Overview
- The first release, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, arrives exclusively on Audible on Nov. 4, with the remaining six titles rolling out monthly worldwide.
- Frankie Treadaway, 14, Max Lester, 13, and Arabella Stanton, 11, voice Harry, Ron, and Hermione for books one through three, with Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan, and Nina Barker-Francis taking over for books four through seven.
- Hugh Laurie voices Dumbledore and Matthew Macfadyen voices Voldemort in a cast topping 200 performers, with additional roles reported to include Riz Ahmed as Snape and Michelle Gomez as McGonagall.
- Producers emphasized immersive recording methods, supplying wands and robes and even serving real food for eating scenes, while the young leads recorded most lines separately over roughly a week for all three books.
- Stanton also plays Hermione in HBO’s forthcoming TV adaptation, and the Audible editions are produced with Pottermore Publishing as unabridged, word-for-word recordings, with new releases typically appearing around 3 a.m. ET though no exact time was announced.