Recasting Harry Potter for HBO Max - Philosopher's Stone

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we’re going to be discussing the recently announced HBO Harry Potter TV Series! For those who live under a rock, the announcement of a new Harry Potter HBO series made headlines all around the world this week. 

"We are delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way," said HBO CEO Casey Bloys in a statement. "Harry Potter is a cultural phenomenon and it is clear there is such an enduring love and thirst for the Wizarding World."

"Each season will be authentic to the original books and bring Harry Potter and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world, while the original, classic and beloved films will remain at the core of the franchise and available to watch globally."

And while I’m excited about the new show there does seem to be one question that keeps re-entering my mind: Who’s going to be in it?

Part of this will depend entirely on what direction the show takes. If the show does in fact deep dive in to each of the books, as has been reported, then there are certainly going to be a lot of big shoes to fill.

However, if they decide to give us a new perspective of the wizarding world and introduce a multitude of new main characters that are SPRINKLED IN amongst known characters, then I’d imagine casting would come a lot easier.

From the sounds of things it’s probably going to be more in line with the former, and that’s why today I’m going to be recasting Harry Potter for 2023.

Assuming that the series will start with the first book, the Philosopher’s Stone, let’s start there and recast some of the main characters from the first installment in the series.

Let’s dive in to it.

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