Overview
- Radcliffe told Good Morning America he wrote to 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin and received “a very sweet note back.”
- He said he won’t join the series, adding he does not want to be “a spectre in the lives of these children.”
- HBO’s retelling began filming in July at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, with each of the seven books planned as its own season and a 2027 premiere targeted.
- The leads are Dominic McLaughlin as Harry, Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron, with John Lithgow (Dumbledore), Paapa Essiedu (Snape), Janet McTeer (McGonagall) and Nick Frost (Hagrid) among the adults, and Warwick Davis returning as Flitwick.
- The BBC reported a temporary on-site school has been set up at Leavesden so the young cast can continue their studies during multi-year production.