Castings so far include John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, I May Destroy You star Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall, and comedian Nick Frost as Hagrid. JK Rowling is attached as an executive producer, as is David Heyman who produced all of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films.
Seeing as there will be a TV season for each novel, there is hope that the story will be delved into more deeply than in the movies—perhaps even the most minute of details from the books will make it onto screen. Big news for super fans.
“This new Max Original series will dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years,” Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO & Max Content, said about the project.
September 2024 saw a casting call go out for young actors to play Harry, Ron, and Hermione. According to the casting call, the team behind the series are “committed to inclusive, diverse casting,” and applicants had to “submit qualified performers, without regard to ethnicity, sex, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by law unless otherwise specifically indicated.”
Will any of the old faves be making a return? The OG Harry, Daniel Radcliffe, has said he won’t be. “My understanding is that they’re trying to very much start fresh, and I’m sure whoever is making them will want to make their own mark on it and probably not want to have to figure out how to get old Harry to cameo in this somewhere,” he told ComicBook.com. “So I’m definitely not seeking it out in any way. But I do wish them, obviously, all the luck in the world, and I’m very excited to have that torch passed. But I don’t think it needs me to physically pass it.”
How do you watch Harry Potter movies in chronological order?
Though the Fantastic Beasts series was released after all of the Harry Potter films, it is set before Harry starts at Hogwarts—so if you’re a die-hard and really want to go in chronological order, you’d start there. And that’s how we’ll walk you through them, below.
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