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HBO's highly anticipated reboot of the "Harry Potter" series finally dropped its first batch of stills (pictured below) and a teaser trailer overnight, simultaneously released worldwide. The series is slated to premiere this Christmas, undoubtedly positioning it as one of the year's most anticipated television events.
The "Harry Potter" series will be helmed by Francesca Gardiner, co-writer of "His Dark Materials," who serves as showrunner. Mark Mylod, director of "The Menu," is among those directing, while Hans Zimmer is set to compose the new score. Each season of the show will adapt one book, totaling seven seasons. The inaugural season will primarily adapt the first book, "Philosopher's Stone."
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The series' cast includes a fresh lineup of students: Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown, among others.
Hogwarts faculty members feature Luke Thallon as Professor Quirinus Quirrell, Nick Frost as gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid, Paapa Essiedu as Professor Severus Snape, Janet McTeer as Professor Minerva McGonagall, Paul Whitehouse as caretaker Argus Filch, and John Lithgow as Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, among others.
Parental roles include Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, Bel Powley as Aunt Petunia Dursley, Daniel Rigby as Uncle Vernon Dursley, and Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, among others.