Overview

• Audible and Pottermore added ten high-profile actors, including Kit Harington as Gilderoy Lockhart, Keira Knightley as Dolores Umbridge, and James McAvoy as Mad-Eye Moody, alongside Iwan Rheon, Ruth Wilson, Ambika Mod, Leo Woodall, Simon Pegg, Gemma Whelan, and Matt Berry.
• The seven audiobooks will roll out on a fixed schedule from November 4, 2025, through May 12, 2026, starting with Sorcerer’s Stone, with monthly releases available for preorder on Audible.
• The new names join previously announced principals Cush Jumbo (narrator), Hugh Laurie (Albus Dumbledore), Matthew Macfadyen (Lord Voldemort), Riz Ahmed (Professor Snape), Michelle Gomez (Professor McGonagall), Mark Addy (Hagrid), Alex Hassell (Lucius Malfoy), and Daniel Mays (Dobby).
• Harry, Ron, and Hermione will be portrayed by two groups of young actors: Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester, and Arabella Stanton in books 1–3, followed by Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan, and Nina Barker-Francis in books 4–7.
• Producers report recording is nearly complete after 2,000-plus hours, and coverage notes ongoing online backlash related to J.K. Rowling’s views, with some performers addressing concerns publicly.