It’s official! The three young lead actors have been announced for HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter TV show.
Dominic McLaughlin will play boy wizard Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will be Hermoine Granger, and Alastair Stout plays Ron Weasley.
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint became household names playing the characters in the Warner Bros film series. The first film, in a series of eight, was released in 2001.
Being so young, all three TV series cast members are relative newcomers, but Arabella Stanton has developed a minor profile playing the title role in Matilda The Musical in London’s West End.
Each season of the new TV show, set to stream exclusively on HBO Max, will be a faithful adaptation of the book series by J.K. Rownling.
The series is set to debut in late 2026 or 2027. With seven books in the series, we will likely watch these young actors grow up on screen, through to at least 2034.
Showrunner Francesca Gardiner (His Dark Materials) and series director Mark Mylod (Succession, The Menu) issued this statement about the casting process:
“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. It’s been a real pleasure to discover the plethora of young talent out there.”
The adult cast for the show is set to include Paapa Essiedu as Snape, John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, and Nick Frost as Hagrid.