The Harry Potter remake is now officially underway! On Monday, HBO Max went to their official Instagram page and shared the very first photo of actor Dominic McLaughlin in character as Harry Potter! The actor stood with the clap board on the series’ set.
Dominic McLaughlin Debuts as the New Harry Potter
Dominic McLaughlin has large shoes to step into, as he is playing the part brought to a generation by actor Daniel Radcliffe in the movies based on the novels. Dominic was spotted in costume in the school attire of Hogwarts and the character’s characteristic round glasses in the photo. The caption indicated, “First-years, step forward. The HBO Original Harry Potter series is now in production.”
Reacting to the picture, several fans enthusiastically reacted in the comments. One fan said, “He looks great as Harry!” A second fan said, “Good luck little Harry. Please protect him from all the haters.” A comment read, “Just do your best, little Harry!” “DAMN, he actually looks like Harry. As a die hard potter fan i gotta say, I’m impressed,” said another fan.
New Cast Announced for Iconic Roles
The Harry Potter reboot is an adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s book series of the same name. Alastair Stout will be playing Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton will be playing Hermione Granger. John Lithgow, Paapa Essiedu, Janet McTeer and Nick Frost, will be playing Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape and Rubeus Hagrid, respectively.
J.K. Rowling is serving as an executive producer on the Harry Potter series. She said she worked closely with the writers. Sharing her thoughts on X (formerly Twitter), Rowling said, “I read the first two episodes of the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series and they are SO, SO, SO GOOD!” HBO has not announced the release date for the Harry Potter series yet.
