This Christmas, HBO Max and Warner Bros. Discovery will revisit the Wizarding World with a TV reboot of the Harry Potter series, with the first season using the first Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Sorcerer’s Stone in the U.S.), for the story. Starring Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter), Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley), and Arabella Stanton (Hermione) as the core trio, this series will use an eight-episode first season to recreate the adventure told in the original 1997 book by author J.K. Rowling and the succeeding 2001 live-action movie. Should the show continue, each season is expected to tackle one of Rowling’s seven books from the original series.
Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Season 1 in March 2026, which became the most-watched first trailer for any release in HBO or HBO Max history. The main trio shone in various scenes that were recognizable from the original book and movie, setting the stage for a new take on Hogwarts and its student body to be brought back to life for the 2020s. Additionally, on top of this new series’ release in December, the magical world will get another new entry even sooner on HBO Max.
A new Warner Bros. Discovery press release revealed that HBO is planning to release Harry Potter: The Official Film Podcast Season 1 on May 19. While no specific details were included in the release, the title indicates that this podcast series will take a look at the original eight Harry Potter movies and potentially the three Fantastic Beasts movies, likely involving cast and crew members from those films. Notably, the first Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year after its Nov.16, 2001 release in theaters.
HBO Max has already shared multiple behind-the-scenes looks into the franchise’s past, including the release of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts in 2022. This brought dozens of stars back together for a nearly two-hour-long special reunion, with stars like Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and more coming back to the Hogwarts castle set to reminisce on their time making these movies after more than a decade away from them.
This new podcast series could take a similar approach, but with it running for an entire season, many are expecting this series to go into much more detail on how each movie was made in the 2000s. With no official details about the podcast being released, it’s possible that it will feature either stars from the original movies or from the new reboot diving into the history of this franchise and its impact on the world of fantasy TV. While more details are sure to be revealed in the coming weeks, it will surely help tide over Potter fans until new material from the streaming reboot is made public.
- Release Date
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2026 – 2026
- Showrunner
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Francisca Gardiner
- Directors
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Mark Mylod
