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Harry Potter TV show to start filming in summer

Warner Bros A shot from one of the early Harry Potter films, showing Hermione Granger sitting by Harry Potter and Percy Weasley. Harry looks at the camera directly from side on while Percy speaks to them both, wearing a black cap. Hermione has a fringe and brown shoulder length hair, Harry has a short bowl hair cut and wears school uniform, as does Percy who has reddish wavy short hair.Warner Bros
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Chris Rankin acted in the original Harry Potter films

Production of the new HBO TV series of Harry Potter will begin in summer 2025 at a UK studio, it has been announced.

The programme will be filmed at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden in Hertfordshire, which is where the eight Harry Potter movies were also shot.

Warner Bros' streaming service Max said the new, decade-long series would be "a faithful adaptation of the iconic books" by author JK Rowling.

It will feature a brand new cast, with 32,000 children having auditioned for the lead roles following an open casting call in September, according to HBO.

On Thursday, Max posted to X: "Wands at the ready.

"The upcoming HBO Original Series, #HarryPotter, will be filming at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden with production beginning in Summer 2025 and coming to Max."

Warner Bros is the production company behind the original films, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.

Grint, who was 12, applied for the role after seeing a Newsround report about the open casting.

This time the TV casting call stipulated that applicants must be residents of the UK or Ireland aged between nine and 11 by April 2025.

HBO said the casting team had been reviewing up to 1,000 tapes per day after thousands of children applied.

Warner Bros The exterior of the Warner Bros Studio Tour. A large silver sign says "The Making of Harry Potter" in the lettering used on the movies, and below that in a normal font "Warner Bros. Studio Tour" with the WB logo in the middle. IT is the top of the building in cream with a blue sky behind.Warner Bros
The original Harry Potter films were also made at Warner Bros studios in Hertfordshire, near London

The TV series was announced in 2023, with Max saying at the time that it would "lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail, much loved characters and dramatic locations that Harry Potter fans have loved for over 25 years".

It is expected that there will be seven series of the show, each season adapting one of the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling.

"Each season will be authentic to the original books and bring Harry Potter and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world," added Max.

Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod, who both worked on acclaimed drama Succession, were confirmed as executive producers of the series earlier in the year.

The cast of beloved characters including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger - played by Radcliffe, Grint and Watson, respectively - will be announced at a later date.

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