HBO Max announces new Harry Potter cast

On Monday, HBO announced the cast of its new Harry Potter series, which will star Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley.

The news comes two years after they announced the show, which has been characterized as a "faithful adaptation" of J.K. Rowling's book series. Rowling will also serve as executive producer for the project.

With the series set to begin filming this summer, here is everything we know about Stanton, the new Hermione.

Stanton is only 11 years old, the same age as Emma Watson when she played Hermione in the first Harry Potter film, but she has substantial theater experience, according to RadioTimes.com. From 2023 to 2024, she played Matilda Wormwood in Matilda the Musical in London's West End, as well as starring in Starlight Express at Wembley Park Theatre in England.

The actress wrote this on her instagram after learning she was booked for the role-

“I started auditioning for Matilda the Musical the week after my 9th birthday and feel so lucky and honoured to have spent the age of 9 being able to play Matilda Wormwood at the Cambridge Theatre, London for the Royal Shakespeare Company (and at Buckingham Palace for an extra special performance at the BBC 500 Words Final),” she captioned a post reflecting on the show. “Being able to play the part of Matilda as my West End debut has been incredible .. dreams really can come true!”