Fan art for the new show imagines what the new cast will look like as their characters. The book series that kicked off the cultural phenomenon began in 1997 with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and concluded a decade later in 2007. It spawned a media empire that has extended to an eight-movie franchise, a theme park, and countless pieces of merchandise. The final movie in the franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, was released in 2011. Now, the series is being rebooted with an upcoming Harry Potter TV show for HBO.

In an Instagram post from creaition99, the user utilized generative AI to . This imagines Harry Potter (Dominic McLaughlin), Ron Weasley (Alastair Stout), and Hermione Granger (Arabella Stanton), along with Hogwarts staff including Albus Dumbledore (John Lithgow), Severus Snape (Paapa Essiedu), Minerva McGonagall (Janet McTeer), Rubeus Hagrid (Nick Frost), Quirinus Quirrell (Luke Thallon), and Argus Filch (Paul Whitehouse). Check out the art below:

The fan art has shown what the characters could conceivably look like, but . The look of Hogwarts has been established by the movies and other media, but in order to make the series stand apart, it will need to go in a different direction. The show is an opportunity to expand on the Wizarding World and adapt parts of the novels that had to be skipped for the sake of a theatrical runtime.

While the series cannot deviate too far from what has already been established, it will need to be distinct. The . The iconic characters have to be immediately recognizable to their novel counterparts while still being unique. Some present challenges, like Snape, who was played brilliantly by the late Alan Rickman. Rickman is synonymous with the role, so a new direction will have to be taken as the same approach cannot be duplicated.

Much like the Harry Potter film series, the art shows that the series will be a mix of established actors and relative newcomers. Lithgow has the gravitas needed to bring Dumbledore to life, and will likely be shepherding the new young actors both on and off-screen. The fan art shows one possible option of how could be changing, and it will be exciting to see how the characters are portrayed in the new show.

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