Overview
- Radcliffe told Good Morning America he wrote to 11-year-old McLaughlin and received “a very sweet note” in reply.
- He emphasized he does not want to be “a specter” in the young cast’s lives and wished McLaughlin an even better experience than his own.
- Production began in July at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden with the series planned to debut in 2027 on HBO and Max.
- The principal trio features McLaughlin as Harry, Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron, alongside adults including John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu, Janet McTeer and Nick Frost, with Warwick Davis returning as Filius Flitwick.
- HBO is positioning the project as a faithful, multi-season adaptation of all seven books, and the BBC has reported a temporary school was built on-site to support the child actors’ education.