The Boy Who Lived will reside on for a brand new era of audiobook listeners, as Audible and Pottermore Publishing gear up for the discharge of their full-cast English audio production of Harry Potter. The undertaking is slated to kick off with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on Nov. 4, the businesses mentioned Tuesday, with the remaining six books debuting every month after that. Preorders are available now.
The main forged members for the undertaking have additionally been introduced. They embrace Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore, Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort, Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape and Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall. Cush Jumbo will narrate.
For the primary three audiobooks, Frankie Treadaway will play Harry Potter, Max Lester will play Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton, who can be set to play Hermione Granger within the upcoming HBO Original Harry Potter TV series, will voice the astute witch.
For the remaining 4 books, Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan and Nina Barker-Francis will play Harry, Ron and Hermione, respectively.
Greater than 200 actors lent their voices to the undertaking, and “further forged members might be introduced this fall,” Audible and Pottermore Publishing mentioned in a joint launch. Manufacturing has practically wrapped, with “over 2,000 recording hours logged” for these unabridged editions.
“These brand-new productions of the unique seven tales by JK Rowling will showcase the listening experiences as by no means heard earlier than — providing immersive audio leisure by means of high-quality sound design in Dolby Atmos, gorgeous scoring, fascinating performances from A-list actors, authentic music, and real-world sound seize,” the businesses mentioned.
This is the total launch schedule for Audible’s full-cast Harry Potter audio manufacturing:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Nov. 4, 2025
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques: Dec. 16, 2025
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Jan. 13, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireplace: Feb. 10, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: March 10, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: April 14, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Could 12, 2026
And concern not: The unique Harry Potter audiobooks narrated by Jim Dale and Stephen Fry aren’t going anyplace, Audible says. This new manufacturing will merely be part of these variations, in addition to different audiobooks in its Harry Potter collection, which incorporates The Tales of Beedle the Bard voiced by actors like Jason Isaacs and Bonnie Wright, Harry Potter: A History of Magic carried out by Natalie Dormer, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them carried out by Eddie Redmayne, Quidditch Through the Ages carried out by Andrew Lincoln and From The Wizarding Archive that includes Evanna Lynch.
Harry Potter was first revealed in 1997; the audiobooks adopted in 1999 and launched on Audible in 2015. The sequence has enchanted generations of readers and viewers of the movie diversifications. Harry Potter has continued to develop in recognition, regardless of current controversy surrounding creator JK Rowling, because of the facility of nostalgia and the enlargement of the Wizarding World within the type of the Universal Studios theme parks, Harry Potter shops, Fantastic Beasts movie franchise and the Hogwarts Legacy game.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Audible to reimagine the Harry Potter tales by means of this groundbreaking full-cast audio expertise,” Neil Blair, chairman of Pottermore Publishing, mentioned in an announcement. “JK Rowling’s wealthy, immersive world is completely suited to this subsequent evolution in audiobook storytelling. We will not look forward to a brand new era of youngsters all over the world to find the tales on this thrilling new approach.”
