00:00The first photo from HBO's highly anticipated Harry Potter TV series just dropped.
00:07The image shows the back of young Harry, played by Dominic McLaughlin,
00:10as he approaches the Quidditch pitch with a Gryffindor cloak on a snowy day.
00:14The post from the official Harry Potter account also suggested that the first teaser trailer for
00:18the series will be released on Wednesday, as the caption simply reads,
00:22Tomorrow and a lightning bolt emoji. The Harry Potter television series will
00:26reimagine J.K. Rowling's seven fantasy novels, which have sold more than 600 million copies
00:31worldwide. Each season will cover one of the seven books. Its eight movie adaptations have
00:37cumulatively grossed $7 billion plus. Joining McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton will star as
00:42Hermione Granger, with Alistair Stout cast as Ron Weasley. The cast also includes John Lithgow
00:48as Dumbledore, Papa Esiedu as the potions professor Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as the half-giant
00:54Hagrid. The CEO and president of Global Streaming and Games at Warner Brothers Discovery has hyped
00:59the show as, quote, the biggest streaming event in the history of HBO Max, and arguably in streaming
01:04period. It's number one, two, and three in many ways. The series is planned for 2027.
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