Published Oct 30, 2026, 2:02 PM EDT

Michael McWhertor is a New York-based journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience covering games, industry events, technology, movies, and TV.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has filled out its cast

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HBO's new Harry Potter TV show is just two months away, but key roles are still being cast — or at least officially announced — for the series. The new Harry Potter will be full of fresh faces, including new lead actors Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.

On Friday, HBO confirmed new actors for multiple key roles, including Hogwarts' Sorting Hat and a handful of spooks, specters, and ghosts that haunt the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

HBO's Harry Potter has four new ghosts

New to the cast of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is Leo Bill, who will portray Nearly Headless Nick, the house ghost of Gryffindor Tower at Hogwarts Castle.…