“Harry Potter” TV Series to Shoot at Leavesden Next Summer

In an official update from Harry Potter HQ earlier this week, we finally have our first confirmed details about the shooting schedule and location for the Harry Potter TV series, as well as our first interview with showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod.

We’ve been waiting on a shooting schedule since the first casting call was posted back in September, and we now finally have one. The series will start recording in the summer of 2025! There are no exact dates yet, but this timeframe means the show will still be on track for its most recent premiere date of 2027.

There’s also exciting news about the locations the shoot will use. The show will be filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, the same studio used to shoot the films. It is suspected that some locations will use parts or all of the films’ sets, with Mylod describing how they “don’t want to mess with” certain iconic locations, such as the Great Hall. He did, however, also hint that we could expect to see more of Hogwarts than we have before, including a peek into the staff room.

Mark Mylod and Francesca Gardiner speak at a presentation. (Source: Wizarding World Digital)

That wasn’t the only update Mylod shared in the recent interview. He and Gardiner explained how they had watched all of the 32,000 auditions sent in from the casting call for Harry, Ron, and Hermione and said they plan to “workshop with some of our shortlisted candidates” in January. Nobody has yet been officially cast for the show.

The pair also shared more details about their casting process. They want to keep to canonical ages for all characters and are looking forward to including some characters in the series that were cut from the films, including Hogwarts’ resident poltergeist, Peeves.

We can also assume some details from the comments made in the interview. They described how they “have the luxury of long-form storytelling” and can explore the wizarding world more than the films with “eight hours to tell the first book.” This suggests that the first series will comprise eight episodes, each of around an hour.

“We can dig into the real depths and crevices and how the language of magic can evolve,” they continued.

Has this interview from Mylod and Gardiner upped your excitement for the show? What other settings would you like to see explored?