HBO's Harry Potter series casts Weasley siblings for season 1

A long-running global franchise is extending its footprint into television, with HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series moving from announcement to on-location production. The Weasley siblings—Ron, Fred, George, Percy and Ginny—have been officially cast for the first season, and production is underway in London, with a 2027 premiere window already set. Ron will be portrayed by Alastair Stout, Fred and George by twins Tristan and Gabriel Harland, Percy by Ruari Spooner, and Ginny by Gracie Cochrane. Molly Weasley will be played by Katherine Parkinson, while the role of Arthur Weasley remains uncast for the moment. The ensemble joins a broader cast that includes Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, Nick Frost as Hagrid, John Lithgow as Dumbledore, and Janet McTeer as McGonagall, among others. Filming has already produced a string of on-set images showing the family in period-accurate costumes, with production continuing through next year as the series aims to debut on HBO in 2027.

Officials describe the project as a more faithful adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s novels, with the series format allowing for extended storytelling that the films could not...