Author JK Rowling has put its seal of approval on the new ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ teaser trailer. A day after the trailer of the upcoming web series made waves online, Rowling took to her handle to answer a fan’s question about the series and extend her support to the new batch of actors. Rowling, who created the magical world that inspired the film franchise and spanned the Broadway productions, shared her excitement, saying, “It’s going to be incredible. I’m so excited about it.”

JK Rowling praised ‘Harry Potter’ series

Fans trolled ‘Harry Potter’ series

His support for the series comes amid considerable backlash on social media over the casting of actor Papa Essiedu as Professor Snape. Following the trailer launch fans trolled HBO and the actor, not only for appearing to wear a zipper as part of his wizard wardrobe, but also for deviating from the book’s description of a ‘pale’ man of African heritage.

Cast and release date of ‘Harry Potter’

The eight-episode first season is set to debut on Christmas 2026 and will feature an all-new cast of Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. John Lithgow plays Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer plays Minerva McGonagall, Papa Essiedu plays Severus Snape, and Nick Frost plays Rubeus Hagrid.The young cast includes Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, Leo Early as Seamus Finnigan, Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Tristan Harland as Fred Weasley, Gabriel Harland as George Weasley, Rory Spooner as Percy Weasley, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil.Among the additional cast, Daniel Rigby plays Vernon Dursley, Bel Powley plays Petunia Dursley, Paul Whitehouse plays Argus Filch, Johnny Flynn plays Lucius Malfoy, Bertie Carvel plays Cornelius Fudge, Luke Thelon plays Quirinus Quirrell, and Katherine Parkinson plays Molly Weasley.The role of the main villain, Lord Voldemort, has not been decided yet.

About the ‘Harry Potter’ film series

The original film series consisted of eight films released between 2001 and 2011, beginning with ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ starring Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.