HBO’s new Harry Potter TV reboot is beginning to take shape after more than 20 new cast members were confirmed.
The re-imagining of J.K. Rowling’s series has certainly not been without controversy, but 14 years after the final part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the wizardly world of magic will be making its return.
In May last year, HBO announced that Dominic McLaughlin will take up the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton is cast as Hermione Granger, while Alastair Stout will portray Ron Weasley.
Now, however, the studio has taken their next step in casting dozens of major characters to play Hogwarts’ students, teachers and other important figures.
Sharing four new images on Instagram, HBO confirmed which new actors will be representing Hogwarts’ four houses.
The new update confirms five characters from Gryffindor, eight from Slytherin, four from Hufflepuff and four from Ravenclaw.
Reacting to the announcement, fans praised what looked to be ‘literally perfect casting’.
However, the image showing the eight new cast members for Slytherin was particularly raved about in the comments section.
Responding to the post, @ferluooliviera wrote: ‘The way the Slytherins are in character,’ as @usmondo said: ‘They have totally nailed that.’
Who has been cast as a Hogwarts student?
Gryffindor
- Eire Farrell is Katie Bell
- Asha Soetan is Angelina Johnson
- Orson Matthews is Oliver Wood
- Serrana Su-Ling Bliss is Alicia Spinnet
- Ethan Smith is Lee Jordan
Hufflepuff
- India Moon is Hannah Abbott
- Jazmyn Lewin is Susan Bones
- Cian Eagle-Service is Ernie Macmillan
- James Trevelyan Buckle is Justin Finch-Fletchley
Ravenclaw
- Aaron Zhao is Terry Boot
- Eve Walls is Lisa Turpin
- Scarlett Archer is Penelope Clearwater
- Anjula Murali is Padma Patil
Slytherin
- Eddison Burch is Miles Bletchley
- James Dowell is Lucian Bole
- Oliver Croft is Marcus Flint
- Dylan Heath is Adrian Pucey
- Henry Medhurst is Peregrine Derrick
- Cornelius Brandreth is Terence Higgs
- Laila Barwick is Pansy Parkinson
- D’Angelou Osei-Kissiedu is Graham Montague
@xozeuz also added: ‘Those Slytherins are not playing AT ALL.’
Meanwhile, Ryan asked: ‘Why does Slytherin look like they’re about to drop the hardest mix tape?’
Though a specific release date has not yet been revealed by HBO, it is expected that season 1 of Harry Potter will premiere in early 2027, with filming having been underway since 2025.
Other major figures in the cast include huge names, such as John Lithgow and Paapa Essiedu, as well as Sherlock’s Louise Brealey and Andor’s Anton Lesser.
Warwick Davis also announced that he will be making his return for the reboot.
Earlier this week, a new Voldemort frontrunner emerged after Cillian Murphy’s scathing Harry Potter response.
According to sources, Paul Bettany is said to be at the top of HBO’s list to play Harry’s noseless nemesis.
The news comes from scooper Daniel Richtman, who is one of the more reliable online scoopers.
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