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Official photographs and stills from HBO’s Harry Potter series, released by HBO and HarryPotter.com. Click any image to see it larger.

Stills from the teaser trailer

Released with the second teaser on 2 September 2026. Source: HarryPotter.com.

The official photo gallery

Published on HarryPotter.com’s series page in September 2026. Source: HarryPotter.com.

First looks and behind the scenes

Official photos released during casting and production.

All images © HBO / Warner Bros. Discovery

See also the posters, the trailers and the characters.

Premiere

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Books vs Series

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Snape’s skin colour

Books: Snape has “sallow skin” (PS, ch. 7).

Series: he is played by Paapa Essiedu, a Black British actor.

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Posters

Harry character poster, HBO's Harry Potter
Harry

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Latest updates

9 November 2026
New difference: Ron’s eye colour. J.K. Rowling has said Ron’s eyes are blue; in his character poster they are brown. More »

9 November 2026
Character posters of Harry, Hermione and Ron, added to the posters page and their character pages. More »

8 November 2026
New: a page for each episode of season 1, with the chapters it is likely to cover, and an About page. More »

8 November 2026
New pages: characters, seasons, episodes, where to watch, posters, official images, creative team, FAQ and news. More »

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Book references are to the UK editions: PS = Philosopher's Stone, CoS = Chamber of Secrets. · About this site · Page updated