Overview
- Principal photography began in mid-July 2025 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and is scheduled to wrap Season 1 by spring 2026.
- HBO released first-look images of newcomer Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid.
- Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout were cast as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley after an open audition process that drew over 30,000 children.
- Veteran performers including John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape complete a starry ensemble.
- Showrunner Francesca Gardiner leads the faithful adaptation under executive producer J.K. Rowling, with each of the seven books set to span its own season.