HBO gave the Golden Trio their own moment on Monday morning, releasing character posters for Harry, Hermione and Ron from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first season of its new Harry Potter series.
Each poster gives one young star the same striking treatment: Dominic McLaughlin as Harry, Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron stand in their Hogwarts uniforms in a warm, book-lined library, each holding a wand upright at the center of the frame. All three carry the same words across the top: “The First Year Begins.”
The posters are the latest step in a rollout Trevor Decker News has been following all year, from the series trailer in September to last month’s news that the production has already spent more than $200 million building the show’s world, along with the recent casting of the Hogwarts ghosts and the Sorting Hat.
The trio leads a large ensemble. John Lithgow plays Albus Dumbledore, with Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. Lox Pratt plays Draco Malfoy and Rory Wilmot plays Neville Longbottom, and Warwick Davis is also among the cast.
Season 1 adapts the first of J.K. Rowling’s books across eight episodes, following Harry from the letter that changes his life on his 11th birthday into his first year at Hogwarts. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone premieres Friday, December 25 on HBO, with streaming on HBO Max.