John Lithgow’s first appearance as Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series for HBO surfaced on October 8, 2025, delivering a clear, in-costume look at the headmaster: long white beard, half-moon spectacles, and blue-leaning wizard robes. Fresh set photos show the 79-year-old Emmy winner filming on a windswept beach, a staging that immediately sparked fan speculation since no beach sequence appears in the first novel.

Multiple outlets published the images and reposted clips from X (formerly Twitter). One widely shared post read, “FIRST LOOK at John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore in the HARRY POTTER TV series,” while another fan reaction said, “I’m speechless. John Lithgow as Dumbledore is already perfect.” Both were posted by Wizarding World Direct on October 8, 2025.

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