Gryffindor Cloak Debuts in HBO’s Harry Potter Series First Look

HBO released the first image from its upcoming Harry Potter series, showing Harry Potter in a Gryffindor cloak headed toward Hogwarts, with Dominic McLaughlin as Harry; Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton play Ron and Hermione, joined by Nick Frost (Hagrid), John Lithgow (Dumbledore), Janet McTeer (McGonagall) and Paapa Essiedu (Snape). The series, written by Francesca Gardiner and directed by Mark Mylod, has been filming in the UK since last summer and is set to premiere next year on HBO Max as a marquee Warner Bros. Discovery project.