HBO today released the official teaser for the eight-episode first season of the upcoming Harry Potter series, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The series will debut Christmas 2026 on HBO and HBO Max.
The logline reads, “There is nothing special about Harry Potter – at least that’s what his Aunt Petunia always says. On his 11th birthday, a letter of admittance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens up a hidden world for Harry: one of fun, friendship and magic. But with this new adventure comes great risk as Harry is forced to face a dangerous enemy from his past.”
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone stars Dominic McLaughlin (Grow, Gifted) as Harry Potter, newcomers Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout as as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively, John Lithgow (The Rule of Jenny Pen, Dexter: Resurrection) as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer (MobLand, Ozark) as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu (Black Mirror, The Lazarus Project) as Severus Snape, Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, The World’s End) as Rubeus Hagrid, Rory Wilmot (Unchosen) as Neville Longbottom, Lox Pratt (Lord of the Flies) as Draco Malfoy, Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Tristan Harland (The Last Kingdom) as Fred Weasley, Gabriel Harland (The Last Kingdom) as George Weasley, Ruari Spooner as Percy Weasley, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe, William Nash as Gregory Goyle, Warwick Davis (Willow, Harry Potter films) as Filius Flitwick, and Sirine Saba (Holby City) as Pomona Sprout.
Watch the official teaser below.
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