Overview

• Filming on season one at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden began this week with HBO releasing first-look images of Dominic McLaughlin as Harry and Nick Frost as Hagrid.
• The inaugural season will adapt J.K. Rowling’s The Philosopher’s Stone in a one-book-per-season format under showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director-executive producer Mark Mylod.
• Producers have confirmed that Lord Voldemort will appear in multiple episodes but will not reveal the actor’s identity until the series premiere in 2027.
• Fan speculation has spotlighted Cillian Murphy and Matt Smith as frontrunners for Voldemort, though neither casting has been confirmed by HBO.
• There is no indication that Ralph Fiennes, who portrayed the Dark Lord in the original films, will return for the television adaptation.