John Lithgow as Dumbledore? The audacity. The chaos. We're so back.
Season 1 • Episode 1
UpcomingThere is nothing special about Harry Potter - at least that's what his Aunt Petunia always says. On his 11th birthday, a letter of admittance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens up a hidden world for Harry: one of fun, friendship and magic. But with this new adventure comes great risk as Harry is forced to face a dangerous enemy from his past.
Acting
Lithgow's Dumbledore: twinkle or trauma?
Production
Hogwarts rebuilt—will it feel lived-in?
Costume
Snape's greasy hair: legacy preserved?
Dominic McLaughlin
Harry Potter
Arabella Stanton
Hermione Granger
Alastair Stout
Ron Weasley
John Lithgow
Albus Dumbledore
Janet McTeer
Minerva McGonagall
Paapa Essiedu
Severus Snape
Nick Frost
Rubeus Hagrid
Rory Wilmot
Neville Longbottom
Lox Pratt
Draco Malfoy
Leo Earley
Seamus Finnigan
Elijah Oshin
Dean Thomas
Ruari Spooner
Percy Weasley
Alessia Leoni
Parvati Patil
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This marks the first Harry Potter adaptation since Warner Bros. Discovery's controversial 2023 reboot announcement. Paapa Essiedu is the first Black actor to play Snape in any official capacity.
The original films' cast became so iconic that this reboot enters territory previously occupied only by Spider-Man—franchise resurrection as pop culture ritual.
GB
US
