Nov 10, 2026 11:46am IST
Daniel Radcliffe Might Skip Watching HBO’s New ‘Harry Potter’, Offers No Advice to Dominic McLaughlin
Daniel Radcliffe cannot escape the 'Harry Potter' world. During a recent appearance, the actor was asked whether he plans to tune in to the series remake of the famed J.K. Rowling books, set for release this Christmas. The actor gave a vague response to the question, mentioning how he’s not a fan of streaming shows.
Replying to an Associated Press question, Radcliffe said, “I don’t know if I will, honestly. I’ve watched [and] been in a lot of ‘Harry Potter’ already. Also, I don’t watch any TV. I haven’t seen ‘Breaking Bad’; I haven’t seen ‘Mad Men’; I haven’t seen some of the real classics. So, you know. Eight hours is a lot of anything to watch.”
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He was then asked about offering advice to the new Harry Potter, played by Dominic McLaughlin and chose to decline. “I’m really, truly in the business of not giving Dominic advice,” the actor said. “He’s got it. He doesn’t need any advice from me. If I say something to you, then the next interview people have with him, they’ll be like, ‘Oh, Dan said you should do this.’ And I don’t want to haunt this poor child through interviews. So I have no advice for him. He’s gonna be amazing, and I hope that I will — I think I’ll get to meet him someday and I’m very excited about that.”
The two have previously communicated via letters back in 2025 when the main trio was announced.
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Gearing up for a release on Friday, December 25, the first instalment of the series, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,” will star McLaughlin in the lead role alongside Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley. They will be joined by John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom and Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, among others.
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