HBO Max last week released the official teaser for the eight-episode first season of the upcoming original Harry Potter series, titled Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, at the HBO Max UK & Ireland launch event. The series will debut at Christmas on HBO and will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max where it's available, including recent launch markets in the Asia Pacific, Germany, Italy, and the UK and Ireland.
There is nothing special about Harry Potter -- at least that's what his Aunt Petunia always says. On his 11th birthday, a letter of admittance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens up a hidden world for Harry: one of fun, friendship and magic. But with this new adventure comes great risk as Harry is forced to face a dangerous enemy from his past.
The series stars, among others, Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid.
The series, based on J.K. Rowling's beloved books, is written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner. Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros Television. The series is executive produced by J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.
