First look: Harry, Ron, Hermione

The platform shared the news with an Instagram post on Wednesday. It featured the actors posing for a picture together. McLaughlin will portray the role of Harry Potter, Stanton has been roped in as Hermione Granger and Stout will essay Ron Weasley. The characters were previously played by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. "Dear Mr. Potter, Miss Granger, and Mr. Weasley: We are pleased to inform you that you have a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Please welcome Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley to the HBO Original Series 'Harry Potter'," read the caption.