The Harry Potter HBO series has cast the roles of the titular wizard’s parents James and Lily Potter and Charlie Weasley.
Jasper Talbot and Hannah Chinn will play James and Lily and are set to appear in Season 1 of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
James and Lily only appeared in the Harry Potter movies in flashbacks, photographs and magical manifestations.
HBO also announced the casting of Charlie on Tuesday, who will be making his character screen debut, played by Harry Gilby.
In the books, Ron Weasley's older brother is just a minor character and does not appear in any of the films.
Series one, which will air on HBO on December 25, sees Harry Potter being told by his Aunt Petunia that there is 'nothing special about him.'
But when a mysterious letter of admission to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry arrives, it opens the door to a hidden world of magic, friendship and adventure.
Harry Potter HBO series casts the roles of the titular wizard’s parents James and Lily Potter as Charlie Weasley makes his character screen debut, (pictured, Hannah Chinn - who plays Lily)
Jasper Talbot will play Harry's father and he and Hannah set to appear in Season 1 of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
HBO also announced the casting of Charlie on Tuesday, who will be making his character screen debut, played by Harry Gilby. In the books, Ron Weasley's older brother is just a minor character and does not appear in any of the films
Yet behind Hogwarts’ enchanted walls lie dark secrets. Harry must find the courage to prove himself against the darkest wizard of all.
The series, based on J.K. Rowling’s beloved books, is written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner
Harry Potter already has an incredible cast list and will star Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.
John Lithgow has taken on the role of Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer plays Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu is Severus Snape and Nick Frost has taken on the role of Rubeus Hagrid.
Game Of Thrones favorite Kit Harington will join Season 2 as Gilderoy Lockhart.
Since it was announced in 2023, the Harry Potter series has sparked controversy from anti-JK Rowling activists, with Nicholas Hoult even backing out of the project last month.
Harry Potter author Rowling is a fierce defender of women's rights but has been labelled transphobic by some campaigners.
Many of the actors taking up roles in the new series have faced the wrath of her critics, who believe any remakes of her work should be boycotted. Rowling serves as an executive producer on HBO's show.
Filming for the second season of Harry Potter is expected to start this autumn.
Details about the new show have been kept tightly under wraps. However, Rowling said in a post on X in June last year that she had read the scripts of the first two episodes – calling them 'SO, SO, SO GOOD'.
The TV show comes a decade and a half after the original films based on Rowling's best-selling books came to an end, and it is reported to be a more faithful adaptation than the original cinematic incarnations.
However, while HBO and many Harry Potter fans are excited for the upcoming remake, the show has been plagued with controversy from the get-go.
Dubbed the 'streaming event of the decade', many former Potterheads have vowed to boycott the programme because of the ongoing controversy surrounding Rowling's comments about transgender people.
However, with big stars on board, bosses are clearly hoping the love for the magic will overcome the controversy.
With under two months until the show is scheduled for release on Christmas Day, several scandals have already hit the show.
The new generation of Harry Potter stars made an appearance at the HBO Max launch event in London back in March
The highly anticipated series sees Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, bringing fresh faces to the iconic roles for the first time on TV (pictured original cast)
In May, it was revealed that the actor supposed to be playing Ginny Weasley had to drop out of the project.
There were also reports of thefts in the prop room, and the series doesn't even have the backing of the original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus.
In an extreme turn of events, Paapa Essiedu has said he has even faced death threats since being cast as Severus Snape in the new TV series.
Opening up about the racist abuse he has had to endure, he explained how the trolls believe a black man should not play a fictional wizard and have told him: 'Quit or I'll murder you.' The role was previously taken on by Alan Rickman in the films.
The upcoming show has also been hit with 'alarming' accusations of bullying and claims two 12-year-old extras were spotted fighting on set.
According to reports in March, bosses at Warner Brothers were forced to step in and issue warnings to both adults and children, as well as the threats of being booted from the show no matter how famous they may be.
A source said: 'There are a lot of youngsters on set at any one time, and the reality is that not everyone is going to get on. It's an alarming problem and bosses want to get rid of any bad eggs among the cast and crew.
'Bosses have issued warnings about behaviour. The bullying accusations have involved adults and children. It has been made clear that anyone reported for bullying will be immediately axed, no matter how famous they may be.'
HBO's Harry Potter series is set to premiere on Christmas Day on HBO Max.