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'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' trailer becomes most watched in HBO and HBO Max history

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p><em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher&#x27;s Stone</em> has achieved a historic feat, as its trailer became the most-watched in HBO and HBO Max history, exceeding the previous record by more than double.</p><p>According to a press release from Warner Bros. Discovery, the trailer reached more than 277 million organic views across platforms within its first 48 hours.</p><p><em>Harry Potter and the Philosopher&#x27;s Stone</em> is the first installment of the series.</p><p>&quot;On his 11th birthday, a letter of admittance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry opens up a hidden world for Harry: one of fun, friendship, and magic. But with this new adventure comes great risk as Harry is forced to face a dangerous enemy from his past,&quot; read its official logline.</p><p>The series will star Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.</p><p>Also joining the cast are Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Professor Minerva McGonagall, Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy, and John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore.</p><div><iframe width="795" height="447" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RIu4sFKGi6E" title="Harry Potter and the Philosopher&#x27;s Stone | Official Teaser | HBO Max" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The trailer follows Harry&#x27;s early life, where he struggles under the care of his aunt and uncle before receiving his letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.</p><p>It also features his first meeting with Hagrid, who introduces him to the wizarding world.</p><p>The footage offers glimpses of Harry’s first year at Hogwarts, as well as his budding friendship with Ron and Hermione.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/5/28/lead-stars-of-upcoming-harry-potter-series-announced-1531"><strong>READ: Lead stars of upcoming &#x27;Harry Potter&#x27; series announced</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>&quot;This new Max Original series will dive deep into each of the iconic books that fans have continued to enjoy for all of these years,&quot; Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO &amp; Max Content, remarked in a past statement as reported by Deadline. He also assured fans that the show will be &quot;a faithful adaptation&quot; to the books.</p><p>The series is set to debut in Christmas 2026 on HBO and will be available to stream exclusively on HBO Max.</p>

<p>The trailer for 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' exceeded the previous record by more than double.</p>

The trailer for 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' exceeded the previous record by more than double.