HBO announced on Monday (14) part of the cast of the “Harry Potter” series. The channel will adapt the British author’s saga JK Rowling for the TV.
The Emmy winner John Lithgow will be the director of Hogwarts, Dumbledore target . In the school’s faculty, Janet McTer will interpret MINERVA MCGONAGALL ; PAAPA EDDIEDU it will be Severus Snape ; and Nick Frost will give life to RUBEO Hagrid .
Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse also announced as Quirino quirrell and Argus Filch in this order. See photos of the actors in the gallery above.
John Lithgow (Dumbledore)
Lithgow was more recently in the winning movie of best script adapted on the Oscar 2025 “Conclave” . Its most popular role is Trinity Killer in the dexter franchise. He even won an Emmy Award for the role in 2010, as well as in “The Crown” in 2017 for the historic role of Winston Churchill.
Other prominent productions of the star were “A family from another world” (1996-2001), “Interstellar” (2014) and “Double Dose 2” (2017).
Janet McTer (Minerva McGonagall)
Among his most renowned productions, McTer starred in “O Morro dos Ventos howling” (1992), “Ozark” (2017-2022), “As I was before you” (2016) and “The Menu” (2022).
PAAPA ESSIDU (Severo Snape)
Essiedu more recently starred in the feature film “The Outtun” (2024) next to actress Saoirse Ronan. Some of his most famous works are the film “Murder in Expresso Oriente” (2017) and the miniseries “I May Destroy You” (2020).
Nick Frost (Rúbeo Hagrid)
Frost is highlighted in the comedy genre. Has been under construction as “Everyone almost dead” (2004), “Grosso Lead” (2007) and “Hangover Heroes” (2013).
Luke Thallon (Quirino Quirrell)
Thallon is still a rising star, without many roles in the curriculum. Your first role was the movie “The Favorite” 2018. Then she starred “National Theater Live: Present Laughter” (2019).
Paul Whitehouse (Argus Filch)
Whiterhouse He has participated in the universe of “Harry Potter” by playing the gentleman Sir Cadogan which integrates one of the frames that move in Hogwarts. Now it will be more prominent.
The actor also participated in other famous works as “The Cadaver Bride” (2005) and “Alice in Wonderland” (2010).
About the new series of “Harry Potter”
Each season of New series will be based on one of the seven volumes of JK Rowling’s work . According to one of the producers of the series, the adaptation will be more faithful to books than the saga movies.
“There is not much to say for now. We have a fantastic team of writers, and they are doing what they need to do. Cast tests have been opened in the UK and Ireland, so the process is advancing well,” he said Channing dungey CEO of Warner Bros. Television.
In addition, Chris Columbus, director of Harry Potter movies, believes the saga remake for HBO will have fewer restrictions. “I think the idea of the series is spectacular, because there are certain limitations when you are making a movie. Our first movie had two hours and 40 minutes, and the second almost the same duration,” he told People magazine.
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