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HBO’s Harry Potter Series Films London Zoo Scenes and Keeps Voldemort Casting Secret

Leavesden Studios now hosts a temporary school to educate child actors throughout the decade-long shoot ahead of back-to-back filming of the first two six-episode seasons.

Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout play Hermione Granger, Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in the HBO series
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Overview

  • Production at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is fully underway with portable classrooms, medical facilities and crowd-control infrastructure in place to sustain up to ten years of filming.
  • Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout lead as Harry, Hermione and Ron, joined by veteran actors in faculty roles and key supporting cast members.
  • Pivotal sequences from the first season’s London Zoo scene have been captured on the original site, recreating the iconic Parseltongue moment with the new Dursley family.
  • The series has secretly cast an actor as Lord Voldemort but will withhold the name until the 2027 premiere, sparking fan speculation between Cillian Murphy and Matt Smith.
  • Seasons one and two, each set to span six episodes, are shooting back-to-back under the guidance of J.K. Rowling to ensure a faithful book-to-screen adaptation.