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Every official teaser, trailer and video for HBO’s Harry Potter, from the official Harry Potter and HBO Max channels.

Official teaser trailer · 2 September 2026

The second and longest teaser, released a day after Back to Hogwarts. HBO has not yet released a full trailer.

Official teaser · 25 March 2026

The first look at the series, released together with the premiere date. HBO says it reached 277 million views in 48 hours, the most-watched trailer in HBO and HBO Max history [source].

Finding Harry special: official trailer · 2 April 2026

Trailer for Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic, the behind-the-scenes special released on HBO Max on 5 April 2026.

First look at the sets · 23 March 2026

Casting announcements · 1 September 2025

Series announcement · 12 April 2023

Interview: From Film to Series · 1 September 2026

Producer David Heyman, who produced the films and is an executive producer of the series, in a 51-minute conversation on the official channel: Harry Potter: From Film to Series ft. David Heyman.

Short clips and interviews

Shorter videos from the official Harry Potter and HBO Max YouTube channels, newest first.

5 November 2026It takes a little bit of magic. (HBO Max)
3 November 2026See you at Hogwarts. (HBO Max)
29 October 2026Everyone will know his name. (poster reveal) (Harry Potter)
19 October 2026A phenomenon for the ages. (HBO Max)
12 October 2026The most magical cathedral. (HBO Max)
9 September 2026What’s lurking? (HBO Max)
7 September 2026Loyal and brave. (Ron) (HBO Max)
6 September 2026You’re full of magic, Harry. (HBO Max)
5 September 2026Summer reading? Done. (Hermione) (HBO Max)
1 September 2026Meet us on the pitch tomorrow. (Harry Potter)
8 April 2026John Lithgow on reimagining the Harry Potter canon. (Harry Potter)
8 April 2026Janet McTeer on being inspired by the children and sets. (Harry Potter)
8 April 2026Paapa Essiedu on growing up alongside Harry Potter. (Harry Potter)
7 April 2026Behind the magic with Nick Frost. (Harry Potter)
6 April 2026Finding Harry (and Hermione and Ron). (Harry Potter)
30 March 2026New beginnings. (Harry Potter)

See also the posters, the official images and the differences first seen in these trailers.

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Books vs Series

Difference 001 of 15

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