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HBO announces December premiere date for new Harry Potter television series

HBO will premiere its new television adaptation of the Harry Potter book series on December 25 with a fresh cast.

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HBO will premiere its new Harry Potter television series on December 25, Fox News reported on Thursday. The show features a fresh cast, with John Lithgow playing Dumbledore and Nick Frost starring as Hagrid. Each season of the show is expected to adapt one book from the original series, meaning the project will span at least seven seasons. [1]

The television adaptation is based on the seven fantasy novels written by British author J.K. Rowling, which tell the story of young wizard Harry Potter and his time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The original books were previously adapted into eight feature films. [1][7][8]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, HBO previously added Jasper Talbot, Hannah Chinn, and Harry Gilby to the show's cast. Talbot and Chinn will play James and Lily Potter, while Gilby is set to play Charlie Weasley in the first season. [12]

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In short

  • HBO's new Harry Potter series will premiere on December 25.
  • John Lithgow will play Dumbledore and Nick Frost will play Hagrid.
  • Each season of the television series is expected to cover one book.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]New 'Harry Potter' show poster goes viral as fans react to upcoming series based on JK Rowling's booksFox News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]This Underrated 5-Season Fantasy Series Is Basically Harry Potter for AdultsPolygon, 9h ago
  3. [3]First edition Harry Potter book sells for £300k at auctionOxford Mail, 1d ago
  4. [4]Everything We Know About The New Harry Potter BooksEsquire India, 10h ago
  5. [5]'Harry Potter' series casts a cis actor who previously played a trans girlOut Magazine, 1d ago
  6. [6]In 2027, two new books about McGonagall and Weasley will be released in the Harry Potter universeUA.NEWS, 23h ago

Background

  1. [7]Harry Potter on Wikipedia
  2. [8]J. K. Rowling on Wikipedia
  3. [9]Harry Potter on Grokipedia
  4. [10]JK Rowling on Grokipedia
  5. [11]BBC commissions documentary on Harry Potter author JK Rowling FTMQ News, 14d ago
  6. [12]HBO casts James and Lily Potter and Charlie Weasley for series FTMQ News, 1d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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