Harry Potter
Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday with a “Harry Potter” marathon on Freeform this weekend. Pictured: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” Warner Brothers./Peter Mountian

Happy Birthday, Harry Potter! The boy who lived turns 36 years old on Sunday, July 31. To celebrate, Freeform is hosting a Harry Potter birthday weekend movie marathon!

Fans of author J.K. Rowling’s bewitching series can watch (almost) every single movie in the franchise this weekend during a three-day programming event. (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” will not air on Freeform.) The marathon kicks off on Friday, July 29 and ends on Sunday, July 31. But Freeform isn’t just airing seven movies. The network is also making the “Tom Felton Meets The Superfans” documentary available exclusively on the Freeform App. Directed by Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton, the documentary aims to explore the world of devoted “Harry Potter” fans. Felton also sits down with some of his co-stars, including Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), who have their own stories about fan encounters.

Check out the full movie marathon schedule below:

Friday, July 29

  • 3 p.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
  • 6:45 p.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”

Saturday, July 30

  • 7 a.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
  • 10:45 a.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
  • 3:15 p.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”
  • 6:30 p.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
  • 10:15 p.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Sunday, July 31

  • 7 a.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”
  • 10 a.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”
  • 1:30 p.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”
  • 5 p.m. EDT — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1”
  • 8:45 p.m. ET — “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2”

July 31 isn’t just Harry Potter’s birthday. Sunday also marks the release of the eighth book in the franchise, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Although technically the eighth installment in the series, it’s actually a play set 19 years after the last book left off. The play is currently at the Palace Theatre in London. July 31 is the official opening night, although there have been several previews.

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