Overview
- Filming on season one started in July 2025 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the same UK location used for the original movies, targeting an early 2027 premiere.
- HBO released first-look photos of 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin in full Harry Potter costume, marking the official start of production.
- Newcomers Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout were confirmed as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley after a global casting call that drew over 30,000 auditionees.
- Veteran actors John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu and Nick Frost joined the ensemble to play Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape and Hagrid, respectively.
- Executive produced by J.K. Rowling, the series will span seven seasons—one per book—to explore the novels’ storylines in greater depth.