HBO Max has announced the actors who will play the beloved “Harry Potter” trio in their new reboot television series.
The streaming service announced on Tuesday that Dominic McLaughlin will play the titular character, Arabella Stanton will play Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout will play Ron Weasley. All the actors are newcomers.
“The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together onscreen,” executive producers Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod said in a statement about the actors.
The new TV show “will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved ‘Harry Potter’ books,” and will be streamed exclusively on HBO Max. It’s not clear when the series will be released. The book’s author, J.K. Rowling, will also serve as an executive producer on the show.
The selection of the show’s core cast comes amid the author’scriticism of the
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