First Image from New HBO’s Harry Potter Series Unveiled

New HBO’s Harry Potter Series Cast Revealed – Filming Begins at Leavesden Studios

The new HBO Harry Potter series has officially begun filming at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the UK, the same location where the original film saga was shot. Scheduled for release in 2027, the series will air on HBO and HBO Max. Dominic McLaughlin has been cast as Harry Potter, with Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. HBO recently shared a first-look image of McLaughlin in costume. The cast further includes Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander. Luke Thallon will portray Professor Quirinus Quirrell, Paul Whitehouse will play Argus Filch, John Lithgow will be Albus Dumbledore, and Janet McTeer will take on Minerva McGonagall. Paapa Essiedu, known for Black Mirror, has been cast as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost of Shaun of the Dead fame will portray Rubeus Hagrid. The first season will adapt the events of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Further details about the highly anticipated series are expected as production continues.

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