Overview

• Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout were chosen from more than 30,000 auditioning children to play Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
• The supporting ensemble features John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch.
• Production is scheduled to start summer 2025 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the original film franchise’s longtime filming location.
• HBO plans a decade-long run with one season dedicated to each of J.K. Rowling’s seven novels to deliver a faithful long-form adaptation.
• J.K. Rowling joins Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod as executive producers despite ongoing public criticism of the author’s past comments.