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Daniel Radcliffe, who played the title role in the eight “Harry Potter” films released between 2001 and 2011, says he has not decided whether to watch HBO’s upcoming television adaptation and does not plan to advise its new lead, Dominic McLaughlin.
Radcliffe wished McLaughlin success but said he is unsure whether he will watch the series. He said: “To be honest, I do not know if I will watch it."
"I have already watched and been part of a lot of ‘Harry Potter.’ Also, I do not watch any TV. I have not watched ‘Breaking Bad.’ I have not watched ‘Mad Men.’”
Radcliffe said he is “really determined” not to advise McLaughlin and hopes to meet him one day. He said: “He will handle this, he does not need my advice.
If I tell him something, I would not want him to be told in his later interviews, ‘Dan said you should do it this way.’ It will be great.”
HBO’s series, titled “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” is set to premiere Dec. 25, 2026, with eight episodes in its first season.
HBO announced McLaughlin in May 2025 alongside Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. Radcliffe has said he wrote McLaughlin a letter after the casting announcement and received a note in reply.
Radcliffe has since appeared in several Broadway productions, films and television series. He received a Grammy Award nomination for the 2011 Broadway musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for “Merrily We Roll Along” (2023).
Radcliffe currently stars alongside Tracy Morgan in the NBC series “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.” He also voices a character in the animated film “Steps,” set to premiere on Netflix on Nov. 20.
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