Daniel Radcliffe says he may not watch HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’: ‘Eight hours is a lot’
LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA: Daniel Radcliffe is not sure whether he will watch HBO's upcoming ‘Harry Potter’ series, which is set to premiere on December 25.
The English actor who played Harry Potter in all eight movies, also refrained from offering advice to Dominic McLaughlin, who will take over the iconic role in the upcoming television adaptation. Radcliffe explained that he does not want his involvement in the franchise to influence the young actor's experience.
Daniel Radcliffe explains why he may not watch HBO's 'Harry Potter' series
Radcliffe recently spoke to Associated Press and was asked whether he would be watching the fantasy television series.
The actor admitted that he was uncertain about tuning in, pointing out that he had already spent a considerable amount of time in the 'Harry Potter' universe through the original film franchise.
“I don’t know if I will, honestly. I’ve been in a lot of Harry Potter already. Also, I don’t watch any TV. I haven’t seen ‘Breaking Bad’. I haven’t seen ‘Mad Men'."
"I haven’t seen some of the real classics. Eight hours is a lot of anything to watch," he claimed.
Daniel Radcliffe says he does not want to 'haunt' Dominic McLaughlin with advice
The 37-year-old, who played Potter for eight movies, has also refused to offer tips to 12-year-old McLaughlin.
He explained, “I’m really, truly in the business of not giving Dominic advice. He’s got it. He doesn’t need any advice from me. If I say something to you, then the next interview people have with him, they’ll be like, ‘Oh, Dan said you should do this.’”
“And I don’t want to haunt this poor child through interviews. so I have no advice for him. He’s gonna be amazing, and I hope that I will — I think I’ll get to meet him someday and I’m very excited about that,” Radcliffe added.
Daniel Radcliffe sent a letter to Dominic McLaughlin
This came a year after the 'Jungle' star wrote a letter to the child actor.
During an episode of 'Good Morning America’, Radcliffe shared that he sent the letter to McLaughlin and received a sweet note from him too.
He said, “I wrote to Dominic and sent him a letter and he sent me a very sweet note back. I don’t want to be a specter in the life of these children but I just wanted to write to him to say, ‘I hope you have the best time, and an even better time than I did — I had a great time, but I hope you have an even better time.’”
“And I do, I just see these pictures of him and the other kids and I just want to hug them. They just seem so young. I just look at them and say, ‘Oh, it’s crazy I was doing that at that age.’ But it’s also incredibly sweet and I hope they’re having a great time,” Radcliffe added in November 2025.
