The new HBO Harry Potter series has revealed that Dominic McLaughlin will play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton will be Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout will portray Ron Weasley.
A casting call, announced in September, saw around 32,000 children audition for the lead roles, with the team reviewing up to 1,000 tapes per day, according to HBO.
The three children are "newcomers", says HBO.
Arabella Stanton's agent says in her acting CV that she is based in London and has been in musical productions including Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express and the Royal Shakespeare Company's Matilda the Musical.
Alastair Stout's agent, Urban Talent Youth, has listed him as appearing in Albert Bartlett's Jersey Royal potato advertising campaign.
Production company SC Films has confirmed that Dominic McLaughlin recently filmed the Sky family comedy film Grow and the upcoming BBC action-adventure show Gifted.
Each season of the new show will be a faithful adaptation of the books, which were written by author and executive producer JK Rowling.
Rowling's books have already been made into movies with Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint playing the three leads.
Executive producers Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod said of the new series: "After an extraordinary search led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to announce we have found our Harry, Hermione, and Ron.
"The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together on screen.
"We would like to thank all the tens of thousands of children who auditioned. It's been a real pleasure to discover the plethora of young talent out there."
Several other roles had already been cast for the upcoming show, including Nick Frost, Paapa Essiedu, and John Lithgow as the friendly groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, cruel Professor Severus Snape, and Hogwarts headmaster Professor Albus Dumbledore, respectively.
Filming is due to begin in the summer.
Source: Press Association
