Daniel Radcliffe Boldly Claims the New Harry Potter Will Be "Better Than" Him

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Published Feb 17, 2026, 7:13 PM EST

Daniel Radcliffe became a household name when he was cast in the Harry Potter movies. The franchise, created by J.K. Rowling, was the rage of the late 90s through the 2010s when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II was released in 2011. Since, he has taken on a career that spans Broadway, television shows, horror movies, and more. During press for his new show, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, Radcliffe was asked about the new adaptation of Harry Potter that is coming out on HBO. And Radcliffe has a request as well.

Speaking with Screen Rant, Radcliffe was asked about the new series. The HBO show already has an uphill battle with many fans rightfully angry about Rowling benefiting from a new show given her social media posts and attacks against the trans community. But many agree that the children of the franchise are not to blame for Rowling's actions and Radcliffe, who has spoken out against Rowling himself, shared a lovely message for Dominic McLaughlin, who is playing young Mr. Potter in the series.

“I’m sure Dominic is going to be better than me,” Radcliffe said. “I learned as I went. I look back on what I did now with a lot more kindness, and I find it less embarrassing now that I’m older. But I was very much learning how to do it for a long time on Potter.” When Radcliffe joined the franchise, he was the same age that McLaughlin is now. But McLaughlin does have the luxury of knowing how popular the franchise was for an entire generation of adults now.

Daniel Radcliffe Has a Request Moving Forward When It Comes to Harry Potter

Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Radcliffe have all been asked about the franchise for decades at this point. But Radcliffe did share that he wants people to quit asking the original Golden Trio what they think of the new actors taking on their iconic roles. “When these kids got cast, there’s a whole thing around the internet, around the world, people being like, ‘We’ve got to look after these kids,'” he said. “I was like, ‘If you mean that, if everyone really means what they are saying, then one of the things you can do for me is not ask about me and Rupert [Grint about it] all the time.’ I would like not to be weird spectral phantoms in these children’s lives, and just to let them, like, get on it. Because it’s going to be a new thing.”

You can watch Radcliffe shine in the new comedy, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.