Harry Potter HBO series kicks off filming! Meet Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Anton Lesser in new roles. See the first official look today!
HBO has bеgun filming its nеw Harry Pottеr TV sеriеs at Warnеr Bros. Studios in Lеavеsdеn, England. Thе first imagе of thе young cast has alrеady bееn rеlеasеd. It shows 11‑yеar‑old Dominic McLaughlin drеssеd in thе classic Hogwarts uniform, with round glassеs and thе еlеctric lightning‑bolt scar, just likе Daniеl Radcliffе’s iconic look.
Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout complete the famous trio as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. The three actors earned their roles after a huge audition process with over 30,000 young hopefuls from the UK. Stanton previously starred in West End productions like Matilda and Starlight Express, while Stout is new to acting but had appeared in a potato commercial.
Alongside the trio, new cast members include Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Hooch, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander. Earlier announcements revealed that Nick Frost will play Hagrid, Paapa Essiedu will play Severus Snape, John Lithgow is Dumbledore, Janet McTeer is McGonagall, Johnny Flynn and Lox Pratt are the Malfoys, and Katherine Parkinson is Molly Weasley.
HBO says the series will adapt all seven original books, with each season covering one novel. They plan for the show to run for about ten years, making it one of their biggest projects ever . The showrunner is Francesca Gardiner and several episodes are directed by Mark Mylod. J.K. Rowling and other producers return as executive producers, and the series hopes to deliver more detail than the films.
Filming began on 14 July 2025, at the very studios where the original Harry Potter films were shot from 2000 to 2011. HBO has promised faithful storytelling, full of magic and detail. The new cast and updated costumes aim to bring loved scenes to life in a fresh way.
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The audience can look forward to a premiere in early 2027 on HBO and HBO Max. Shooting on the first season is expected to run into spring 2026. Fan excitement is high as the beloved story returns in long‑form television for a new generation.
This project marks the return of Harry’s story nearly 14 years after the final film in 2011. With a new generation of young actors and a team committed to authenticity, viewers can expect heart, magic, and more time to explore Hogwarts than ever before.
