HARRY POTTER: HBO TV Series Officially Reveals Who Will Play Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, And Ron Weasley

HARRY POTTER: HBO TV Series Officially Reveals Who Will Play Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, And Ron Weasley

HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series begins shooting this summer, and the cable network has now revealed which three newcomers will take on the roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley.

By JoshWilding - May 27, 2025 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Harry Potter
Source: SFFGazette.com

After more than 30,000 young actors auditioned for the roles, HBO has finally found the upcoming Harry Potter TV show's three young leads. 

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, the small screen reboot has cast newcomers Dominic McLaughlin in the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.

When you look at how the Harry Potter movies transformed the lives of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, it's hard to imagine how this young trio must be feeling right now. While fame and fortune are guaranteed to follow, they're no doubt just incredibly excited. 

McLaughlin, Stanton, and Stout will devote the next decade or so of their new acting careers to bringing the Wizarding World back to our screens. 

Production on the first season, an adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, will begin this summer. It's thought that a school has been constructed on set for the kids who star in the show. 

Francesca Gardiner (showrunner, executive producer) and Mark Mylod (director of multiple episodes, executive producer) said today, "After an extraordinary search led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to announce we have found our Harry, Hermione, and Ron."

"The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together onscreen. We would like to thank all the tens of thousands of children who auditioned," they continued. "It's been a real pleasure to discover the plethora of young talent out there."

Here's a first look at the three lead Harry Potter stars (not in character):

Harry Potter's cast includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore; Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall; Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape; Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid; Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell; and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch.

The series will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved Harry Potter book series by author and executive producer J.K. Rowling and will feature an exciting and talented cast to lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail and much-loved characters Harry Potter fans have adored for over 25 years.

Exploring every corner of the wizarding world, each season will bring Harry Potter and its incredible adventures to new and existing audiences and will stream exclusively on HBO Max where it’s available globally, including upcoming markets such as Turkey, the UK, Germany, and Italy, among others.  

The series is written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner. Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television. The series is executive produced by J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.

The new Harry Potter TV series is expected to premiere on HBO next year. 

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Antitrollpatrol
Antitrollpatrol - 5/27/2025, 12:26 PM
Sick of woke Disney!!!
-did I do it right?
IvanBadsky
IvanBadsky - 5/27/2025, 12:38 PM
@Antitrollpatrol - you're like 6 months too late. The woke trend is wearing off and companies are going back to casting white folks.
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 5/27/2025, 1:00 PM
@IvanBadsky - And yet the properties still suck.
Goldboink
Goldboink - 5/27/2025, 1:20 PM
@Antitrollpatrol -

Almost

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dragon316
dragon316 - 5/27/2025, 1:32 PM
@Antitrollpatrol - 😅 I woke up this morning go work
Luigi
Luigi - 5/27/2025, 1:43 PM
@Antitrollpatrol - This show would be not be lame and pointless if Snape was white!
LibraMatter
LibraMatter - 5/27/2025, 1:58 PM
@Luigi - lol. I hope that’s a joke because that sounds like most lame-brainy thing ever! I’m guessing you’re making fun of people that would say and think that. Haha
Antitrollpatrol
Antitrollpatrol - 5/27/2025, 2:02 PM
@IvanBadsky - I'm aware. Just poking a little fun also, nobody caught on to me saying Disney not wbd. 😂
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 5/27/2025, 2:46 PM
@Antitrollpatrol - you were close. You just needed a dash of racism and then you would’ve been spot on and “He whom we all laugh at”, definitely would’ve been proud.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/27/2025, 12:27 PM
Never understood.the hype for the books, but good for the fans i guess
Yellow
Yellow - 5/27/2025, 12:51 PM
@vectorsigma - decent books if you read them as a chile and a good door to dive into fantasy.

I'd say I enjoyed more the Percy Jackson series, but both are good books to start with the genre. Then dive deep with Sanderson stuff.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 5/27/2025, 1:13 PM
@Yellow - i guess YA is not for me. Ive also watched the old percy jackson movies (and HP) and never had the same effect to me as lotr. I guess that is too big of a comparison and maybe comes with someone's age
Yellow
Yellow - 5/27/2025, 1:19 PM
@vectorsigma - yeah, it's the door to hard fantasy, I guess you can enjoy it as an adult with the mindset that "okay this is meant for children, i'm not going to be too hard on the logic" lol
FusionWarrior
FusionWarrior - 5/27/2025, 12:30 PM
The main three!
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 5/27/2025, 12:31 PM
Hey, little girl, do you want to receive hate mail from celibate men for the rest of your life? Sign here.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 5/27/2025, 12:32 PM
@Lisa89 - What does celibate men have to do with anything?
SATW42
SATW42 - 5/27/2025, 12:35 PM
@CorndogBurglar - If youre a grown ass adult writing hate comments to or about children actors about a television series based on a children's book series, you likely aren't having sex, and you're like a male.

That's what it has to do with it.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 5/27/2025, 12:37 PM
@Lisa89 - but they are not celibate, stop spreading misinformation
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 5/27/2025, 12:40 PM
@SATW42 - And aside from making assumptions, how would anyone possibly know if someone is an incel? Do incels advertise that? Do they also go around talking about how pissed off they are for not being able to get laid or have a meaningful female relationship? Because I've never seen that.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 5/27/2025, 12:43 PM
@CorndogBurglar - We've got to get you one of those "internet connections" that the kids are all talking about.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 5/27/2025, 12:46 PM
@Lisa89 - You know what? Thats fair enough. Your comment makes sense. That is something incels would do.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 5/27/2025, 12:47 PM
@Lisa89 - No, I agreed with you. Incels would send hate mail. That was a fair comment.

I'm not in agreement with SATW's comment though, as that seems to insinuate than anyone complaining about female casting is an incel.
SATW42
SATW42 - 5/27/2025, 12:57 PM
@CorndogBurglar - what I actually said was "If youre a grown ass adult writing hate comments to or about children actors about a television series based on a children's book series, you likely aren't having sex, and you're like a male."

You conveniently changed it just complaining about female casting, when I was quite specific
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