‘They Deserve A Chance’: Fans React To The New Harry Potter Trio Reveal

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Last Updated:May 28, 2025, 12:57 IST

Dominic McLaughlin volition play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton arsenic Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout arsenic Ron Weasley successful HBO’s Harry Potter series.

Filming for the Harry Potter bid is expected to commencement aboriginal this year. (Photo Credits: Instagram)

Accio and poof! The caller Harry, Hermione and Ron are here. HBO has officially introduced the main trio of its upcoming Harry Potter series, and caller faces are present stepping into the roles made iconic by the archetypal movie formed – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. This time, Dominic McLaughlin volition play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton has been formed arsenic Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout volition instrumentality connected the relation of Ron Weasley.

The announcement was made with a connection that felt similar it came consecutive from the Hogwarts acceptance letter.

“Dear Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley: We are pleased to pass you that you person a spot astatine Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please invited Dominic McLaughlin arsenic Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton arsenic Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout arsenic Ron Weasley to the HBO Original Series Harry Potter," HBO wrote successful its post.

But soon aft the announcement, HBO turned disconnected the comments conception connected Instagram. While it whitethorn person been a mode to power backlash, it didn’t halt the net from speaking elsewhere.

Fans moved to different platforms to stock their thoughts and conscionable similar the flurry of owls delivering letters to Privet Drive, the opinions came flying successful from each directions.

Commenting connected Arabella Stanton’s casting, 1 idiosyncratic wrote, “She looks mode much Hermione from books than Emma Watson."

Ron Weasley’s caller look got a batch of emotion too. One idiosyncratic said, “Ron is champion casting. The others request a recasting," portion different added, “The lone 1 among the 3 who remotely looks similar the quality successful the publication is the feline who volition play Ron."

There were adjacent immoderate comparisons to the archetypal cast. About McLaughlin, 1 idiosyncratic said, “That’s beauteous damn adjacent to Daniel Radcliffe erstwhile helium was a kid astatine the opening of the movie series."

Still, not everyone was acceptable to justice conscionable by a photo. Someone posted, “They each person a bully look, we volition person to hold to spot however the acting goes."

There were supportive comments too. One instrumentality said, “They’re adorable. She (Stanton) has Hermione teeth. Ron is virtually however I pictured him erstwhile I archetypal work the books."

Another added, “They are a cleanable fit! I can’t wait."

A remark with a balanced presumption read: “I anticipation they bash great. They’re not the archetypal we grew up with, but they merit a chance."

The hunt for the caller Harry, Hermione and Ron was monolithic arsenic much than 30,000 young actors auditioned for the roles.

Harry Potter bid showrunner Francesca Gardiner and enforcement shaper and manager Mark Mylod besides issued a connection aft announcing the caller kid actors. “After an bonzer hunt led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to denote we person recovered our Harry, Hermione and Ron. The endowment of these 3 unsocial actors is fantastic to behold, and we cannot hold for the satellite to witnesser their magic unneurotic onscreen. We would similar to convey each the tens of thousands of children who auditioned. It’s been a existent pleasance to observe the plethora of young endowment retired there," the connection read.

Filming for the bid is expected to commencement aboriginal this year.

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