Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, and cast reunite for Harry Potter special

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are back together in the Gryffindor common room for the first time in years in a new look at HBO Max’s upcoming Harry Potter reunion special.

Harry Potter’s 20th Anniversary: Hogwarts Returns Radcliffe and Grint will be back, as well as other Potter movie alumni. Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid), Jason Isaacs(Lucius Malfoy), Gary Oldman (“Sirius Black”), James and Oliver Phelps (“Fred and George Weasley”) Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy”) Mark Williams (Arthur Weasley), Bonnie Wright (“Ginny Weasley”) Alfred Enoch (Dean Thomas), Matthew Lewis (1 Neville Longbottom), Evanna Lynch (2 Luna Lovegood) and Matthew Lewis (Ne Longbottom), Matthew Lewis (31) and Matthew Lewis (Dean Thomas), Matthew Lewis [Longbottom] Lewis (Lint”) and Matthew Lewis (Dean Thomas), Matthew Lewis” (Longbottom) and Matthew Lewis (Longbottom), Matthew Lewis (Dean Thomas), Matthew Lewis” (Neville Longbottom), Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom), Matthew Lewis (Ne Longbottom), Matthew Lewis (Dean Thomas), and Matthew Lewis (Dean Thomas), Evanna Lynch), Not only will this special include all-new interviews and cast conversation, it’s also supposed to be a “magical first-person journey” through the Potter films.

It is the 20th anniversary Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone The film arrives at an unusual time for the franchise. While new films set in the Wizarding World continue to be made — with the latest Fantastic Beasts movie hitting theaters next April — many former fans have actively disavowed the series due to author J.K. Rowling’s stance on trans rights. Rowling will not appear in the reunion special. Warner Bros. says she will however be featured in archive footage.

Harry Potter: 20th anniversary of Harry Potter: Hogwarts is Back Premiere on HBO Max January 1