Meet the “Harry Potter” actors solid to play Harry, Hermione and Ron in HBO Max’s upcoming sequence

The actors who have been solid for the lead roles within the upcoming “Harry Potter” sequence have been revealed Tuesday. Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout will play Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively, HBO introduced.

The three actors would be the new faces of the younger wizards who first solid a spell over readers all over the world almost 30 years in the past with the discharge of J.Okay. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in 1997.

The upcoming streaming sequence on HBO Max follows the seven widespread books, every of which have been become films starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. 

A separate sequence of “Implausible Beasts” prequels starring Eddie Redmayne debuted in 2016 exploring the wizarding world earlier than “Harry Potter,” and the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Youngster” is being carried out within the U.S., Europe and Tokyo.

Over 30,000 youngsters auditioned in an open casting name for the newly solid roles, in response to CBS Information associate community BBC Information.

“The expertise of those three distinctive actors is fantastic to behold, and we can not await the world to witness their magic collectively onscreen,” showrunner Francesca Gardiner and government producer Mark Mylod mentioned in an announcement. “We want to thank all of the tens of 1000’s of youngsters who auditioned. It has been an actual pleasure to find the plethora of younger expertise on the market.”

HBO has mentioned the sequence can be a “devoted adaptation” of the books that may span a decade.

BBC Information reported McLaughlin can be within the U.Okay. household comedy film “Develop” later this yr, in addition to a BBC action-adventure sequence, and Stanton portrayed the titular character in “Matilda The Musical” in London.

Final month, actor John Lithgow, who received an Emmy for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in “The Crown,” was solid as Albus Dumbledore.

“Harry Potter” could possibly be on HBO Max as early as 2026, in response to BBC Information.