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The upcoming Harry Potter TV series dropped its first official picture – and it shows the boy wizard preparing to fly high for Quidditch.
First announced in 2023, the HBO show will see young Scottish actor Dominic McLaughlin take on the role of the Boy Who Lived and is predicted to air at the end of 2026 or early 2027.
Fans have been eagerly anticipating details about the series – and an official picture from the Harry Potter Instagram account gives a taste of what to come.
The shot shows Harry from behind, with the protagonist wearing his Gryffindor Quidditch uniform – which has ‘POTTER 7’ on the back.
Harry’s Nimbus 2000 broomstick can be partially seen, while he heads towards banners displaying Gryffindor and Hufflepuff colours.
Meanwhile, a banner reading ‘Fred and George’ – presumably referring to the Weasley twins – is also on display.
The upcoming Harry Potter TV series released its first official picture – teasing the boy wizard gearing up for Quidditch
(From L to R): Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin and Alastair Stout will play Hermione, Harry and Ron respectively in the show
One person commented: ‘This looks better than I could have ever imagined!’
Another wrote: ‘I have officially passed out. Someone help me up.’
A third penned: ‘I’M SO EXCITED I CAN’T FOCUS ON ANYTHING ELSE.’
A fourth chimed in: ‘Potterheads around the world let’s go.’
While a fifth remarked: ‘I’m not crying…. you’re crying.’
Although this is the first official picture, fans have previously seen a number of leaked photos over several months.
Among the earliest came from July 2025, with Dominic and co-stars filming scenes at London Zoo.
Fans will recall this depicts Harry’s Muggle cousin Dudley Dursley’s birthday, a memorable moment from the first book.
Harry displays his magical powers after helping a Burmese Python escape from the enclosure that it is living in.
While Dominic – in character as Harry – could be seen rocking a blue hoodie and his iconic circular glasses.
HBO has previously teased Dominic in character as Harry Potter – pictured here as filming launched on the project
He was joined by a grimacing Dudley (Amos Kitson) and his aunt Petunia (Bel Powley) and grumpy Vernon (Daniel Rigby) in the scenes filmed by the penguin enclosure.
The cast also zoomed around in green golf buggies, while members of the public were shocked as they realised who they were.
Around a month later, Dominic and Nick Frost – playing Rubeus Hagrid – were spotted filming scenes in London for the characters’ journey to Diagon Alley.
In the past few days, the show was left in chaos after Apple Maps shared pictures of the top-secret sets, leaving bosses furious.
While the sets have been kept hush-hush by show bosses, now images of them have been shared online after Apple Maps was updated with new images.
It gives fans a first look into the magical world of the series, being made at the Warner Bros Studio in Leavesden, which follows young wizard Harry as he joins Hogwarts.
A number of iconic Harry Potter locations are shown in the images, including overhead shots of the hut owned by Hagrid, the giant groundskeeper of Hogwarts.
Elsewhere, fans of the series will recognise the Gringotts Wizarding Bank, which has been recreated in the Diagon Alley famed from the books and subsequent films.
The suburban street where the orphaned Harry was sent to live, Privet Drive, has also been brought to life on the sprawling studio set.
