Overview
- Speaking on Good Morning America, Radcliffe said he wrote to 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin and received “a very sweet note back,” wishing him “the best time, and an even better time than I did.”
- Radcliffe emphasized he does not want to be “a specter in the life of these children” and has reiterated he plans to watch the series only as an audience member.
- Production on HBO’s book-by-book adaptation began in July at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, with the series scheduled to debut in 2027.
- McLaughlin leads the trio alongside Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, with John Lithgow (Dumbledore), Paapa Essiedu (Snape), Janet McTeer (McGonagall) and Nick Frost (Hagrid) among the adult cast; Warwick Davis returns as Professor Flitwick.
- The long-term plan adapts each of J.K. Rowling’s seven novels into a season, with the BBC reporting a temporary school at Leavesden to support the young actors’ education during filming.