Is one of the future most anticipated fictions (and ambitious) and has finally begun to officially announce his casting. After several rumors about the names that could be added Harry Potter seriesHBO has just confirmed six of the interpreters that we will see for the Hogwarts school in the first season. Because remember that this is a fiction that will go to season by book, trying to adapt in an even more faithful way the narrative of the seven books written by JK Rowling. Although we still wait with some impatience to know who will be the three young actors who will give life to Harry, Ron and Hermionethe streaming platform owned by Warner Bros. Discovery has just offered a great advance of What faces will be put on the skin of some of the most relevant characters of this magical intergenerational history.
Paapa Essiedu could be Severus Snape in the Harry Potter series.
Some elections are no surprise, since for months we have been echoing some of the main rumors that were slowly cooking among US media. Such as the signing of John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore or the controversial presence of Paapa Essiedu in the role of Severus Snape. The announcement of the first was confirmed a bit of Oscar’s own in a recent interview, while the second was a name that resonated strongly, without becoming official beyond Internet rumorology itself. Now, the company has given green light to the announcement of the first stars that will assume the very complicated task of making us forget all those profiles that undisputedly, the success of the tapes led us to popularly link their image to these characters. Because yes, the challenge of the Harry Potter series starts with the disadvantage of being a remake in which fans must Assume the total absence of the old cast.
The Harry Potter series: first actors
John Lithgow will be the new Dumbledore (Warner Bros).
As we have already advanced, Lithgow will be Dumbledore and Essiedu, Snape. Two of the most relevant authorities of the Sorcerer School and at the same time, two undisputed references for The heroic development of the protagonist. Lithgow has been nominated twice to the Academy Award (THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP1983 and The strength of love1984) and recently we could see it among the cast of Conclave (2024). On the other hand, the British actor of Ghanaian origin has been nominated for Emmy for the miniseries I could destroy you (2020) and we have seen it in productions such as Men (2022).
Janet McTeer and Paul Whitehouse (Emilie Sand/Channel 4).
After these two, Janet McTeer It will be the new Minerva McGonagall, Nick Frost will embody Rubeus Hagrid and Luke Thallon It will be the guest star that will play Quirinus Quirrell. Finally, the project has found in Paul Whitehouse To the new and unpleasant janitor, Argus Filch.
Nick Frost will be Hagrid in the Harry Potter series (‘Black Cab’, Shudder).
McTeer has been nominated for an Oscar twice, one for his main role in Tumbleweeds (2000) and another for its position as a cast actress in Albert Nobbs (2012) and next May we will see it in Impossible mission: final sentence. On a much more humorous side, comedy fans cinephiles will remember Frost de The Cornetto trilogy (Zombies Party, Fatal weapon and Welcome to the end of the world) directed by Edgar Wright. Thallon is a man who comes from the British theater and appeared briefly in The favorite (2018) of Yorgos Lanthimos. Ultimately, we have been able to enjoy Whitehouse in projects as different as Never discovering (2004), Alice in Wonderland (2010) or David Copperfield’s incredible story (2019).
Harry Potter saga (Warner Bros).
In a joint statement to Indiewirethe showrunner Francesca Gardiner and the executive director and producer Mark Mylod They pointed out their enthusiasm to communicate the first name of names that will accompany them in the titanic project: “We are delighted to have such an extraordinary talent on board and we cannot wait to see them give new life to these dear characters.” The following names are expected to be those of the protagonist trio, which will surely be totally unknown interpreters.
When does the series premiere?
‘Harry Potter’ series (Warner Bros/HBO).
According to HBO and Warner, the first season of the Harry Potter series will land on the next platform 2027. Looking for a hypothetical greater approach to several points that the films saga overlooks, executives want to recover The audiovisual love of the Wizard World acolytes, after the failure of the prequels derived from the saga Fantastic animals and where to find them.
