Harry Potter Series: Release Date, Cast, and Everything We Know

The Harry Potter series is a large-scale project that is supposed to retell the fate of the young British wizard. Modern reshoots of the classic story in the format of a film series will allow for a more detailed coverage of all the key moments from the Potteriana that were missed in the films. This project for the Max streaming service from Warner Bros. will not only bring old fans back to the magical world, but also open it up to a younger generation of viewers.

The article contains everything that is known about the new series in the Harry Potter universe: plot, possible cast, release date and number of seasons.

Harry Potter Series Release Date

According to the official statement of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, filming of the first season will start in 2025, and all episodes will be completed by the end of the year. The exact release date has not been set, but there are preliminary estimates of when the Harry Potter series will be released - at the end of 2026 year or at the beginning of 2027 of the year.

Production News and J.K. Rowling's Involvement

В April 2023 HBO Max officially announced a Harry Potter series on 2018. This news confirmed a number of rumors that had previously been spread by Potter fans. Such a project has two goals: Warner Bros. Discovery will be able to earn money and increase the ratings of its streaming platform through the popular book universe. This approach allows it to focus on a well-known franchise in the long term without risking large-scale financing.

One of the main producers is Joanne Rowling — a writer who gave the world a book story about young wizards. The author was delighted to hear about the creation of a Harry Potter series, as this format of screen adaptation will allow her literary saga to be revealed in more detail.

Previously, Rowling tried to cancel because of her negative statements about minorities: since 2020, the writer defended women's rights and claimed that no surgery could turn a man into a woman. The media scandal could not harm the author, and even attempts to boycott the game in 2023 Hogwarts legacy completely failed.

В January 2024 of the year The studio has begun selecting scriptwriters who have a clear idea of ​​the future project. A lot depends on the creative team, because the first seasons set the viewer on the right wave, and the rating directly affects the financing and duration of the episodes. According to preliminary information, in addition to J. K. Rowling, the following are involved in the development of the series:

• Mark Mylod (Game of Thrones; The Last of Us).
• sca Gardiner (Killing Eve; Descendants).
• Neil Blair (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them).
• Ruth Kenley-Letts (We Will Take Manhattan; Strike).

It is quite possible that the creative team will change from season to season - a similar practice was already used when working on Game of Thrones.

Harry Potter Series Filming Set to Begin in summer 2025 years. The process will involve decorations from the complex "Leavesden", which is located in England — that's where the Harry Potter films were made. The project is comparable in scale to Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, so the budget for the new series will be at least $300 million, a third of which is usually spent on advertising.

How many seasons will there be?

The Harry Potter series covers all the events that were described in the original series of 7 books. According to the producers and scriptwriters, the filming should last for 10 years: thus, the age of the real actors in the series will change in accordance with their characters from literary history. The approximate release date of the first season of the Harry Potter series is known, so we can assume when the rest of the parts will be released.

Season	Name	Release date
1 season	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	2027
2 season	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	2028
3 season	Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban	2029
4 season	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	2030
5 season	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	2031 - 2032
6 season	Harry Potter and Prince Polukrovka	2033 - 2034
7 season	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows	2035 - 2036

Let's list the main reasons why the creators of the project may split the final seasons into several parts:

• Dividing one book into two seasons allows creators to collect good revenue from the rental of a successful project - the experiment with the film "Deathly Hallows" confirmed this.
• The last four Harry Potter books are much longer than the first three volumes - there are many key events that cannot be cut out, because they reveal important aspects of the plot.

There is also a possibility that the final seasons will simply have an increased number of episodes, so their production will take more time - the project has already demonstrated a successful practice with a "floating" number of episodes "House of the Dragon".

