Overview

• Ralph Fiennes advised the next Voldemort to master walking in long, flowing robes and prepare for custom tights to avoid wardrobe mishaps
• Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout have been cast as Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley respectively
• John Lithgow will portray Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer takes on Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu is Severus Snape and Nick Frost will play Rubeus Hagrid
• Oscar winner Cillian Murphy is widely reported as a leading contender for the role of Voldemort and has received Ralph Fiennes’s personal endorsement
• The live-action series will devote one season to each of J.K. Rowling’s seven novels and is expected to premiere on HBO and HBO Max in 2026