Overview

• Wizarding World Direct posted images on X showing Lithgow in full Dumbledore costume on a Cornwall beach, complete with long white beard, robes and spectacles.
• The beach setting does not occur in the first novel, and coverage notes the sequence could reflect newly created or shifted scenes for the series.
• Production has been underway in the UK for about three months, with additional filming reported in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
• HBO plans a 2027 premiere for the season‑per‑book adaptation led by showrunner Francesca Gardiner with Mark Mylod directing episodes.
• Season 1 is reported to span roughly ten months of filming and an expected six to eight episodes, while early fan reaction to Lithgow’s look has been largely positive.