First Look Emerges of HBO's New Harry Potter Actor
HBO's "Harry Potter" series won't be released until 2027, but fans received an early look at the title character.
In 2023, HBO announced that it would revisit J.K. Rowling’s world of wizards. The last movie, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," was released in July 2011. Some people questioned the decision to reboot the franchise, especially since the film series with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint had so much success.
The show will be directed by Mark Mylod of "Succession." It'll start with Harry Potter discovering he's a wizard, similar to the premise of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone."
On July 14, it was revealed that Warner Bros started production for its "Harry Potter" series. As part of this announcement, there was a first look at Dominic McLaughlin as the main character.
First look at Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter in HBO’s ‘HARRY POTTER’ series.
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) July 14, 2025
Filming has now started. pic.twitter.com/0rHWPRfGuc
McLaughlin has large shoes to fill as Harry Potter. For what it's worth, he was the same age as Radcliffe when he starred in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
Here's the confirmed cast for the "Harry Potter" series:
- Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter
- Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley
- Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger
- John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore
- Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape
- Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall
- Nick Wright as Rubeus Hagrid
- Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy
- Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell
- Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch
- Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom
- Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley
- Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch
- Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander
A release date for this "Harry Potter" series has not been announced yet.
Fans of this iconic character will be able to watch this show on HBO and HBO Max.