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Everything to know about the new ‘Harry Potter’ audiobooks from Audible
Harry Potter fans, get ready: The Harry Potteraudiobooks are about to get a whole lot more immersive. Audible, in partnership with Pottermore Publishing, will release a brand-new full-cast production of all seven Harry Potter books, breathing new life into the iconic stories with more than 2,000 recording hours logged to date for these complete, unabridged editions.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first book in the series, will debut globally on November 4. The remaining six English-language audiobooks will be released monthly after that.
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Unlimited subscribers in the U.S., UK, and Canada can enjoy one book a month, including a selection of over a million audiobooks in the U.S., plus 100 million HD songs and top podcasts.
These new productions will include an all-new soundscape with produced sound effects and voice actors, making for an immersive listening experience of the original books. Not only that, but the productions will be available in full Dolby Atmos, ensuring that the real-world sound effects and stunning score sound even better and more realistic. These new productions won't replace the classic recordings by Jim Dale and Stephen Fry, but rather sit alongside them as another option for those who want to dive into the vast world of Harry Potter.
"Together with Pottermore Publishing, best-in-class producers, and over one hundred actors, we will introduce a groundbreaking new soundscape for the Wizarding World, as well as performances that will inspire our listeners' imaginations and redefine these quintessential characters for a new generation," said Bob Carrigan, CEO of Audible.
Who are the voice actors for the new 'Harry Potter' audiobooks?
From left: Hugh Laurie and Matthew Macfadyen
There will be more than 200 voice actors for the new audiobooks. These include:
- Golden Globe Award winner Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore
- Emmy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award winner Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort
- Academy Award winner and Emmy Award winner Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape
- Frankie Treadaway, Max Lester, and Arabella Stanton as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, respectively, in Books 1, 2, and 3.
- Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan, and Nina Barker-Francis as Harry, Ron, and Hermione, respectively, in Books 4, 5, 6, and 7.
- BAFTA Award nominee Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall
- Laurence Olivier Award and Critics Choice Award nominee Cush Jumbo OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) as the narrator
Additional cast members will be announced at a later date.
When will full-cast Harry Potter audiobooks be available?
The first audiobook will drop on November 4, with the other six books released every month afterward.
From left: Max Lester, Frankie Treadaway, and Arabella Stanton
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(Book 1):November 4
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(Book 2):December 16
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(Book 3): January 13, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(Book 4): February 10, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(Book 5): March 10, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(Book 6): April 14, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(Book 7): May 12, 2026
In the meantime, you can still check out the original Harry Potter recordings and hundreds of thousands of other audiobooks, podcasts, and Audible Originals on Audible.
How to listen on Audible
Audible is the perfect audiobook service for any bookworm. Audible offers a massive collection of over 1,000,000 titles, which means there should be something on the service for anyone.
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It's easy to access Audible, too. You can purchase audiobooks on Audible on a per-title basis. Or, you can subscribe to Audible on a monthly basis.
There are two Audible membership plans. The first is Audible Plus, which offers unlimited access to Audible Original audiobooks, for $7.95 per month. The second membership is Audible Premium Plus, which costs $14.95 per month and enables members to get a premium select title every month. That premium title is essentially added to the account as a purchase, meaning that even if you cancel your Audible membership, you'll still have access to it.
Audible is available as an app on iOS and Android, and Fire tablet devices. Additionally, you can listen to Audible titles through the web, so it's pretty easy to get your audiobooks fix anywhere.
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What else is on Audible?
There are tons of other titles on Audible for Harry Potter fans.
The complete Harry Potter audiobook collectionis available on Audible right now, including the iconic single-voice English language recordings by Jim Dale and Stephen Fry, which have delighted audiences since they were first released in 1999.
Other Harry Potteraudiobooks titles are also streamable, such as: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, performed by Jude Law; Harry Potter: A History of Magic, performed by Natalie Dormer; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, performed by Eddie Redmayne; and Quidditch Through the Ages, performed by Andrew Lincoln.
Fantasy fans will find hundreds of other books, too, including the complete The Lord of the Ringscollection.
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