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The long-awaited Harry Potter HBO has announced the cast of its new TV series. The three actors are stepping into the iconic Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione roles.
Filming is anticipated to begin in the summer of 2025 with the premiere airing in 2026.
New Harry Potter actors are announced after over 30k auditions
HBO announced that following a worldwide casting that attracted more than 30,000 hopefuls that:
- Dominic McLaughlin is playing Harry Potter
- Arabella Stanton is playing Hermione Granger
- Alastair Sout will perform Ron Weasley
All three actors are relative newcomers. They were all relatively unknown when the first films were launched, more than twenty years ago.
McLaughlin is a Scottish actor who recently filmed Sky’s family comedy You can Grow BBC Series starring. Gifted. Stanton was born in London and starred as the lead in Matilda The Musical You can also find out more about the following: Starlight Express (Metro). Albert Bartlett recently used Stout in a potato advertising campaign.
Mark Mylod and Francesca Gardiner of Showrunner Francesca Gardiner praised the new three, saying:
The three actors are a wonderful combination of talent, and the world cannot wait to watch them onscreen.
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Harry Potter’s new TV series has a star-studded cast
The cast includes several well-known actors who play Hogwarts staff and faculty.
- John Lithgow Albus Dumbledore
- Janet McTeer as Minerva Mconagall
- Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape
- Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid
- Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell
- Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch
The series is set to span at least a decade, with each season adapting one book in greater detail than the original eight films. HBO says it will be a “faithful adaptation” of JK Rowling’s novels, and Rowling will serve as an executive producer.
Rowling vs Radcliffe and Watson: Behind-the-scenes tension
Despite Rowling’s involvement, the reboot has stirred debate due to her views on transgender rights. Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson have publicly disagreed with the author in recent years, leading to a notable fallout.
Rowling posted on X that she would likely never forgive him, saying:
“Celebs who cosied up to a movement intent on eroding women’s hard-won rights and who used their platforms to cheer on the transitioning of minors can save their apologies for traumatised detransitioners and vulnerable women reliant on single sex spaces.”
Radcliffe responded to the press:
“It makes me really sad, ultimately. I do look at the person that I met… and the world that she created, and all of that is, to me, so deeply empathic.”
He also confirmed that he, Watson, and Grint won’t be returning in the new series:
“I think they very wisely want to [get] a clean break.”
What’s next for the wizarding world?
With production set to start at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden later this year, more casting announcements are expected soon. HBO hopes this new version of Harry Potter will capture the magic of the books in a way the films didn’t have time to.
Will this new generation of actors win over fans of the original cast or spark a whole new following of their own?
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