Take a First Look at the New Harry Potter as HBO Begins Filming Series
LEAVESDEN, ENGLAND, JUL 11 – The series will span seven seasons adapting each Harry Potter book, featuring a new cast selected from over 30,000 auditions, with filming underway at the original film studios.
- Production kicked off with a first-look image on July 14 at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, revealing Dominic McLaughlin in Harry Potter costume.
- Warner Bros. is planning a season-per-book adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s seven-book series to deliver more detail than the films.
- Unlike many modern productions, HBO’s new Hogwarts practical sets reveal the beginning of a brand-new Great Hall, noted Victoria Maclean.
- Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO & Max Content, said, `We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way`, highlighting the network’s enthusiasm.
- This venture indicates a long-term adaptation plan as HBO aims to faithfully bring all seven Harry Potter books to screen over nearly a decade.
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"He embodied Harry from the very beginning," says the production about the young man who will star in the television adaptation of J. K. Rowling's books.
HBO has officially begun production of the much-anticipated television adaptation of "Harry Potter", announced the channel on Monday, also revealing a first look at the headline character.

A new Harry Potter... without Daniel Radcliffe. Warner Bros. Discovery revealed on Monday the first images of the series adapted on this character loved by millions of fans, but this time it will be played by Scottish actor Dominic McLaughlin. The American media giant and entertainment promised two years ago to release a series on Harry Potter that will last "ten years", with the character's creator JK Rowling as an executive producer. Filming b…
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