Harry Potter TV series casts iconic roles including Draco Malfoy

Daily Mirror

3 hours ago

The cast of the highly-anticipated Harry Potter TV series is growing, with new stars being announced to take on the roles of Molly Weasley, Draco Malfoy and more
The Harry Potter series is welcoming a host of new faces to its cast. On Monday, 9th June, HBO unveiled a raft of fresh talent set to star in the upcoming series, promising a faithful rendition of J. K. Rowling's best-selling novels, with each book being honoured with its own season.
Characters such as Molly Weasley, Draco and Lucius Malfoy, Petunia and Vernon Dursley have now been assigned actors, along with Cornelius Fudge, Parvati Patil, Seamus Finnigan and Lavender Brown.
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Katherine Parkinson, known for her role in Rivals, will step into the shoes of the Weasley family matriarch, a role previously held by Julie Walters in the film adaptations.
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Lox Pratt and Johnny Flynn are set to take on the Malfoy mantle from Tom Felton and Jason Isaacs, playing Draco and Lucius respectively.
Bel Powley, who has starred in Masters of the Air and The Morning Show, will portray Petunia Dursley, Harry's aunt, originally played by Fiona Shaw in the films. Daniel Rigby will assume the role of Vernon Dursley, brought to life by the late Richard Griffiths in the original films.
Bertie Carvel will step into the role of Cornelius Fudge, previously portrayed by the late Robert Hardy. Joining the Hogwarts student body are Leo Earley as Seamus Finnigan, Alessia Leoni as Parvati Patil, and Sienna Moosah as Lavender Brown.
The casting for the high-anticipated series has ramped up, following a May revelation by HBO that they've found their leading three. On May 27, it was all smiles as HBO proudly announced Dominic McLaughlin will be stepping into the shoes once filled by Daniel Radcliffe to play the central character, whilst Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout are set to play Hermione Granger (immortalised by Emma Watson) and Ron Weasley (played by Rupert Grint), correspondingly.
In a press statement, showrunner Francesca Gardiner and executive producer Mark Mylod couldn't contain their joy, expressing that they were "delighted to announce we have found our Harry, Hermione, and Ron" after an "extraordinary search" for these legendary characters.
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"The talent of these three unique actors is wonderful to behold, and we cannot wait for the world to witness their magic together onscreen," they gushed over McLaughlin, Stanton, and Stout."
"They extended their heartfelt thanks to "We would like to thank all the tens of thousands of children who auditioned. It's been a real pleasure to discover the plethora of young talent out there.", commenting on the sheer joy it's been to uncover such an abundance of young talent.
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Several other pivotal roles have been disclosed too. Hogwarts's headmaster Albus Dumbledore will take form in John Lithgow, Janet McTeer has been cast for Professor Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu will step into the robes of Professor Severus Snape and British comedian Nick Frost is slated to fill the boots of gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid.
Frost candidly revealed his vision for the cherished part, previously brought to life by Robbie Coltrane, in a recent conversation.
Speaking to Collider, Frost, aged 53, affirmed, "You get cast because you're going to bring something to that. While I'm really aware of what went before me in terms of Robbie's amazing performance, I'm never going to try and be Robbie."
He added: "I'm going to try to do something, not 'different' - I think you have to be respectful to the subject matter - but within that, there's scope for minutia."