Actors Daniel Radcliffe, EmmaWatson, Rupert Grint and others will reunite for the Harry Potter 20thAnniversary: Return To Hogwarts special on HBO Max. The announcement was madeon the Harry Potter films' official Instagram page on Tuesday.
The makers announced that Harry Potter:Return to Hogwarts will be streaming on January 1, 2022. They wrote thatthe lead trio will be seen giving the 'best start to the New Year we couldwish for.'
"For the first time ever, the legendarycast returns to where the magic started. Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: ReturnTo Hogwarts, streaming New Year's Day, only on HBO Max. International releasecoming soon," read the post shared by HBO Max.
The film made stars of its principlecharacters Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint), HermioneGranger (Emma Watson) and Professor Severus Snape (Alan Rickman). Other thanDaniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, the reunion will also featureHelena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, ImeldaStaunton, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, BonnieWright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Chris Columbus.
Emma Watson shared her memories ofHogwarts and the film and she posted on her social media handle, "HarryPotter was my home, my family, my world and Hermione (still is) my favouritefictional character of all time. I think a journalist once said it wasirritating how many times during an interview I mentioned how lucky I was andstarted counting... But I damn well knew! And still know. I still miss the crewwho made these films all the time. Thank you for all of your hard work too - Iknow your contributions sometimes get overlooked. Happy 20th AnniversaryPotterheads."
The Harry Potter series of films, distributedby Warner Bros, were based on JK Rowling's famous novels. After HarryPotter and the Philosopher's Stone, the other six films were HarryPotter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner ofAzkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potterand the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potterand the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011).