Harry Potter TV show trailer becomes most-watched in HBO history

The first look trailer for nan caller Harry Potter TV adjustment has already surgery records for HBO.

After its merchandise earlier this week, nan teaser clip, which offered a first glimpse astatine newcomer Dominic McLaughlin arsenic nan boy wizard, notched up 277 cardinal integrated views crossed platforms successful its first 48 hours online.

This made nan promo video nan astir watched trailer successful HBO and streamer HBO Max’s history, exceeding nan erstwhile grounds by much than double according to Deadline.

The 8 section bid is an adjustment of JK Rowling’s first Potter novel, Harry Potter and nan Philosopher’s Stone.

The 2001 movie type of nan 1997 book made Potter character Daniel Radcliffe and his co-stars Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and Emma Watson (Hermione Granger) into world stars.

The two-minute trailer for nan show, which will beryllium released successful December 2026, besides gave a first glimpse astatine nan caller stars taking connected iconic characters, specified arsenic John Lithgow arsenic Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, Nick Frost arsenic gamekeeper and confidante Rubeus Hagrid and Paapa Essiedu arsenic potions coach – and Harry’s longtime foe – Professor Snape.

It besides introduced viewers to Arabella Stanton arsenic Hermione and Alastair Stout arsenic Ron.

The show has attracted backlash since it was announced backmost successful 2021. Author Rowling has many times made arguable comments astir nan transgender community, and immoderate members of nan caller formed person distanced themselves from her views.

Lithgow precocious revealed that he considered quitting nan task complete nan backlash, and clarified that he disagrees pinch Rowling’s views connected transgender rights, while Frost has said that nan writer is “allowed her sentiment and I’m allowed excavation – they conscionable don’t align successful immoderate way, style aliases form”.

Earlier this week, HBO CEO Casey Bloys confirmed that nan accumulation has a “serious information team” aft Essiedu revealed that he had received racist decease threats pursuing his casting arsenic Snape.

“With each actors connected immoderate benignant of large IP shows – and this is evidently 1 of those wherever you’ve got, you know, passionate fans, group pinch a batch of opinions – it tin get scary successful places,” Bloys said.

“So for immoderate show for illustration that, we anticipated it and tried to person training, you know, champion practices successful position of societal media and really to grip it,” he added. “And obviously, we’ve sewage a superior information team. So unfortunately, it was thing that we thought mightiness hap and we conscionable effort to beryllium arsenic observant arsenic we can.”