Lead actors for Harry, Ron and Hermione announced for new Harry Potter series on HBO
HBO has confirmed the actors playing Harry, Ron and Hermione for the new Harry Potter series on HBO.
The network has officially confirmed it has found its famous trio of Hogwarts students to play the lead parts in its new TV series.
Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout is set to become the new Ron Weasley.
All three are relatively new to the acting world, with McLaughlin having acted in a Sky comedy, Grow, while Stanton starred as Matilda in Matilda: The Musical on the West End from 2023 to 2024.
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As for Stout, it will be his first major role.
The celebratory news comes as more than 30,000 auditioned for the top roles when HBO announced its open casting call last fall.
“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," showrunner and executive producer Francesca Gardiner and executive producer and director Mark Mylod said in a joint statement, as per Variety.
They continued: “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 Harry Potter franchise catapulted Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint to global fame when the then youngsters took on the roles in the early 2000s, with many believing the same fate could lay ahead for McLaughlin, Stanton and Stout.
A star-studded line up for six top roles for the show were announced just last month, with Dumbledore, Snape, Hagrid and Minerva McGonagall already confirmed.
Nick Frost will play the half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, taking over the role from the late Robbie Coltrane, and Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, John Lithgow, has also been cast as Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of the wizarding school.
Meanwhile, taking on former Dame Smith's role as Minerva McGonagall will be Golden Globe winner, Janet McTeer.
The line-up also boasts Paul Whitehouse as Hogwarts' caretaker, Argus Filch, Luke Thallon as the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Quirinus Quirrell, and Paapa Essiedu as Professor Severus Snape.
The series was confirmed in 2023 with the promise of a 'faithful adaptation of the beloved Harry Potter book series by author and executive producer JK Rowling'.
The series has been written and produced by Gardiner while Mylod is also an executive producer set to direct several episodes for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros.
JK Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films are also on the executive producer team.
The British author has faced some intense backlash recently for her beliefs on gender amid an embroiled row over transgender rights.
When asked if her views could present issues for the new show, HBO’s chief content officer Casey Bloys said on 'The Town' Podcast: "We already have a show on HBO from her called C.B. Strike that we do with the BBC.
"It’s pretty clear that those are her personal, political views. She’s entitled to them."
He continued: "Harry Potter is not secretly being infused with anything. And if you want to debate her, you can go on Twitter.”
Each season is said to be based on the author's novels, with each book making up one season. And it's not long before it's expected to hit our TV screens soon, with Warner Bros. Discovery's CEO, David Zaslav, previously revealing in 2024 that the show's release is in 2026.
Topics: Harry Potter, HBO, Film and TV, JK Rowling, World News
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