The Boy Who Lived will live on for a new generation of audiobook listeners, as Audible and Pottermore Publishing gear up for the release of their full-cast English audio production of Harry Potter. The project is slated to kick off with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on Nov. 4, the companies said Tuesday, with the remaining six books debuting each month after that. Preorders are available now.
The leading cast members for the project have also been announced. They include 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 first three audiobooks, Frankie Treadaway will play Harry Potter, Max Lester will play Ron Weasley and Arabella Stanton, who is also set to play Hermione Granger in the upcoming HBO Original Harry Potter TV series, will voice the astute witch.
For the remaining four books, Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan and Nina Barker-Francis will play Harry, Ron and Hermione, respectively.
More than 200 actors lent their voices to the project, and "additional cast members will be announced this fall," Audible and Pottermore Publishing said in a joint release. Production has nearly wrapped, with "over 2,000 recording hours logged" for these unabridged editions.
"These brand-new productions of the original seven stories by JK Rowling will showcase the listening experiences as never heard before -- offering immersive audio entertainment through high-quality sound design in Dolby Atmos, stunning scoring, captivating performances from A-list actors, original music, and real-world sound capture," the companies said.
Here's the full release schedule for Audible's full-cast Harry Potter audio production:
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Nov. 4, 2025
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Dec. 16, 2025
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Jan. 13, 2026
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