Overview

• Filming is underway for HBO’s book-by-book adaptation, planned to run seven seasons over a decade.
• The role of Tom Riddle, also known as Lord Voldemort, remains officially unannounced as production continues.
• The report, attributed to industry scooper Daniel Richtman via SFFGazette, says both men and women read for the part.
• Fans on X shared split reactions and circulated AI-generated images imagining Tilda Swinton, Laverne Cox, and Cynthia Erivo in the role.
• Confirmed casting includes John Lithgow as Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Hagrid, Janet McTeer as McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Snape, and newcomers Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton, and Alastair Stout as the trio, with a 2027 premiere slated on HBO and HBO Max.