Over 30,000 kids try out for parts in new Harry Potter TV show

Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint starred in the movies but who will get the chance to play them in the new television series?

32,000 children have auditioned for the lead roles in a new Harry Potter TV series, say the people who are making it.

Production will start in summer 2025 in the UK, at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Hertfordshire, which is where the eight Harry Potter movies were also made.

It will feature a brand new cast as the young witches and wizards, after open auditions were held in September 2024.

The original films starred Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint as Harry, Hermione and Ron respectively.

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Production company HBO Max, who are making the show, said the casting team had been reviewing up to 1,000 tapes per day after thousands of children applied.

Rupert Grint, who was 12, applied for his part after seeing a Newsround report about open auditions.

To qualify to try out, you had to be a resident of the UK or Ireland and aged between nine and 11 by April 2025.

The TV series was announced by HBO Max in 2023, with the makers saying it would "lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail, much loved characters and dramatic locations that Harry Potter fans have loved for over 25 years".

The original Harry Potter films were also made at Warner Bros. studios in Hertfordshire, near London

It is expected that there will be seven series of the show, each season adapting one of the Harry Potter books by JK Rowling.

The cast of beloved characters including Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger - played by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson - along with Hagrid and, of course, Voldemort will be announced at a later date.