Listen up, Potterheads: J.K. Rowling’s seven original Harry Potter books are getting a massive new audiobook series.
Amazon’s Audible and Pottermore Publishing, the global digital publisher of Rowling’s Wizarding World, will co-produce a brand-new audiobook series for the original seven Harry Potter stories. The new audiobooks are scheduled to premiere in late 2025, with each of the seven English-language titles to be released sequentially for a global audience, exclusively on Audible.
The companies said the full-cast audio productions — with more than 100 actors — will “bring these iconic stories to life as never heard before.” The new audiobooks will provide “immersive audio entertainment through high-quality sound design in Dolby Atmos, stunning scoring, a full range of character voices and real-world sound capture,” Audible and Pottermore Publishing said.
The original single-voice English-language Harry Potter audiobooks, featuring Stephen Fry and Jim Dale, will continue to be available. Those were first published in 1999. Since they launched on Audible in 2015, the audiobooks have reached 1.4 billion global listening hours in total.
Further details about the new Harry Potter audiobooks — including content and production, global release dates, voice casting, and how to access the audiobooks — will be released later. The project is unrelated to the eight Warner Bros. movies chronicling the saga of the boy wizard.
“Beloved the world over, Harry Potter stories have captivated and enchanted fans of all ages for nearly three decades,” Audible CEO Bob Carrigan said. “With millions upon millions of Audible listeners devouring Harry Potter at an astonishing rate, we are thrilled about the opportunity to be part of this next chapter — delighting new and old fans alike with a reinvigorated listening experience that Audible is expertly positioned to create.”
Neil Blair, chairman of Pottermore Publishing, said: “We are delighted to be collaborating with Audible on what will be a groundbreaking audio edition of the beloved Harry Potter stories. J.K. Rowling’s storytelling lends itself perfectly to the application of new audiobook technologies, and we’re certain this sophisticated, immersive audio experience will not only add a new listening dimension for existing fans but will introduce a whole new generation of listeners to the wizarding world.”
Audible’s complete Harry Potter audiobook collection includes “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.
Watch the video announcement of the new Harry Potter audiobooks:
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