There’s no spell needed to reveal who the new actors cast in the Harry Potter TV series are.
HBO finally announced the long-awaited appointments for the reboot overnight and seemed to be taking inspiration from the movie franchise by also casting unknown child actors.
Daniel Radcliffe became a household name thanks to his success as the titular character, with Rupert Grint as best friend Ron Weasley and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in all eight films.
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Now, there will be some new never-seen-before faces making the roles their own in the series and they’re sure to become big names in their own right.
Dominic McLaughlin will take on the lead role of Harry, while Alastair Stout will play loveable ginger sidekick Ron and Arabella Stanton will be the feisty Hermione.
The trio were selected from “tens of thousands of children who auditioned” for the series with an open casting call put out by HBO.
“After an extraordinary search led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to announce we have found our Harry, Hermione, and Ron,” executive producer Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod said in a joint statement on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).
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“The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together onscreen.”
The young actors join the likes of Hollywood heavyweight John Lithgow, who will play Hogwarts headmaster Professor Dumbledore.
Dumbledore is most famously associated with the late actor Michael Gambon, who portrayed the wizard across most of the Harry Potter movies after taking over the role from Richard Harris from the third movie.
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All the stars cast in the upcoming new Harry Potter series
Lithgow will be the first American actor to play the role on screen, leaving some fans concerned about what the TV series might look like.
The Oscar nominee said while he understood their concerns, it was not his first turn playing a beloved Englishman, having previously won an Emmy for his portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill in The Crown.
Other casting announcements so far include Ozark’s Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Professor Snape and Nick Frost as Hagrid.
The new series is set to begin production in the coming months at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden – where the original films were also made – but fans won’t get their first taste of the show until 2027.
The TV series will be an adaptation of JK Rowling’s popular books, with each book expected to play out across a season of the show, meaning there’s set to be a total of seven seasons.
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