‘Harry Potter’ Series to Air Behind-the-Scenes Special on HBO

HBO is ready to air an unique behind-the-scenes particular of harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stonetheir upcoming TV adaptation of JK Rowling‘s wizarding world books.

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic provides “an in-depth look at the making of the first season” — the trailer for which was releasedand broke HBO recordsfinal week — and can debut Sunday, April 5 on HBO Max within the US, the UK, and Ireland.

A teaser for the episode dropped Thursday, exhibiting interviews with John Lithgow (enjoying Dumbledore), Paapa Essiedu (Snape), and all the crew concerned within the creation of the big-budget undertaking. The particular is narrated by Hagrid actor Nick Frost, and in addition chronicles the seek for Harry, Ron, and Hermione, roles that subsequently went to Dominic McLaughlin, Alistair Stout, and Arabella Stanton.

“You wait to do something forever that means that much to people,” Lithgow says. Essiedu provides: “Just walking in and seeing the train, you imagine yourself being a kid at Hogwarts.”

A plot synopsis reads: “It’s been 25 years since audiences first walked the hallowed halls of Hogwarts. Now, this unique particular provides an inside take a look at the epic scale and meticulous care behind HBO’s new harry potter sequence — instructed by means of the lens of the artists, craftspeople, and technicians bringing JK Rowling’s beloved books to life for a brand new technology.”

“Featuring interviews with members of the casting, production design, costume design, and creature effects teams, the special chronicles the extensive process behind finding our new Harry, Ron, and Hermione — while celebrating the awe-inspiring commitment to detail and immense talent that has come together to fill out this extraordinary world.”

After the primary 48 hours, the trailer for harry potter had reached greater than 277 million natural views throughout platforms, making it the most-watched trailer in HBO and HBO Max historical past.

The first season of the multiseason sequence is ready to comply with Rowling’s first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stoneand can air on the platform sooner than initially said, in December this yr. The Hollywood Reporter looked at fan reaction to the trailer after it aired, which ranged from “bland” to “I cried three times.”

Take a take a look at the trailer for Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic beneath.