This is the New Harry Potter: Image for the Series Released

The round glasses, the distinctive lightning scar, the hair a bit more tousled: The new Harry Potter perhaps looks even more like the German illustration on the world-famous book cover. To mark the start of production of the TV series about the young wizard and his adventures around the magic school Hogwarts, the broadcaster HBO released a first image of lead actor Dominic McLaughlin in Harry Potter school uniform.

McLaughlin smiles at the camera. The young actor wears a cloak, and his tie and sweater are in the colors of the Hogwarts house Gryffindor. According to the BBC, the production of the new series with multiple seasons is expected to last about ten years in total.

Harry Potter TV Series: Casting with 32,000 Children

Filming is taking place at the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the UK, with the TV premiere of the series planned for 2027. Each season is intended to be a faithful adaptation of the seven books by author J.K. Rowling, who is on board as an executive producer.

Alongside McLaughlin (Potter), Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger) and Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley) play the main roles. This followed a casting call last September, which attracted around 32,000 children. At the start of production, HBO announced further castings: Among others, Louise Brealey ("Sherlock") as Rolanda Hooch and Anton Lesser ("Game Of Thrones") as Garrick Ollivander are on board.

This is the second adaptation of the novels following the successful feature films with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint, which were released in cinemas between 2001 and 2011. The first book ("Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone") was published in 1997. With more than 600 million books sold in dozens of languages, "Harry Potter" is considered the most successful literary series in the world.

(APA/Red)

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