The first ‘Harry Potter’ trailer has dropped. Here’s what we’ve learned from it
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The boy who lived will rise again on Christmas Day 2026 as HBO Max reboots the tale of orphaned wizard Harry Potter in an eight-episode opening series bearing the name of the original novel.
The boy who lived will rise again on Christmas Day 2026 as HBO Max reboots the tale of orphaned wizard Harry Potter in an eight-episode opening series bearing the name of the original novel: “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.”
And in case you’ve been living in a cupboard under the stairs –– the trailer has dropped.
The two-minute tidbit was released on Wednesday ahead of the launch of the HBO Max UK and Ireland streaming service on Thursday. (HBO, like CNN, is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.) Although just a snippet of the saga ahead, the trailer has already got muggles talking.
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Here’s everything we know after watching the trailer:
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