» First look at HBO’s Harry Potter TV series released
14/07/25 15:59 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
HBO releases first glimpse of new Boy Who Lived as cameras roll on small screen adaptation of JK Rowling’s books HBO has provided a first glimpse at the new world of Harry Potter , as filming begins on its hotly anticipated television ad...

» Tom Felton to reprise role as Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
05/06/25 17:13 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Actor to make Broadway debut in play set 19 years after events of the final book in JK Rowling’s fantasy series More than a decade after casting his last spell, Tom Felton, best known for playing Harry Potter’s bleach-blond nemesis, is r...

» Lights, camera, fractions: how Harry Potter TV actors will juggle Hogwarts with real lessons
31/05/25 11:00 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Dozens of child actors will feature in HBO’s new Harry Potter series, all of them needing on-set tuition to be conjured up between scenes Harry Potter may have been overjoyed at going to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, but th...

» Harry Potter: three leads announced for HBO’s new TV series
27/05/25 17:25 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Newcomers will be playing the three leads, joining John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu and Janet McTeer After an extensive search, the actors set to play the new leads of the Harry Potter TV series have been found. The open casting call for Brit...

» Pedro Pascal calls JK Rowling a ‘heinous loser’ in wake of supreme court gender ruling
25/04/25 11:01 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
The actor has long been an activist for LGBTQ+ rights and has a transgender sister who often accompanies him on the red carpet The actor Pedro Pascal has attacked author JK Rowling on X, calling her a “heinous loser”. Pascal responded to...

» A ‘Black Snape’ in the new Harry Potter seems designed to cause controversy – but it could work | Jason Okundaye
20/04/25 12:57 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Ignore the fuss: Paapa Essiedu is a brilliant actor who can bring his own depth and style to enrich the iconic character After months of speculation, HBO has announced part of the cast of the latest round of Harry Potter IP-mining: the n...

» JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner
18/04/25 16:11 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Doyenne of children’s literature has regularly utilised social media in support of women-only spaces Cocktail in hand and puffing on a celebratory cigar onboard her superyacht, reportedly somewhere in the Bahamas, JK Rowling celebrated o...

» HBO reveals first part of Harry Potter TV cast, including Dumbledore and Hagrid
14/04/25 17:21 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
John Lithgow confirmed in Dumbledore role, with Paapa Essiedu playing Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Hagrid For many Harry Potter fans, no actors could ever live up to the original cast of the cherished film franchise. For others, a new...

» John Lithgow set to play Dumbledore in Harry Potter TV series – reports
12/02/25 22:21 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Actor reportedly in final negotiations to follow up performance in Oscar-nominated hit Conclave with key role in much-anticipated HBO series John Lithgow is nearing a deal to star as Professor Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s hotly anticipated ...

» Cillian Murphy as Voldemort? Everything we know about HBO’s Harry Potter TV show
06/12/24 05:54 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Details are beginning to emerge about the ‘decade-long’ adaptation of JK Rowling’s books – with some starry actors reportedly in negotiations Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The Hogwarts Express is gathering steam, with new d...

» Replica Harry Potter swords recalled in Japan for breaking weapons law
03/12/24 00:48 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Police said 86cm stainless steel blade – mounted on a wooden plaque and sold in the hundreds – contravened Japan’s firearms and sword control law Full-size replica swords sold as souvenirs at a popular Harry Potter exhibition in Tokyo ha...

» HBO posts casting call for next-generation Harry Potter TV series
10/09/24 22:39 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Studio advertises for British and Irish children aged 9-11 to play Hogwarts heroes in ‘decade-long’ TV adaptations HBO has kicked off its search for the next Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, with the studio posting an open...

» Harry Potter fans boo as King’s Cross ends ‘back to Hogwarts’ tradition
02/09/24 12:33 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Fans at London station left disappointed after fictional train’s departure not announced on public address system Disappointed Harry Potter fans booed after an annual announcement at London King’s Cross railway station did not happen. Pe...

» ‘My poor kid has been haunted by it’: Harry Potter and the reviewer that mattered most
30/07/24 05:00 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Jack Thorne’s baby son was a key influence on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. So it was a big day when he was old enough to see it with the playwright for the first time A few weeks ago I took my eight-year-old, Elliott, to see Harry ...

» Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone artwork sells for record £1.5m
27/06/24 07:56 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Watercolour drawing for first book’s cover becomes most expensive item from the series ever sold at auction A watercolour drawing for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has fetched a record amount at auction. The artwork for the co...

» The Guardian view on audiobooks: a growing market that asks existential questions | Editorial
10/05/24 17:25 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
When is a book not a book? When it is performed by a starry cast of hundreds. Except it has always been more complicated than that News this week of a 17% hike in the UK’s audiobook sales might seem like a niche business story, but it ra...

» Daniel Radcliffe says rupture with JK Rowling over trans rights is ‘really sad’
01/05/24 10:34 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
Harry Potter star reveals in interview that he has had no contact with Rowling since the author’s gender-critical statements on trans women Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has described his rupture with JK Rowling over trans rights as...

» Audible to turn all seven of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books into full-cast audiobooks
25/04/24 16:37 from Harry Potter | The Guardian
The books will be released sequentially, starting with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, with a full cast of yet-to-be-named actors and a ‘groundbreaking new soundscape’ New audiobooks of all seven titles in JK Rowling’s Harry Po...