Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Louis Shelton has been cast to portray an older Ron Weasley seen in the Mirror of Erised, while Alastair Stout continues in the main role.
- Additional reported castings include Naomi Wirthner as Madam Malkin and Neil Edmond as a hotel manager, hinting at Diagon Alley fittings and the Dursleys’ hotel stay from the first book.
- Set reporting indicates Season 1 will feature characters and moments not shown in the films, including Nicolas Flamel, Charlie Weasley, Piers Polkiss and Professor Binns.
- Production is underway in the UK with HBO targeting a 2027 premiere for the multi-season adaptation led by showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod.
- Daniel Radcliffe urged media and fans to stop asking the new child cast about the original trio, saying he does not want to be a “weird spectral phantom” in their lives.