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The Magic Begins Anew: HBO Max Offers a New Look at the Harry Potter TV Series

HBO Max released a teaser for the Harry Potter TV series, premiering Christmas Day 2026. The book-faithful reboot stars Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout alongside John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu, and Nick Frost.

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Creator Dean Deblois takes audiences back into the Isle of Berk in new “How to Train Your Dragon” featurette

Writer-director Dean Deblois is back at the helm in the live-action adaptation of How to Train Your Dragon, and for him it feels like coming back home. “These characters and this universe have stayed with me, and now we can bring them back with such authenticity and conviction that, when audiences enter this world, they’ll never want to leave,” he says.

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HBO Original ‘Harry Potter’ series announces first batch of cast

The HBO Original Harry Potter series has cast six-time Emmy®, two-time Tony Award®, Olivier winner, and BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and Oscar® nominee John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Tony Award®, Golden Globe®, Olivier winner, and Oscar® and Emmy® nominee, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Emmy® and BAFTA nominee Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and BIFA (British Independent Film Awards) nominee Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. All will serve as series regulars.

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Dragons and their riders in the character posters of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

Our intrepid Viking warriors take flight in the new character posters of How to Train Your Dragon. The magical live-action reimagining of the first How to Train Your Dragon animated film takes us back to the isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations. The unlikely bond forged between Hiccup (Mason Thames) and the Night Fury dragon Hiccup, challenges centuries of Viking tradition. In cinemas June 11.