Season 1, episode 8
Episode 8 of season 1, Philosopher’s Stone. HBO has not announced its air date yet.
| Season | Season 1 |
| Episode | 8 of 8 |
| Title | Not yet announced |
| Air date | Not yet announced |
| Likely to cover | chapters 16–17 of the book (our estimate) |
What it is likely to cover
This is our own estimate, not information from HBO. It splits the book’s 17 chapters across the eight episodes by story and length. The series may cover more, less, or reorder events.
- Chapter 16: Through the Trapdoor
- Chapter 17: The Man with Two Faces
In the book
- Harry, Ron and Hermione go through the trapdoor and past the protections guarding the Philosopher’s Stone (ch. 16).
- Harry faces the man with two faces, and wakes up in the hospital wing with Dumbledore beside him; then the end of the year (ch. 17).
“to the well-organised mind, death is but the next great adventure.”— Dumbledore, PS, ch. 17
What we have already seen
Nothing from these chapters has been shown in the trailers or official images yet.
When the episode airs, this page will be updated with the chapters it actually adapts and every difference from the book.
