00:00To reimagine the Harry Potter canon, to let it breathe,
00:05we get to enact all the things that you know
00:08are going on in the wings, but you don't see them.
00:10HBO is set to air an exclusive behind-the-scenes special
00:14for their upcoming TV adaptation of Harry Potter.
00:16The special, titled Finding Harry,
00:18the craft behind the magic, will quote,
00:20offer an in-depth look at the making of the first season,
00:23and will debut Sunday, April 5th on HBO Max
00:26in the US, the UK, and Ireland.
00:28HBO released this teaser for the special
00:31that will feature interviews with members of the cast
00:33and crew involved in the creation of the Big Budget Project.
00:36To play in a sandbox that's this big, it really is incredible.
00:41We're adding a level of world-building
00:43beyond what the audience is familiar with.
00:46The special is narrated by Hagrid actor Nick Frost
00:48and also chronicles the search for the young actors
00:51who portray Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
00:53We're trying to get in the joy and the playfulness
00:55of what it means to be a magical kid.
00:58In a show of this game, it's easy to get lost.
01:01It's huge. It's goosebumps.
01:02When the trailer for the series was released last week,
01:05it reached more than 277 million organic views
01:08across platforms in its first 48 hours online,
01:11making it the most-watched trailer in HBO and HBO Max history.
01:16The first season of the series is set to follow the first novel,
01:19Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,
01:21and will premiere in December this year.
01:22For more on this story and to watch the full teaser trailer for the special,
01:27go to THR.com.
01:28This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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