First Look At 'Harry Potter' Series Revealed
Dominic McLaughlin plays Harry Potter in the new series, with the role having been previously played by Daniel Radcliffe in the feature films. More than 30,000 actors were auditioned for the parts of Harry and his two friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and McLaughlin won the part for his respective character. Alastair Stout will play Ron and Arabella Stanton will play Hermione.
Here's the first look at Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter ahead of production on the very first episode of the new series:
HBO's #HarryPotter series has debuted the first look at Dominic McLaughlin as the iconic boy wizard.
Filming is officially underway on the show, which will premiere in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max.https://t.co/f2bfkbvhJv pic.twitter.com/thBnhROmrI
— Variety (@Variety) July 14, 2025
Plans for the new series include adaptations of each book in the series as a season of the show. As such, the first season of Harry Potter will adapt Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . Francesca Gardiner will serve as showrunner while Mark Mylod directs.
In addition to the cast members mentioned above, the series will also star John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. Rory Wilmot will be appearing as Nevile Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander.
The new Harry Potter series is scheduled to premiere via HBO in 2027. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the highly-anticipated series as we have them. Now that production has started, we should have more news coming our way soon.
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