Overview
- Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout were chosen from over 30,000 auditionees to portray Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.
- The adaptation will dedicate one season to each of Rowling’s seven novels and is slated to debut on HBO Max in 2026.
- Francesca Gardiner serves as showrunner and Succession’s Mark Mylod is set to direct key episodes of the series.
- An audition tape of Arabella Stanton as Hermione has gone viral online, drawing fan praise for her performance.
- Emma Watson’s father Chris Watson and former child star Isaac Hempstead Wright have urged the new cast’s parents to keep the children grounded through the pressures of early fame.