'Harry Potter' TV Series Casts Weasley Siblings Ginny, Percy, Fred and George: See The First Family Selfie!
HBO announced the stars who will be portraying Ron's siblings in the new Harry Potter TV series
Tristan Harland, Gabriel Harland, Ruari Spooner and Gracie Cochrane are set to join the cast of the highly anticipated series, which is an adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved book series
The series is set to premiere in 2027
The Weasley siblings are making their way to the small screen.
On Aug. 19, HBO and HBO Max announced the stars who will be portraying Ron's siblings in the new Harry Potter TV series. Tristan Harland will take on the role of Fred, Gabriel Harland as George, Ruari Spooner as Percy and Gracie Cochrane as Ginny.
'The Burrow is nearly full,' the network shared. 'Joining our very own Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, we warmly welcome Tristan Harland as Fred Weasley, Gabriel Harland as George Weasley, Ruari Spooner as Percy Weasley, and Gracie Cochrane as Ginny Weasley to the HBO Original Series Harry Potter.'
The post also included a picture of a quintet smiling for the camera while sporting their signature red locks.
'Charlie's in Romania at the moment but will be joining us soon enough...' the network teased in the caption, referring to the Weasleys' second eldest son, who traveled to Romania to study dragons after graduating from Hogwarts.
The casting of Ron's older brother Bill, who was originally played by Domhnall Gleeson, has also yet to be announced.
In the original films, Ron Weasley was played by Rupert Grint.
He was joined by James and Oliver Phelps as Fred and George Weasley, respectively, while Bonnie Wright took on the role of Ginny Weasley. Chris Rankin portrayed Percy Weasley.
The group starred in all eight of the original Harry Potter films.
The casting news comes one day after Dominic McLaughlin, who is set to play Harry, and Nick Frost, who will play Rubeus Hagrid, were spotted in costume on set.
McLaughlin, 11, wore Harry's signature round glasses and was dressed casually in jeans, a collared sweater and a coat, along with a backpack, while Frost donned a signature Hagrid look: corduroy pants and a few layers of jackets under a long khaki coat, along with the character's signature long hair and matching curly beard.
Production started on the series in July, with HBO sharing a photo of McLaughlin in Hogwarts robes as he held the clapperboard to commemorate the first scene of the series.
The same month, Rory Wilmot was announced to be playing Neville Longbottom (originated by Matthew Lewis), Amos Kitson was cast as Dudley Dursley (originated by Harry Melling), Louise Brealey was cast as Madam Rolanda Hooch (originated by Zoë Wanamaker) and Anton Lesser joined as Garrick Ollivander (originated by John Hurt).
Harry's two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, will be played by Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, respectively. Stout inherits the role from Grint, and Stanton takes the mantle from Emma Watson.
John Lithgow will play Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer will play Professor McGonagall and Paapa Essiedu will play Professor Snape.
Rounding out the cast are Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley (originated by Julie Walters), Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy (originated by Jason Isaacs), Lox Pratt as play Draco (originated by Tom Felton), Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley (originated by Fiona Shaw) and Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley (originated by Richard Griffiths).
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The Harry Potter series will premiere in 2027 on HBO.
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