'The Burrow is nearly full': Harry Potter series makers unveil first look of the Weasley siblings

The Weasley siblings of The Harry Potter series

The makers of the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series on Tuesday unveiled the young actors set to play the iconic Weasley siblings, adding to the growing anticipation around the show. With the shooting for the series now in full swing, the latest additions have added to the growing buzz. On Tuesday, HBO Max shared an official picture of the Weasley siblings, confirming the young actors who will step into the shoes of the iconic characters.

Housefull at the Burrow

While Alastair Stout has already been roped in to play Ron Weasley, Tristan Harland and Gabriel Harland will be seen as the mischievous twins, Fred and George, Ruari Spooner will play Percy Weasley, and Gracie Cochrane will be seen as Ginny Weasley.

Sharing the update on Instagram, the makers wrote, "The Burrow is nearly full," welcoming the new cast members.

The role of the Weasley matriarch, Molly Weasley, will be essayed by Katherine Parkinson. However, the actor for Arthur Weasley is yet to be announced. Additionally, casting for the eldest brother, Charlie Weasley, remains unknown.

It is worth mentioning that the Weasleys have been an integral part of the books and the original films. While Fred, George, and Percy have been seen throughout every instalment, Ginny also steps in as the central character in 'The Chamber of Secrets' and later even gets married to Harry Potter.

Who plays Harry, Ron and Hermoine?

Before this, HBO had confirmed the casting of its Harry, Ron, and Hermione with Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout. Among the adult cast, John Lithgow will portray Professor Albus Dumbledore, Paapa Essiedu will take on the role of Severus Snape, Nick Frost will be seen as Rubeus Hagrid, and Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall.

JK Rowling supports Harry Potter series

She confirmed that she's "worked closely with the extremely talented writers" on the show, although she will not be getting any writing credits herself like she has on the ‘Fantastic Beasts' movies, reports ‘Variety'.

Rowling wrote on her X, "I read the first two episodes of the forthcoming HBO ‘Harry Potter' series and they are SO, SO, SO GOOD (sic)".

As per ‘Variety', HBO made it clear from the beginning that Rowling would be involved in some capacity with bringing her iconic literary series back to life on screen, this time as a television series, where each book is set to cover one season of TV. Network CEO Casey Bloys previously told reporters that Rowling was "very, very involved in the process" of selecting showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod to lead the charge on the Harry Potter TV series.