First look at new Harry Potter series

Dominic McLaughlin pictured in his wizard's robes for the very first time

The first picture from the new Harry Potter TV series from HBO has been released, as production begins in Hertfordshire in the south of England.

Excitement has been building about the new series since it was announced in 2023, and now producers have released the first picture of 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin in costume as Harry Potter.

If you're excited to head back to Hogwarts, you still have a while to wait though - the show will start in 2027 and will apparently take ten years to complete.

And in that time, kids acting in the series will attend school on site, as Three Rivers District council have given permission to build a temporary school near the studios.

Who is in the new series?

Paapa Essiedu (left) will be taking on the role of Severus Snape, played in the films by Alan Rickman (right)

Several new cast members were also revealed alongside the photo.

Rory Wilmot has been cast as classmate Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson will play Harry's cousin Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey will take on Quidditch flying professor Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser is wand-seller Garrick Ollivander.

They join an already packed line-up including John Lithgow, who will play Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.

These three will be starting Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 2027

And the new trio of troublemakers were cast in May, after more than 30,000 children turned up for open auditions.

As well as Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout plays Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger.