Overview
- Grint told the BBC he wrote to 11-year-old Alastair Stout before filming, wishing him well as he takes over Ron Weasley in HBO’s Harry Potter series.
- Daniel Radcliffe recently said he sent a supportive note to new Harry, Dominic McLaughlin, adding he hopes the young cast has an even better experience.
- Production began in July at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the UK, with the series slated to debut in 2027.
- HBO has positioned the show as a faithful long-form adaptation with each of the seven books expanded into its own season under showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod.
- The new trio features McLaughlin (Harry), Arabella Stanton (Hermione) and Stout (Ron), alongside John Lithgow (Dumbledore), Janet McTeer (McGonagall), Paapa Essiedu (Snape), Nick Frost (Hagrid) and Warwick Davis returning as Flitwick.