A Billion-Pound Harry Potter City Built for New Filming

May 25, 2025

A whole city is being built for the new 'Harry Potter' film at the cost of a billion pounds. HBO plans to fully utilize the space and bring iconic locations from the books to life. The space will function as a real city, featuring a multi-level parking lot, a residential school for young actors, and a facility for the care and treatment of pets, snakes, and birds of prey—all to continuously shoot the series over the next 10 years. The series release is slated for 2026.