HBO's Harry Potter series shares a 90-second Great Hall banquet clip ahead of its December 25 premiere

HBO has released a 90-second clip from its Harry Potter series showing the Hogwarts start-of-term banquet. In the clip from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Dominic McLaughlin's Harry asks whether Dumbledore is "a bit mad" just before John Lithgow's Dumbledore makes the feast appear in the Great Hall. The cast also includes Alastair Stout as Ron, Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Janet McTeer as McGonagall. Francesca Gardiner is the writer and an executive producer. The eight-episode first season premieres Friday, December 25 on HBO and HBO Max. The clip is in English on the official Harry Potter YouTube channel.