The plot of the Harry Potter series

The creative team noted that the series should repeat the plot of the literary saga about Harry Potter, so it will be as close to the original work as possible. Unlike the films, the project is not limited by time frames - this approach allows for more detailed disclosure of additional plot lines and secondary characters. Viewers will be able to see for the first time those moments that were missed in previous films:

• Founders of Hogwarts are key figures, so Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Penelope Hufflepuff can be more tightly woven into the narrative.
• The movies only scratched the surface of the 4 friends' arc marauders — why they became animagi, what families they grew up in, what they were famous for at school.
• The fate of the main antagonist, Tom Riddle, has a very deep development from a simple orphan to a powerful Dark Lord and his development is worth showing through the prism of growing up.
• Professor Dumbledore — the films only briefly touched on his relationship with his brother Aberforth and the fate of his sister Ariana.
• Role family The Dursleys can't be cut - many humiliating moments and sensitive episodes from the books will help to better reveal the characters and show their motivation. The suffering of Petunia, who wanted to take her sister's place, was also not fully revealed on the screen.
• Love lines play an important role, so it is necessary to properly demonstrate how the relationship between Harry and Ginny developed, as well as how Ron got together with Hermione.
• The Weasley Family is very large, so it is important to highlight each of them, especially Charlie, Bill and Percy, who were previously almost completely cut from the plot.
• Ministry of Magic и aurors - very important components of the magical world, which should be shown from different sides, revealing their essence more widely.
• Ghost Peeves should appear much more often in various episodes, because he is a very bright character, constantly running around the school and causing mischief to everyone around him.
• An interesting moment from the plot that many people don't even know about is Hermione's fight for the rights of house elves - she even organized an association "G.A.V.N.E."to free them from slavery.
• Lily and James Potter should appear in episodes much more often, because their actions and fame indirectly influenced many events - the spouses can be shown through memories or time chronicles.
• Rita Skeeter — not just a pestering reporter, but also an animagus, so she can transform into a flying beetle, find out the latest gossip and collect data for her sensational articles.
• Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff In the films they were more of an extra, but in the series these departments can be organically woven into the narrative and reveal new characters to the viewer.
• Teaching Staff Hogwarts had a very large number of teachers, so it was necessary to reflect the diversity of academic subjects and show the characters of secondary teachers.
• Horcruxes should not only move the plot forward, but also reveal the essence of each individual object, behind which lies the special story of Voldemort.
• The films also did not reflect the fate Neville and his parents, who lost their minds after long tortures. The boy fit the description of the prophecy, grew up with an overbearing grandmother and was deeply affected by the tragedy of his parents, visiting them in St. Mungo's Hospital.

It is possible that the series will show events that were not even described in the book: Rowling is one of the producers and the main consultant, she can bring something new to the plot, and it will become official canon.

The cast of the Harry Potter series

 

The cast of the Harry Potter series is one of the most discussed topics among fans of the franchise. Selecting actors for key roles is a very responsible and difficult task, because all the characters are very diverse, most fans associate specific characters with those people who played their role in the films. The creators of the project said that when selecting actors, they will try to preserve the spirit of the original literary saga.

Officially approved actors

Since the beginning of 2025, confirmed data about the future cast has begun to emerge:

• Albus Dumbledore - John Lithgow (Degster; Hello, Dad, Happy New Year!).
• Minerva McGonagall - Janet McTeer (Tumbleweed; Wuthering Heights).
• Rubeus Hagrid - Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead; Hot Fuzz).
• Severus Snape - Paapa Essiedu (Black Mirror; Murder on the Orient Express).
• Quirinus Quirrel - Luke Tallon (The Favorite).
• Argus Filch - Paul Whitehouse (Alice in Wonderland; The Story of David Copperfield).
• Harry Potter - Dominic McLaughlin.
• Hermione Granger - Arabella Stanton.
• Ron Weasley - Alastair Stout.

There may still be some changes to the cast before the series officially launches. In the meantime, fans continue to speculate about who will play the remaining characters in the series — as before, Rowling is very careful in helping to select actors for key characters.

Proposed cast for some roles

If rumors are to be believed, the cast will include not only young talents, but also famous performers. It is possible that actors from old films will appear in the new project in small episodic roles. Taking into all the speculation, the main cast of the Harry Potter series may be as follows:

• Lucius Malfoy - Tom Felton (Harry Potter; Flash).
• Voldemort - Killian Murphy (Peaky Blinders; Oppenheimer).
• Sirius Black - Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone; Black Mirror).
• Petunia Dursley - Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag; Killing Eve).
• Garrick Ollivander - Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who; Black Mirror).
• Molly Weasley - Jessica Hynes (Paddington; Death of the Unicorn).
• Dobby - Andy Serkis (The Lord of the Rings; Rise of the Planet of the Apes).

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