Anticipation is building for the arrival of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” the upcoming HBO Max adaptation of the first novel in J.K. Rowling’s iconic “Harry Potter” book series.
On Wednesday, September 2, the streamer unveiled a new teaser trailer ahead of the series’ debut.
A Start at Hogwarts
The new trailer offers fans an inside look at the series, in which aspiring young wizard Harry Potter (played by Dominic McLaughlin) arrives at Hogwarts to begin his magical training.
“There is nothing special about Harry Potter — or so his Aunt Petunia tells him,” reads the series’ official logline. “But when a mysterious letter of admission to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry arrives, it opens the door to a hidden world of magic, friendship and adventure. Yet behind Hogwarts’ enchanted walls lie dark secrets. Harry must find the courage to prove himself against the darkest wizard of all.”
New Cast Photos
HBOIn addition to the new trailer, HBO Max is also sharing a series of first-look photos of the cast.
While there was a recent casting shakeup for the upcoming second season, with Kit Harington replacing Nicholas Hoult due to scheduling issues, the first season’s cast has been set.
In addition to McLaughlin as Potter, the Season 1 cast also includes: Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Tristan Harland as Fred Weasley, Gabriel Harland as George Weasley, Ruari Spooner as Percy Weasley, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe, William Nash as Gregory Goyle, Warwick Davis as Filius Flitwick and Sirine Saba as Pomona Sprout.
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HBOIn addition, the cast includes 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.
‘The Streaming Event of the Decade
HBO“The scope of the production, the detail, meticulousness of what they’re going through and what they’ve built takes theatrical to just a whole different level,” said Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO of global streaming, JB Perrette, of the upcoming series (via Variety).
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HBO“And so when you think of the love of that franchise and what you can do in a series — can go deeper, and tell more of the story, can tell more of the pieces that you didn’t get to capture in a two-hour movie … I really think this is the streaming event of the decade,” he declared.
“Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” debuts December 25 on HBO Max.
