Overview
- HBO will debut Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic on Sunday, April 5, streaming on HBO Max in the U.S. at 3 p.m. ET and airing on HBO at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with an 8 p.m. local premiere in the U.K.
- The one-off special gives an inside look at Season 1’s production through the work of casting, design, costume, and creature teams, narrated by Nick Frost with interviews from John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, and Paapa Essiedu.
- Season 1, adapting Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, is filming at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the U.K. and is slated to launch on HBO and HBO Max at Christmas.
- HBO reported that last week’s teaser drew about 277 million organic views in 48 hours, setting an all-time trailer record for HBO and HBO Max.
- The series is led by showrunner Francesca Gardiner with Mark Mylod directing, and HBO chief Casey Bloys said seasons will not release annually as writers work on season two.