HBO Max has released the official teaser for the first season of its new original “Harry Potter” series. The series is titled HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE. The teaser was released during the HBO Max UK & Ireland launch event. This event happened ahead of the platform going live tomorrow. The eight-episode season will debut at Christmas 2026 on HBO. It will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max in all markets where the service is available. This includes recent launch territories such as Germany, Italy, and the UK & Ireland.
Logline
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 filled with fun, friendship and magic. But with this new adventure comes great danger, as Harry is forced to confront a powerful enemy from his past.
Cast
The series stars Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. It features John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore and Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall. Paapa Essiedu appears as Severus Snape while Nick Frost plays Rubeus Hagrid. Rory Wilmot is featured as Neville Longbottom and Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy. Leo Earley and Elijah Oshin act as Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas, respectively. Tristan Harland and Gabriel Harland portray Fred and George Weasley. Ruari Spooner is Percy Weasley, while Alessia Leoni is Parvati Patil. Sienna Moosah and Finn Stephens play Lavender Brown and Vincent Crabbe. William Nash acts as Gregory Goyle. Warwick Davis and Sirine Saba take on the roles of Filius Flitwick and Pomona Sprout.
Additional cast
Additional cast members include Daniel Rigby as Vernon Dursley, Bel Powley as Petunia Dursley, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, Bertie Carvel as Cornelius Fudge, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Gracie Cochrane as Ginny Weasley, Richard Durden as Cuthbert Binns, Louise Brealey as Rolanda Hooch, Bríd Brennan as Poppy Pomfrey, Leigh Gill as Griphook, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander.
Credits
The series, based on J.K. Rowling’s globally beloved novels, is written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner. Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes for HBO, in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television. Executive producers also include J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts for Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman for Heyday Films, bringing back one of the key producers behind the original film saga.
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