{"id":2345401,"date":"2026-03-25T19:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2345401"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:41:36","slug":"harry-potter-tv-series-trailer-and-release-date-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harry-potter-tv-series-trailer-and-release-date-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; TV series trailer and release date revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>The boy who lived is back.<\/p>\n<p>HBO on Wednesday revealed the release date and released a trailer for its new \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series offering the first glimpse into the new version of Hogwarts, the fictional school for young wizards and witches. The show will premiere on HBO Max on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>The show, written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner,  was initially set to debut  in 2027. Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes. It is intended to be a \u201cfaithful adaptation\u201d of author J.K. Rowling\u2019s popular book series, Warner Bros. Discovery said in 2023 when announcing the series. Rowling will also serve as an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to introduce the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d franchise to younger audiences, the reboot will feature a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/tv\/story\/2025-05-28\/harry-potter-show-cast-hbo-dominic-mclaughlin-alastair-stout-arabella-stanton\"><u>new cast<\/u><\/a> of newcomers, with Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger.<\/p>\n<div class=\"enhancement\" data-click=\"enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement\" data-video-disable-history=\"\">\n<div class=\"video-enhancement-player\">  <ps-youtubeplayer data-video-player=\"\" class=\"youtube-video-player video-player youtube-video-player-facade\" data-player-id=\"feb41f57b88ca405fb3f991d42d27a689\" data-video-id=\"RIu4sFKGi6E\" data-video-title=\"Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone | Official Teaser | HBO Max\" data-slot-name=\"\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/entertainment-arts\/video\" data-lazy-offset=\"1.0\" data-autoplay-threshold=\"50\" data-miniplayer=\"\" data-internal-video-id=\"RIu4sFKGi6E\" data-ad-slot-name=\"\/21787098806\/web.latimes\/entertainment-arts\/video\" data-ad-provider=\"ima\" data-ima-sdk-url=\"https:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/sdkloader\/ima3.js\" data-ima-ad-tag-url=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?sz=640x480&amp;gdfp_req=1&amp;env=vp&amp;output=vast&amp;unviewed_position_start=1&amp;cmsid=2652439&amp;ad_rule=0&amp;plcmt=1\">  <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi_webp\/RIu4sFKGi6E\/maxresdefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/RIu4sFKGi6E\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/> <\/picture> <button type=\"button\" class=\"youtube-video-player-facade-button\" aria-label=\"Play\"> <svg class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/styleguide\/assets\/misc-icons.svg#icon-youtube-play\"\/><\/svg> <\/button>      <\/ps-youtubeplayer> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Other cast members include John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch.<\/p>\n<p>Essiedu told the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/tv-radio\/article\/paapa-essiedu-harry-potter-snape-interview-3hqkzzmlk\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Sunday Times<\/u><\/a> in a recent interview that he has received racist abuse, including death threats, since being cast as Snape, the secretive potions professor originally played by the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment\/movies\/moviesnow\/la-et-mn-alan-rickman-dies-20160114-story.html\"><u>late Alan Rickman<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A decade ago,  Noma Dumezweni was subjected to similar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2016\/jun\/05\/harry-potter-jk--rowling-black-hermione\" target=\"_blank\">racist backlash<\/a> when she was cast as adult Hermione Granger in the West End production of \u201cHarry Potter and the Cursed Child.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers Music, the composer collective he founded, will compose a new score for the series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boy who lived is back. HBO on Wednesday revealed the release date and released a trailer for its new \u201cHarry Potter\u201d series offering the first glimpse into the new version of Hogwarts, the fictional school for young wizards and witches. The show will premiere on HBO Max on Christmas Day. 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