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title: 'HBO Original Harry Potter series releases first official teaser and announces Christmas 2026 debut'
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published: '2026-03-25T19:20:34+00:00'
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description: 'The first season will be titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The official teaser of the series, debuting this Christmas on HBO Max, has now been released.'
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# HBO Original Harry Potter series releases first official teaser and announces Christmas 2026 debut

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**The first season will be titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The official teaser of the series, debuting this Christmas on HBO Max, has now been released.**

HBO Max has released the official teaser for the eight-episode first season of the upcoming original *Harry Potter* series, titled *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, at the HBO Max UK & Ireland launch event ahead of the platform going live tomorrow. The series will debut Christmas 2026 and will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.

There 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.

The series stars **Dominic McLaughlin** as Harry Potter, **Arabella Stanton** as Hermione Granger, **Alastair Stout** as Ron Weasley, **John Lithgow** as Albus Dumbledore, **Janet McTeer** as Minerva McGonagall, **Paapa Essiedu** as Severus Snape, **Nick Frost** as Rubeus Hagrid, **Rory Wilmot** as Neville Longbottom, **Lox Pratt** as Draco Malfoy, **Leo Earley** as Seamus Finnigan, **Elijah Oshin** as Dean Thomas, **Tristan Harland** as Fred Weasley, **Gabriel Harland** as George Weasley, **Ruari Spooner** as Percy Weasley, **Alessia Leoni** as Parvati Patil, **Sienna Moosah** as Lavender Brown, **Finn Stephens** as Vincent Crabbe, **William Nash** as Gregory Goyle, **Warwick Davis** as Filius Flitwick, and **Sirine Saba** as Pomona Sprout.

**Daniel Rigby** as Vernon Dursley, **Bel Powley** as Petunia Dursley, **Paul Whitehouse** as Argus Filch, **Johnny Flynn** as Lucius Malfoy, **Bertie Carvel** as Cornelius Fudge, **Luke Thallon** as Quirinus Quirrell, **Katherine Parkinson** as Molly Weasley, **Amos Kitson** as Dudley Dursley, **Gracie Cochrane** as Ginny Weasley, **Richard Durden** as Cuthbert Binns, **Louise Brealey** as Rolanda Hooch, **Bríd Brennan** as Poppy Pomfrey, **Leigh Gill** as Griphook, and **Anton Lesser** as Garrick Ollivander.

The series, based on **J.K. Rowling’s** beloved books, is written and executive produced by **Francesca Gardiner**. **Mark Mylod** will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television. The series is executive produced by J.K. Rowling, **Neil Blair**, and **Ruth Kenley-Letts** of Brontë Film and TV, and **David Heyman** of Heyday Films.

**Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone will debut Christmas 2026.**

Watch the teaser [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kt8906WXFs).

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