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HBO\u2019s forthcoming Harry Potter series has just about rounded out its Weasley family casting<\/a>. <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, just as filming for the highly anticipated TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling\u2019s bestselling book franchise officially got underway in London<\/a>, HBO Max introduced the actors playing Ron Weasley\u2019s older brothers, Percy, Fred and George, as well as his younger sister Ginny.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Burrow is nearly full,\u201d the streamer wrote on Instagram<\/a>, sharing a selfie of the new cast members alongside previously announced Ron actor Alastair Stout.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cJoining our very own Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, we warmly welcome Tristan Harland as Fred Weasley, Gabriel Harland as George Weasley, Ruari Spooner as Percy Weasley, and Gracie Cochrane as Ginny Weasley to the HBO Original Series Harry Potter,\u201d the caption added, noting that the actor playing Ron\u2019s second older brother Charlie will be \u201cjoining us soon enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is also yet to be announced who will take on the role of the eldest Weasley sibling, Bill (portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson in the original film series).<\/p>\n

\"HBOHBO Max introduced fans to the new young actors portraying the Weasley siblings (HBO)<\/p>\n

The latest cast announcement comes months after young newcomers Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Stout joined the series as the leading trio, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley.<\/p>\n

In his first interview since his casting, 11-year-old McLaughlin told the BBC<\/a> that putting on his costume for the first time was \u201ca bit surreal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI was always a huge Harry Potter fan when I was younger,\u201d he added. \u201cAnd it was like the dream role, of course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, McLaughlin and Nick Frost, who is playing Hogwarts groundkeeper, half-giant Rubeus Hagrid, were spotted filming in the streets of London for the first time.<\/p>\n

Additional major cast members include John Lithgow as headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Professor Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Professor Severus Snape, Ian Hart as Professor Quirinus Quirrell, Paul Whitehouse as Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch, Bel Powley as Harry\u2019s aunt Petunia Dursley, Daniel Rigby as Harry\u2019s uncle Vernon Dursley, Amos Kitson as Harry\u2019s greedy cousin Dudle Dursley, Katherine Parkinson as the Weasley matriarch Molly, Lox Pratt as Harry\u2019s schoolboy nemesis Draco Malfoy, and Johnny Flynn as Draco\u2019s hateful father Lucius Malfoy.<\/p>\n

The adaptation of the beloved wizarding franchise was confirmed by HBO Max in 2023<\/a> and aims to be a \u201cfaithful adaptation of the beloved Harry Potter book series by author and executive producer J.K. Rowling.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series is expected to run for a decade, with each season based on one of Rowling\u2019s seven books. The books follow the story of young Harry Potter as he learns of his acceptance to Hogwarts, the esteemed school of witchcraft and wizardry, and his attempts to defeat the evil Lord Voldemort.<\/p>\n

HBO CEO Casey Bloys said the show will debut in 2027.<\/p>\n