say no” to funding transphobia, as reflected in the context of the post. Both outlets describe the same Instagram text screenshot and her stated refusal to join the series, though they emphasize different aspects of the message.
