Overview

• Rowling revealed on X that she has read and praised the scripts for the first two episodes as “so, so, so good.”
• Filming is scheduled to start this summer across the UK and Ireland ahead of a planned 2026 debut on HBO Max.
• Dominic McLaughlin will star as Harry Potter, joined by Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.
• Francesca Gardiner, known for His Dark Materials, penned the pilot episode while Rowling oversees the series as executive producer without writing the scripts herself.
• The adaptation will span seven seasons with each season covering one of Rowling’s original novels to preserve narrative fidelity.