The media reported on the record of views of the new HBO series about Harry Potter

The teaser for the new series about the adventures of the young wizard Harry Potter from HBO, released on March 25, was viewed more than 277 million times in 48 hours, making it the most-watched trailer in the company's history. This was reported on March 30 by the Hollywood Reporter.

"In the first 48 hours [after publication], it reached more than 277 million views on various platforms, making it the most—watched trailer in the history of HBO and HBO Max," the publication says.

The series is scheduled to premiere during the Christmas holidays of 2026. The idea of the HBO television company is to adapt each of the seven novels of the British writer J. K. Rowling about Harry Potter in the form of a television season, the authors of the material added.

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On March 26, HBO presented the first teaser trailer for the series based on J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, called "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone." The first two-minute video introduces the audience to the new performers of the roles of the famous "golden trio". The role of Harry Potter was played by Dominic McLaughlin, Hermione Granger was played by Arabella Stanton, and Ron Weasley was played by Alastair Stout.

On March 24, Medialogia presented on its website a Russian series rating consisting of the 100 most popular projects of the past year. The South Korean thriller "The Squid Game" took the first place with 42,861 points, the second place was taken by the American science fiction series "Stranger Things" (26,572 points), and the third place was taken by the Russian detective "Sled" (20,361 points).

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