United Kingdom, April 6 -- The Harry Potter revival will be "really rooted in the real".

The upcoming HBO reboot of JK Rowling's wizarding saga - which is being released at Christmas 2026 - will use costumes to make people believe magic could be "around that corner", rather than an otherworldly concept.

Speaking in new behind the scenes documentary Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic, assistant costume designer Jason Airey explained: "It's not high fantasy. It's really rooted in the real.

"I think that would hopefully make people think maybe it is around that corner - or look at a person, walking down the street and think, 'Oh, I've just seen a magical person.' "

To create a vision for magical people, the team took photos of str...