Series guide
- Urban fantasy
- Adventure
- Youth
- Witch fiction
- Coming-of-age
- Stars
- Dominic McLaughlin · Arabella Stanton · Alastair Stout
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Where to watch Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone streams exclusively on HBO Max in the US. The full eight-episode season releases complete on Christmas Day, December 25, 2026, rather than weekly.
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A new cast, a slower pace, and one familiar face
This is not a remake of the films — it’s a from-scratch adaptation with its own cast, planned from the start to run for a decade across the whole book series. Spreading Philosopher’s Stone across eight episodes instead of one 152-minute film is the entire pitch: subplots the 2001 movie cut for time, Peeves, the full Sorting Hat song, more of Hogwarts as a school rather than a backdrop. Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout take over as Harry, Hermione and Ron, with a heavyweight adult cast around them — John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Paapa Essiedu as Snape, Janet McTeer as McGonagall, Nick Frost as Hagrid.
Only one actor is reprising their exact film role: Warwick Davis returns as Professor Flitwick, the same part he played across all eight original movies, which HBO has leaned on as the one deliberate thread back to the Columbus-era films. Everyone else — Dean Thomas, Crabbe and Goyle, the rest of the Hogwarts staff — is new. Our full cast rundown has every confirmed role.
The season releases complete on Christmas Day, December 25, 2026, rather than doling episodes out weekly — counter-programming against the usual December movie crowd, and a binge-friendly choice for a show aimed squarely at family holiday viewing. It streams exclusively on HBO Max; the production record is where a schedule or casting change would show up first. Everything else we’re tracking by air date is in our watch guides.
Harry Potter cast 14
- Dominic McLaughlinHarry Potter
- Arabella StantonHermione Granger
- Alastair StoutRon Weasley
John LithgowAlbus Dumbledore- Warwick DavisFilius Flitwick
Nick FrostRubeus Hagrid- Rory WilmotNeville Longbottom
Lox PrattDraco Malfoy
Paapa EssieduSeverus Snape
Janet McTeerMinerva McGonagall
Paul WhitehouseArgus Filch- Luke ThallonQuirinus Quirrell
Katherine ParkinsonMolly Weasley
Johnny FlynnLucius Malfoy
- Director
- Mark Mylod
- Music
- Hans Zimmer
- Studios
- Warner Bros. Television Studios, Home Box Office, Inc., Heyday Films
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. John Lithgow: Rubenstein, CC BY 2.0; Nick Frost: Paul Hudson, CC BY 2.0; Lox Pratt: JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0; Paapa Essiedu: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0; Janet McTeer: Siebbi, CC BY-SA 3.0; Paul Whitehouse: Marcus Liversedge, CC BY 3.0; Katherine Parkinson: JaceMerlyn, CC BY-SA 4.0; Johnny Flynn: A Thousand Doors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Harry Potter?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone streams exclusively on HBO Max in the US (subscription), checked November 6, 2026.
How many episodes are in Harry Potter?
8, releasing all at once on December 25, 2026, rather than weekly.
When did Harry Potter premiere?
It premieres December 25, 2026.
Is this the same cast as the films?
No. Every role has been recast, with one exception: Warwick Davis returns as Professor Flitwick, the only actor reprising the same part from the original film series.
Do I need to watch the films first?
No. This is a new, more book-faithful adaptation starting over from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with its own cast.
