Rupert Grint is returning to the Harry Potter world as Ron Weasley. He will play the adult version of Ron in a 17-week Broadway run of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child at New York’s Lyric Theatre, from February 2 through May 30, 2027.
This is a stage return, not a new Harry Potter movie or a casting announcement for HBO’s upcoming television series. Tickets go on presale September 1, with general sales beginning September 2. Fans must register for the presale link by August 31 at 5:59 p.m. Eastern.
Rupert Grint is playing Ron again, this time as an adult
Grint played Ron in all eight Harry Potter films, from 2001’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone through Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011. He has not played the character on screen since the story ended, so this Broadway engagement brings him back to Ron after almost 16 years.
Cursed Child does not revisit the trio’s school years. Ron is now married to Hermione Granger, raising a family, and running Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. That gives Grint a different version of the character to play: the same loyal friend, but with bills, children, and a shop to keep under control.
The announcement also gives the production a rare link to the original films without promising a full cast reunion. Grint is returning to one role, for a fixed theater engagement, with a new stage cast around him.
When does Grint’s Broadway run begin?
The first performance is scheduled for February 2, 2027, at the Lyric Theatre in New York. The run ends May 30 after 17 weeks. The engagement is limited, so the announcement does not mean Grint is joining the production indefinitely or taking the role on a national tour.
The ticket schedule is straightforward. Presale access begins September 1, while tickets go on sale to the general public September 2. Registration for the presale closes August 31 at 5:59 p.m. Eastern. Those dates are for the Broadway engagement and do not cover other productions of Cursed Child in different cities.
The Lyric Theatre has hosted Cursed Child since the play opened in New York. Grint’s casting changes the appeal of this particular run, but the production itself is an established stage show rather than a new version created for the actor’s return.
What is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child about?
The play takes place 19 years after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry is an adult working at the Ministry of Magic, married to Ginny Weasley, while Ron and Hermione are raising their daughter Rose. Harry and Ginny’s son Albus becomes close with Draco Malfoy’s son, Scorpius.
That friendship puts the children at the center of a new danger and forces the adults to confront choices they thought were finished. Ron’s role is more than a return to the old jokes: he is a father, a husband, and a businessman watching the next generation make its own mistakes.
John Tiffany directs the play, which is based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and Tiffany, with Thorne writing the script. The original Broadway production won six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Grint is stepping into an existing production with its own rhythm, staging, and audience expectations.
Will Rupert Grint and Tom Felton share the stage?
Not during the announced runs. Tom Felton is playing Draco Malfoy through January 3, 2027, and Grint’s first performance as Ron is February 2. Their engagements are separated by several weeks, so the news does not set up a Grint-Felton reunion on stage.
Felton’s Broadway appearance helped show how much interest remains in seeing the original film cast return to the wizarding world. Grint’s casting follows a similar idea, but it should not be expanded into a claim that Daniel Radcliffe or Emma Watson are joining the play. Neither actor has been announced for this production.
Why this return feels different from a movie reunion
A film reunion would bring the old cast back for a new version of the story. This is smaller and more immediate. Audiences will see Grint perform Ron live, night after night, in a play that already continues the timeline beyond the novels. The appeal is not only recognition; it is watching an actor who grew up with the character find an adult version of him in front of a theater audience.
That distinction also protects the announcement from becoming bigger than it is. Grint is not returning to film production, and the Broadway run does not change the plans for the new Harry Potter television adaptation. It is a chance to revisit Ron in a different medium, with a clear start date and an end date already set.
For longtime fans, the timing lands at a useful point. The original movies are back in conversation through anniversary screenings, while the new television series is building a separate cast. Cursed Child gives the audience a third way to spend time in the world without asking the old movies to become something else.
What fans should expect from the announcement
The confirmed news is simple: Rupert Grint will play adult Ron Weasley in New York from February 2 to May 30, 2027. Presale registration ends August 31, presale begins September 1, and general ticket sales begin September 2.
There is no announced film reunion, no new movie, and no connection between this casting and the HBO series beyond the shared Harry Potter universe. The next useful updates will be ticket availability, rehearsal photos, and details about how Grint’s performance fits the current production.
Until then, fans have a real date to circle. Ron Weasley is coming back, but this time the audience will meet him at the theater instead of on a movie screen.
Pixel Twelve has also tracked the original films’ anniversary screenings in our Harry Potter theater guide, along with the new television adaptation and its casting in our Harry Potter Season 2 coverage.
