Harry Potter (Max): release date, story, casting… Everything you need to know about the future HBO series

Are you ready to once again mount your magic broomsticks and return to Hogwarts? At your chopsticks, a series Harry Potter is in preparation at Warner Bros. and HBO. Announced in 2023, it promises to faithfully adapt JK Rowling’s novels dedicated to the most famous wizard with glasses.

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Who is responsible for putting this series together? Which actors are in the casting? When will we see again Harry Potter on our screens? Here is everything we already know about the future series which will be broadcast in France on the Max streaming platform.

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The history of the series

With this new series Harry PotterHBO and Warner intend to adapt JK Rowling’s seven novels one season per novel. The first will be composed of eight episodes and therefore based on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to follow young Harry’s first steps at Hogwarts, as he discovers the magical world of wizards and the distinguished place he occupies there.

This new series should thus offer fans a more in-depth adaptation of the universe created by Rowling than what was seen in the films Harry Potter produced between 2001 and 2011.

The executive producers of the series, Mark Mylod and Francesca Gardiner, have also indicated that it will highlight locations, characters and plot elements never seen in the films, such as the prankster ghost Peeves or the teachers’ lounge. of Hogwarts.

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Who is in charge of the series Harry Potter ?

Francesca Gardiner (Succession) was chosen as showrunner of the series Harry Potter. She also serves as executive producer alongside Mark Mylod (The Menu), who is a director and will be behind the camera for several episodes of the show.

Author JK Rowling serves as executive producer, and the rest of the known producers are Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film & TV, as well as David Heyman of Heyday Films, already active on the film franchise. Harry Potter.

Finally, according to DeadlineHolly Waddington (Poor Things) will be the costume designer for the show.

Who is in the cast of the series Harry Potter ?

Casting for the series is currently underway and production is actively looking for young actors who will play the new Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. We also know that to date more than 30,000 children have auditioned for these roles!

However, the famous trio has not yet been found and many rumors are circulating concerning other actors who could join the series.

The producers have also expressed their desire to choose, for the adults in the story, actors whose age is closer to that of the characters in the novels (the teachers and others had, for example, been aged in the movies Harry Potter). They cited the example of Professor Snape, who was only 31 years old in 1991, the year in which the events of the first novel take place.

"No one can replace Alan Rickman," declared the producers, “but we can find the next generation.”

The latest news is that HBO is considering recruiting actor Paapa Essiedu for the role of Severus Snape, a 34-year-old British actor.

Here’s a rundown of the actors rumored for roles on the show Harry Potter :

• Albus Dumbledore : Mark Strong (Dune : Prophecy), Mark Rylance (Wolf Hall)
• Minerva McGonagall : Sharon Horgan (Bad Sisters), Rachel Weiz (The Mummy)
• Severus Rogue : Paapa Essiedu (Gangs of London)
• Rubeus Hagrid : Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)

What release date for the Harry Potter series?

Initially announced for 2026, the series may not arrive before 2027 on HBO and its streaming platform Max.

Filming on the series will begin in summer 2025 at Warner Bros. Studios. Leavesden near London, where the film saga was filmed.

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