HBO are busy in pre-production on their TV adaptation of the Harry Potter sequence and experiences are rising of additional main solid additions.
The brand new model of the J.Okay. Rowling saga was confirmed in April 2023, with every of the seven authentic books to obtain its personal season. The present is predicted to premiere in late 2026 or early 2027.
Producers just lately confirmed the casting of John Lithgow as Professor Albus Dumbledore, which the actor mentioned had come “as a complete shock to me” however added that he’s “very excited” to be concerned within the franchise.
No different casting has been formally introduced, however Deadline at the moment are reporting that HBO are engaged on closing offers with Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu to fill the roles of Professor Minerva McGonagall and Professor Severus Snape respectively.
HBO have mentioned: “We admire that such a high-profile sequence will draw a number of rumor and hypothesis. As we make our approach by pre-production, we are going to solely affirm particulars as we finalize offers.”
Francesca Gardiner, who has labored on Succession and Killing Eve, is serving as showrunner for the present and has mentioned it’ll attempt to stay to characters’ “canonical” ages based mostly on the books, which might put Snape at solely 31 within the first season.
Essiedu, 34, had his breakthrough in Michaela Coel’s BBC sequence I Might Destroy You, receiving Emmy and BAFTA nominations. He has additionally starred in The Lazarus Undertaking and Gangs Of London on TV and The Outrun and Homicide On The Orient Specific on the massive display screen.
McTeer, in the meantime, is a two-time Oscar nominee for her roles in Tumbleweeds (1999) and Albert Nobbs (2011). She has additionally appeared in The Outdated Man and Into The Storm and is ready to be within the upcoming Mission: Unattainable – The Closing Reckoning.
Some 32,000 youngsters have auditioned for the core solid of characters, hoping to comply with within the footsteps of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Followers have additionally mentioned the opportunity of Cillian Murphy taking over the position of Voldemort, with Ralph Fiennes backing the Oppenheimer star for the position, too.