Photo/Illutration A scene from the London production of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" (Provided by TBS)

Harry Potter is set to be in Tokyo's limelight indefinitely.

The globally popular play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" will become a permanent fixture at the TBS Akasaka ACT Theater in Tokyo starting in summer 2022.

The theater in Tokyo's Akasaka district will undergo a major renovation so it can conjure the Harry Potter series' universe, according to an announcement in February by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. (TBS) and HoriPro Inc.

The two companies said the theater will be the first in Japan to run a straight play for an indefinite period.

"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is a story set 19 years after the events described in the final volume of the original novel series.

It portrays Harry, now a father of three, and his second-born son, Albus, who is struggling under the pressure that comes with being a son of such a famous wizard. The play also focuses on Albus' relationships with his friends.

The two-part play is about six hours long.

The Japanese-only cast will be selected through auditions.

The play received critical reception when it opened in London in summer 2016, enchanting theatergoers and winning a record-breaking nine awards at the Laurence Olivier Awards. It went on to premiere in New York in spring 2018, receiving six awards at the Tony Awards, including Best Play.

The play is also being performed in San Francisco and Melbourne, and it has attracted some 4.2 million theatergoers across the four cities. This will be the first time the play runs in Asia.

The Tokyo production came about after the Ambassador Theater Group, which presents Harry Potter stage productions, noticed that Japan is spellbound by the boy wizard series, and then negotiated with TBS and HoriPro for four years to get the play here.

The TBS Akasaka ACT Theater has a capacity of about 1,300 seats. The remodeling work is scheduled to begin in the latter half of 2021.