They’re finally here.
After months of anticipation, WB has officially revealed that the new trio of the Potter reboot which includes Dominic McLaughlin (Harry), Alastair Stout (Ron), and Arabella Stanton (Hermione).
The main trio has been cast for the ‘HARRY POTTER’ TV series:
• Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter
• Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger
• Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley pic.twitter.com/b96bzMCTS5— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) May 27, 2025
Though a lot of people are excited that the series is going to start moving forward, there are some on the internet who are familiar with online fandom spaces and have nothing but worry for these three new faces—especially Arabella Stanton who is clearly not caucasian.
Already reactions have started to get toxic, and some fans are already bracing themselves for the kind of vitriol that these children are going to be up against online.
i'm not interested in this reboot, but i pray for the safety and protection of these kids. their lives are about to become very messy very fast, and i wish them the best of luck in the face of discrimination, adversity, and parasocial fanaticism from harry potter adults https://t.co/paFMW7tgTg
— *leslie (@LE5B0B0MB) May 27, 2025
Even with the original trio of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, the actors have been open about how hard it was to become celebrities at such young ages, and at one point Watson even wanted to quit around the time of the third movie.
With McLaughlin, Stout, and Stanton, they now have the internet to worry about, plus the toxic fans that seem to make meals out of hating every single change that comes with new adaptations. I mean, the movies were already being harshly compared to the books, but now the series has a bigger audience to satisfy thanks to the films.
With studios recently making moves to protect some of their actors online, I hope that WB already has systems in place to protect the new trio from any online vitriol. That being said, there are still ways for toxic fandoms to get to actors. The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey had to quit social media after relentless bullying from everyone who didn’t think that she looked like Ellie from the game, and TLOU threads are just littered with very horrible edits of her.
There are some that suggest that the series follow The Crown’s format and just recast the main trio every few years, but as it stands, WB is making a huge gamble with this reboot, and these kids are going to have some huge shoes to fill.
In the meantime, Harry Potter is aiming to release sometime in 2027, and with the main trio cast, production can be underway very soon. Watch out for the Potter reboot on HBO Max.
