Overview
- Ralph Fiennes advised the incoming Voldemort actor to master walking in long flowing robes and to wear individual tights with a garter belt for on-set comfort
- Cillian Murphy is reported to be a leading contender for the Dark Lord role and is said to have Fiennes’s personal endorsement, though casting remains unconfirmed
- The seven-season format will adapt one J.K. Rowling novel per season, with filming set to start in England this summer and a 2026 premiere expected
- Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout have been cast as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley in the series
- John Lithgow, Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu will portray Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape, respectively