HBO’s highly anticipated “Harry Potter” TV series is already making waves, even though the child leads have yet to be announced. An exciting update has revealed that sets for the show are under construction in the UK, with photos surfacing of Harry Potter’s iconic childhood home, “4 Privet Drive”.
Recent images show a neighborhood street being built, featuring Tudor-style houses that differ from the traditional brick design seen in the original “Harry Potter” movies. For comparison, the films used a real house in Berkshire for exterior shots of Privet Drive.
FIRST LOOK!
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Harry Potter Privet Drive for HBO. pic.twitter.com/JHFDnpXG0F
It’s being reported by several outlets that Warner Bros. is investing over $1 billion to expand its Leavesden studio in preparation for the series. The massive project includes building a real school for the young cast, new roads, car parks, and storage hangars. The studio reportedly plans to produce multiple, long-running series over the next decade, making the infrastructure upgrades essential to support the cast and crew.
Harry Potter Film Set of Privet Drive with a much longer drive way than the Films! pic.twitter.com/Yjh3y2XeXL
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The confirmed cast so far features some Hollywood heavyweights, including John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch.
The series is written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner, with Mark Mylod also serving as an executive producer and directing multiple episodes. Keep checking back for more updates as the series gets closer.
