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Harry Potter is an upcoming fantasy television series developed for HBO, based on the series of eponymous fantasy books by British author J. K. Rowling, serving also as a reboot of the respective film series. Produced by HBO, Warner Bros. Television, Brontë Film & TV, and Heyday Films, it stars Dominic McLaughlin as the title character, with Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger. The principal cast also includes John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid.

Development on a Harry Potter series was revealed to have begun by January 2021, with plans for its production to span a decade as part of a faithful adaptation of the books. Creatively led by showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod, casting for major roles began in November 2024, and confirmation came by April 2025. A casting call for the main roles of Harry, Ron and Hermione was issued in September 2024; after considering 40,000 actors, McLaughlin, Stout and Stanton were announced as cast in May 2025. Principal photography began that July at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, England.

The first season, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and based on the novel of the same name, consists of eight episodes and is scheduled to premiere in the United States on HBO and globally on HBO Max on 25 December 2026. In May 2026, the series was renewed for a second season which will adapt the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Kate McLaughlin writes about Young adult fiction, social themes, sexual abuse, Young adult fiction, girls & women, United States, Parents of gays, Mothers and sons, and Kate MacLaughlin. Their best-known work is What Unbreakable Looks Like.

On FindMyTBR we track 3 books by Kate McLaughlin, 3 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including Daughter, Pieces of Me, and What Unbreakable Looks Like. Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.