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Harry Potter
Genre
Based onHarry Potter
by J. K. Rowling
ShowrunnerFrancesca Gardiner
Directed byMark Mylod
Starring
Country of origin
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO

Harry Potter is an upcoming fantasy television series developed for the premium cable network HBO, based on the novel series by J. K. Rowling. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television, Brontë Film and TV, and Heyday Films. It stars Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, with Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger. John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, and Nick Frost have supporting roles.

Development on a Harry Potter series was revealed to have begun by January 2021, with a plan to dedicate a decade's worth of seasons to a faithful book adaptation. Creatively led by showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod, casting for major roles began in November 2024, and confirmation came by April 2025. Following the opening of a casting call for the main roles of Harry, Ron, and Hermione in September 2024, considering 32,000 actors; McLaughlin, Stout, and Stanton were revealed to have been cast in May 2025.

Originally set for a Max release, the series shifted to an HBO release by June 2024. Principal photography is scheduled to begin in mid-2025 at Leavesden Studios. Harry Potter is scheduled to premiere on HBO in the United States in either 2026 or 2027.

Cast and characters

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See also: List of Harry Potter characters

Main

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Recurring

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Production

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Harry Potter is a co-production by Warner Bros. Television, Brontë Film and TV, and Heyday Films. Showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod serve as executive producers alongside J. K. Rowling, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts, and David Heyman.[1]

Background

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See also: Harry Potter and Harry Potter (film series)

Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels that were released by Rowling between 1997 and 2007.[3][4] Between 2001 and 2011, these were adapted into eight eponymous films by splitting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows into two films. Both the books and films have had a notable impact on popular culture;[5] the books have been translated into more than eighty languages,[6] and the film series is the fourth highest-grossing film franchise of all time, with the eight films released grossing over $7.7 billion worldwide.[7]

Development

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In January 2021, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that a Harry Potter series was in early development and that HBO Max executives were looking for potential writers.[8] However, HBO Max and Warner Bros. denied the report, saying there was no Harry Potter series in development at the studio or on the streaming platform.[9][10] By May 2022, reports circulated about the announced meeting between Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Rowling in their discussion for future HBO Max projects set within the Wizarding World franchise.[11][12][13]

In December 2022, it was reported that Warner Bros. Television CEO Channing Dungey shared plans to expand the Wizarding World franchise.[14] In April 2023, at a Warner Bros. investors meeting, it was announced that the series was in development. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO Zaslav revealed plans for the series during a presentation for the new streaming service Max, the successor to HBO Max. The series would be developed over a decade, and each season would be faithful to the book series.[15] A search for a showrunner was underway, while David Heyman was in talks to executive produce after serving as a producer of the Harry Potter film series. The first season is expected to cover the entirety of the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997).[16] After Rowling was confirmed to be an executive producer on the series, this caused backlash due to the controversy she previously attracted over her views on transgender issues, but HBO and HBO Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys said she would not be dismissed.[17] Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts were set as executive producers on the series by April 2023.[15]

Deadline Hollywood stated that by February 2024, there was a shortlist of three candidates to be the series' creative leader, including Succession writer Francesca Gardiner.[18] In June, Gardiner was hired as the showrunner and writer, and Mark Mylod was hired to direct several episodes of the series. Moreover, both of them and Heyman were announced as executive producers.[19] As part of a strategy shift for content, Harry Potter was moved from Max streaming to HBO network release in June 2024.[20]

Casting

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Led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann,[1] in September 2024, a casting call was released looking for child actors to portray Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger,[21] searching for children aged 9–11 as of April 2025 who were residents of the UK and Ireland, describing that agents were to submit "qualified performers, without regard to ethnicity, sex, disability, race, sexual orientation, and gender identity".[22] 32,000 actors auditioned for those roles.[1][22]

From November to December 2024, various actors were being considered for roles in the series. These included Mark Rylance and Mark Strong for Albus Dumbledore,[23][24] Paapa Essiedu for Severus Snape,[25] Sharon Horgan and Rachel Weisz for Minerva McGonagall, and Brett Goldstein for Rubeus Hagrid.[24] By December, a decision on the casting of Harry, Ron, and Hermione was expected to be reached "relatively soon".[22] In February 2025, John Lithgow entered final negotiations to portray Dumbledore,[26] and he announced his casting soon after.[27] In March, Essiedu was nearing a deal to portray Snape, while Janet McTeer and Nick Frost entered negotiations to play McGonagall and Hagrid.[28][29]

In April 2025, Lithgow, McTeer, Essiedu, and Frost were confirmed to star in the series, with Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse joining the cast in recurring roles as Quirinus Quirrell and Argus Filch.[2] In May 2025, Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, and Arabella Stanton were cast as Potter, Weasley, and Granger.[1] At that point, further casting announcements were expected soon.[30]

Writing

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Andy Greenwald, Bijan Sheibani, Josephine Gardiner, Laura Neal, Martha Hillier, Ripley Parker, Sam Holcroft, and Ted Cohen serve as writers on the series,[31] alongside Francesca Gardiner.[1]

Filming

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Principal photography is scheduled to begin in mid-2025, at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Watford, Hertfordshire, where the original eight Harry Potter films were also filmed.[32] In May 2025, media reported sets for the series had already begun to be built.[33] That same month, the film crew spent over a week at the Île de Sein in Brittany, filming around the Tévennec Lighthouse.[34][35]

Design

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Holly Waddington serves as the costume designer.[36]

Release

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The series will be released on HBO in the United States and is expected to debut in late 2026 or early 2027.[20][37] It was originally slated for release on the streaming service Max.[38]

References

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