They will interpret the leading roles on a television epic that will cover at least a decade. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint did the same in the successful films.
The series of Harry Potterof HBO He has found his three protagonists. Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout They have been chosen to play Harry, Ron and Hermione. They will interpret the leading roles on a television epic that will cover at least a decade. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint They did the same in the successful films.
The showrunner Francesca Gardiner and the director Mark Mylod They said in a statement: “After an extraordinary search led by the casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are pleased to announce that we have found our Harry, Hermion the large number of young talents out there. “
Impressive 32,000 people appeared to the auditions for which, without a doubt, there are three of the most important television roles of the next decade.
McLaughlin, Stanton and Stout are now preparing for filming, which will take place this summer at the Warner Bros. de Leavesden studios, and the first season will be broadcast in 2026. All are relatively new on television. McLaughlin has a role in the next series of action and adventures of the BBC, “an exceptional gift”, while Stanton played Matilda in “Matilda: the musical”, in the West End in London for several months.
How was the process to find the new Harry, Ron and Hermion
The process to find the mainstay He asked for children between 9 and 11 years as of April 2025 who were residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The call specified a commitment to an “inclusive and diverse casting” and asked that, for each role, the agents “present qualified artists, regardless of their ethnic origin, sex, disability, race, sexual orientation and gender identity.” The initial round asked the candidates to send two videos, one interpreting a story or poem and the second asking them to talk about themselves, as well as “a relative, friend or pet with whom they are particularly close.”
The adult cast revealed so far for HBO high profile adaptation includes PAAPA ESSIEDU as the Master of Potions Snape, John Lithgow as director Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer like Minerva McGonagall and Nick Frost Like Rubeus Hagrid.
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