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Official photographs and stills from HBO’s Harry Potter series, released by HBO and HarryPotter.com. Click any image to see it larger.

Stills from the teaser trailer

Released with the second teaser on 2 September 2026. Source: HarryPotter.com.

The official photo gallery

Published on HarryPotter.com’s series page in September 2026. Source: HarryPotter.com.

First looks and behind the scenes

Official photos released during casting and production.

All images © HBO / Warner Bros. Discovery

See also the posters, the trailers and the characters.

Premiere

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Books vs Series

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Snape’s skin colour

Books: Snape has “sallow skin” (PS, ch. 7).

Series: he is played by Paapa Essiedu, a Black British actor.

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Posters

Harry character poster, HBO's Harry Potter
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Latest updates

13 November 2026
New pages: a page for each actor, the ages of the cast, new scenes not in the book, houses and uniforms, magical creatures and music. More »

13 November 2026
New page: sets and filming locations, from the new Hogwarts at Leavesden to London Zoo, King’s Cross and the Cornish coast. More »

13 November 2026
Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout, the new Harry, Hermione and Ron, talked to Scholastic News about the auditions, getting the parts and filming. More »

10 November 2026
Snape actor Paapa Essiedu told Vanity Fair he still doesn’t really know what happens in Deathly Hallows, and was baffled by Dumbledore’s death. More »

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