More than 32,000 children auditioned for the Harry Potter reboot

Currently in the pre-production phase with casting selection, the reboot of Harry Potterwhich will be a television series produced by HBOreceived tests from over 32 thousand children, according to the project’s showrunner, Francesca Gardiner.

According to information from the Deadline, Gardiner shared the impressive number during the event Max Showcasewhich took place in December 2024 in London. It is worth remembering how the casting of the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Grangerhas been in the works for months. The process began in April after the casting director Lucy Bevan publish open call for children ages nine to 11.

As the website reported, in the initial phase, candidates were invited to submit two videos. In the first, they told a story or poem, in the second they talked about themselves and also about a family member, friend or pet.

Right now, the castings are in the chemistry reading phase with some of the shortlisted actors and actresses. According to the subject of Deadlinethe children progressing through the rounds are at various stages of calls – and a decision on the chosen ones should happen soon.

Francesca Gardiner explained in Max Showcase that the team analyzed up to a thousand tapes a day to find “some of the best British talent,” and sources reported to Deadline that casting executives can view each piece of content quickly, often deciding within a minute whether they want to move someone on to the next round.