Daniel Radcliffe’s New Series Dethrones Every Harry Potter Film on Rotten Tomatoes

Daniel Radcliffe leaves Hogwarts in the rearview: his new comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, co-starring Tracy Morgan and created by Robert Carlock and Sam Means, is debuting with a Rotten Tomatoes critics score that tops every Harry Potter film.

Daniel Radcliffe just did the one thing you probably did not have on your 2026 bingo card: his new TV comedy is beating every Harry Potter movie on Rotten Tomatoes. Yes, really.

So what is this show?

'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' comes from Robert Carlock and Sam Means, and pairs Tracy Morgan with Radcliffe for a pretty clean comic setup with some bite. Morgan plays Reggie Dinkins, a once-beloved football star whose public image has fallen off a cliff. Radcliffe is Arthur Tobin, an award-winning filmmaker who teams up with Reggie as he tries to crawl back into the world's good graces while facing down some old mistakes. The series starts broad and gets sneakily sharper as it goes.

Early word from critics

Reviewers digging into the full season say the show finds its rhythm and then leans into it. One critic praised how it grows more confident in the back stretch, balancing satire with honest emotion and full-commitment bits:

"By the back half of the season, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins is confident enough to let jokes land sideways and find its balance between sharp satire, emotional awareness, and the laugh-out-loud commitment to a bit that makes the series feel bigger than your standard network comedy."

Another called the first season a breeze to watch, crediting both the laughs and the heart underneath it, and singled out the finale as a full-on stick-the-landing moment:

"The first season absolutely flies by. It manages to maintain a laugh-out-loud frequency while weaving in a sincere story about confronting the ghosts of one's past... The finale is pure perfection."

And if you are wondering about pace and ensemble chemistry, this take sums it up nicely:

"The performers all handle the fast-paced material with energy and charm, creating a world that is just as memorable as in other Fey/Carlock shows."

About that Rotten Tomatoes score

The show premiered on January 18, 2026 and opened to a perfect 100% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes. That puts it above Radcliffe's entire Potter run at the moment. For reference:

• The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins: 100% (critics)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2: 96% (critics)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: 91% (critics)

It is early days, so the score can shift as more reviews come in. But starting at 100% while firing off consistent laughs and giving Morgan and Radcliffe crackling chemistry? That is one loud opening whistle.