'Harry Potter' Reboot Series Casts Four of Its Best Villains
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Harry Potter and his friends have to face their share of powerful villains through the course of their adventures, but in at least some circles of fandom, none are more hated than the ones he has to live with: his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley.
Well, the Dursleys have been cast in the upcoming HBO Max "Harry Potter" series. Variety reports Bel Powley will play Petunia while Daniel Rigby will play Vernon. There's no word yet on the casting for their son, Dudley.
Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby have been cast as the elder Dursleys in the live-action 'HARRY POTTER' series.
(Source: https://t.co/V4SiJIyVpY) pic.twitter.com/rBwfdIPDq7 — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 9, 2025
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Petunia is the sister of Harry's mother, Lily, to whom the young boy is sent to live after his parents' deaths. His new guardians dislike him so much, they actually force him to live in a cupboard under their stairs.
Harry, Ron and Hermione react in shock
Harry, Ron and Hermione react in shock
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But it isn't just villains at home that have been added to the cast. Actors have also been tapped to play the infamous Draco and Lucius Malfoy. Deadline reports that Lox Pratt is playing the young Draco while Johnny Flynn plays his father Lucius.
The Malfoys have been cast for the live-action 'HARRY POTTER' series:
Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy
Johnny Flynn as Lucius Malfoy pic.twitter.com/FOXdn3H43P — DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) June 9, 2025
Tom Felton played Draco Malfoy in the films, and he recently revealed he will be the first star from the movies to appear in the stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child".
Back to the reboot series - Hogwarts itself seems to be filling up with Leo Earley cast as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni playing Parvati Patil, and Sienna Moosah tapped to play Lavender Brown.
Finally there is the Weasley matriarch Molly Weasley, who is being played by Katherine Parkinson.
This news comes following the reveal that the three heroes themselves had finally been chosen for the reboot series. Dominic McLaughlin is playing Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton has been cast as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout takes on the role of Ron Weasley.
Previously announced casting for the series include Luke Thallon as Professor Quirinus Quirrell, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid.
Still missing from casting announcements is fittingly, He-Who-Most-Not-Be-Named, aka the series villain Voldemort. Rumors have pointed to Cillian Murphy as a favorite for the part and former Voldemort actor Ralph Fiennes has even given his thumbs up to the matching, but there's been no official word.
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