"Harry Potter" Actor Dominic McLaughlin Reveals His Reaction to 'Insane' Letter from Daniel Radcliffe Becca LongmireDecember 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM 0 Aidan Monaghan/HBO; Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros Dominic McLaughlin; Daniel Radcliffe in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2' Dominic McLaughlin, who is the titular star of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, is speaking out about receiving a letter from former Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe "My dad just tapped me on the train and he just gave me this letter.
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Becca LongmireDecember 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Dominic McLaughlin, who is the titular star of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, is speaking out about receiving a letter from former Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe
"My dad just tapped me on the train and he just gave me this letter. I read it and then I got to the bottom, and it said, 'Dan R,' " the young actor recalled during an appearance on the CBBC show Saturday Mash-Up! Live
McLaughlin said being handed the surprise was an "insane" moment
Dominic McLaughlin, who is the titular star of HBO's Harry Potter TV adaptation, got a special surprise after being handed a letter from his dad on a train.
During an appearance on the U.K.'s CBBC show Saturday Mash-Up! Live, McLaughlin, 11, spoke about receiving a letter from "the man himself," Daniel Radcliffe, 36, who played The Boy Who Lived from 2001 through 2011 in the eight-film series.
The young actor said on the show, "It was insane," adding that he'd been on the train back to Glasgow heading home at the time.
"My dad just tapped me on the train and he just gave me this letter. I read it and then I got to the bottom, and it said, 'Dan R.' I was going mad, but I had to keep it [cool]. I was on the train," McLaughlin recalled, per a clip shared on Reddit.
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'Harry Potter' TV series stars Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout
When asked how filming has been going so far, the new Potter star insisted, "It's going amazing, it's going really well. I've made good friends with everyone, it's great to be there."
McLaughlin's comments come after Radcliffe spoke about reaching out to the young star during an appearance on Good Morning America on Nov. 18.
"I wouldn't say that anyone who is going to play Harry has to [reach out]," Radcliffe said. "And I have a very sweet, I know a few people who are working on the production, so I wrote to Dominic and I sent him a letter and he sent me a very sweet note back."
He insisted that he does "not want to be a specter in the light of these children," referring to the cast, including actors McLaughlin, Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley) and Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger), who were announced to play the roles in the eagerly anticipated show back in May.
"I just wanted to write to him [McLaughlin] to say, 'I hope you have the best time, and an even better time than I did — I had a great time, but I hope you have an even better time,'" Radcliffe, who isn't participating in the series, said of the note. "And I do, I just see these pictures of him and the other kids and I just want to hug them."
He went on, "They just seem so young. I just look at them and say, 'Oh it's crazy I was doing that.' But it's also incredibly sweet and I hope they're having a great time."
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Daniel Radcliffe in 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
The forthcoming HBO series, which is an adaptation of J.K. Rowling's book series, kicked off production in July, and is set to premiere in 2027. It will adapt each of the franchise's seven books into a separate season over the next few years.
While it features new cast members such as John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Paapa Essiedu as Professor Snape and Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy, the series also sees actors such as Warwick Davis reprising his role as Charms professor Filius Flitwick.
Photos shared by PEOPLE last month captured several cast members featured in the upcoming series filming scenes at the historic Ashridge Estate in Hertfordshire, England. The location has ties to the original films, as the Quidditch World Cup in the 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie took place there.
HBO and Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys previously said in a press release from Warner Bros. Discovery in April 2023 that he's "delighted to give audiences the opportunity to discover Hogwarts in a whole new way."
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The release added that "each season will be authentic to the original books and bring Harry Potter and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world, while the original, classic and beloved films will remain at the core of the franchise and available to watch globally."
HBO's Harry Potter series will premiere in 2027.
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