HBO Harry Potter TV Series Announces Cast for Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley

HBO has announced the formed for the cardinal roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley for the upcoming TV series.

The HBO Original Harry Potter tv bid has formed newcomers Dominic McLaughlin successful the relation of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton arsenic Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout arsenic Ron Weasley.

Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout. Photo courtesy of Aidan Monaghan/HBO.

Showrunner and enforcement shaper Francesca Gardiner and manager of aggregate episodes Mark Mylod issued a associated statement: “After an bonzer hunt led by casting directors Lucy Bevan and Emily Brockmann, we are delighted to denote we person recovered our Harry, Hermione, and Ron.

"The endowment of these 3 unsocial actors is fantastic to behold, and we cannot hold for the satellite to witnesser their magic unneurotic onscreen. We would similar to convey each the tens of thousands of children who auditioned. It's been a existent pleasance to observe the plethora of young endowment retired there.”

In April, Warner Bros. and HBO confirmed the archetypal six formed members acceptable to present caller takes connected classical Hogwarts teachers successful the upcoming Harry Potter series.

This archetypal look astatine the formed included John Lithgow (Conclave, Dexter), who had antecedently spilled the beans that he’d beryllium playing Albus Dumbledore, on with different names that person either been heavy rumored oregon speculated.

Two faces that fans shouldn’t beryllium excessively amazed to spot included are Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz), who volition look arsenic Rubeus Hagrid, and Paapa Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Black Mirror), who has been tapped to play Severus Snape. Rounding retired the radical are Janet McTeer (Me Before You, The Menu) arsenic Minerva McGonagall, Luke Thallon (The Favourite, Present Laughter) arsenic Quirinus Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse (The Fast Show, Alice Through the Looking Glass) arsenic Argus Filch.

Hogwarts professors Dumbledore, Hagrid, and Snape are not lone celebrated names from the Harry Potter beingness but besides notable characters successful popular civilization successful general. Each histrion has large shoes to fill, thing Lithgow touched connected erstwhile confirming plans to play the Hogwarts headmaster earlier this year.

“I conscionable got the telephone telephone up astatine the Sundance Film Festival for yet different film, and it was not an casual determination due to the fact that it’s going to specify maine for the past section of my life, I’m afraid,” helium told ScreenRant successful February.

“But I’m precise excited. Some fantastic radical are turning their attraction backmost to Harry Potter. That’s wherefore it’s been specified a hard decision. I’ll beryllium astir 87 years aged astatine the wrapper party, but I’ve said yes.”

Photo courtesy of Aidan Monaghan/HBO.

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