To announce the beginning of production, HBO put out the first look at Scottish actor Dominic McLaughlin in character as Harry Potter, holding a slate from episode one, while wearing full Harry Potter attire, including his Hogwarts uniform with Gryffindor colors, iconic round glasses, and the character's infamous forehead scar.

The sequence shows Hogwarts decades before Harry's arrival, and yet the movie makes only a token gesture to make Harris' Dumbledore seem any younger. That being said, the divisive Fantastic Beasts movies,

HBO's new Harry Potter series gets a surprising Season 2 update long before Season 1 even has a release date set.

Rupert Grint has reached out to Alastair Stout, who will play Ron Weasley in the HBO 'Harry Potter' series, and revealed what he said young actor.

Speaking to Variety about the timeline of the upcoming series, HBO chairman and CEO Casey Bloys offered an optimistic outlook for Season 2. Although Season 1 is still in the midst of filming — and Season 2 technically hasn’t been green-lit — he believes the break between the two outings will be on the shorter side.

J.K. Rowling has made her first visit to the set of HBO's 'Harry Potter' series. Sources joked that it was like receiving royaty.

HBO Max's Harry Potter spin-off, Wizards of Baking, is a streaming success ahead of next year's 25th anniversary of the first feature film.