Harry Potter: HBO Debunks Rumours Of Narrator Casting On Reboot Series - Report

The Harry Potter reboot series is set to be HBO's biggest show for 2027. The show is shooting seasons 1 and 2 back-to-back at the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden and is said to be on a much grander scale

than the film franchise, as there is the time and space to get at plotlines not explored in the JK Rowling book series. Contrary to what a certain rumour said, the series will not have a narrator. The makers debunked the latest rumour about the show.

Harry Potter series does not have a narrator

Recently, reports in Harry Potter forums and British media seemed to indicate that the HBO reboot was set to have a narrator. One blog even named Beauty and the Beast's Tom Turner as the actor who had been cast in the part. Now, sources from HBO told Deadline that the actor is not part of the show and it does not have a narrator. With the long waiting time for the show's premiere, the leaks from the set and the rumours of what the series might entail have grown. Earlier, there were rumours that the makers were looking at male and female stars for the role of Voldemort. ALSO READ: Harry Potter: Reboot Series First Look Feels Similar To Film Franchise; Here's Why We're WorriedDominic McLaughlin will play the title role of the orphaned wizard who is whisked off to the magical world at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. His best friends will be played by Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, both belonging to Gryffindor House, just like Harry.

More about Harry Potter series

Succession's Francesca Gardiner is the showrunner, writer, and executive producer, while the Emmy-winning director of the same HBO series, Mark Mylod, is helming several episodes. Other important roles cast for the series include Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Professor McGonagall, and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.