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Wands Up Potterheads! The HBO Harry Potter series will feature new characters, the golden trio cast

HBO’s Harry Potter series has certainly garnered the attention of potterheads around the world who are eager for a being conjured into the world of magic. While the perfect casting is still on debate, there are few characters and parts to look forward to. 

by Vinodhini Kumar
Harry Potter Image source: Discussing Films (X)

HBO’s Harry Potter series is said to include some of the important details that have been left out from the movie’s including characters, places and many more magical things for a lengthy binge watch. The creators Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod also shared that the new adaptation will include the fan favorite ghost Peeves and the staff rooms of Hogwarts will be a part of the series adaptation. 

Fans were thrilled for a TV adaptation and equally nervous of the output because of the sheer reception and accuracy of the movies. JK Rowling’s world of wizardry still holds a devoted fandom who have said and requested that many of their favorite and unique characters were missing from the 8 part movies. Such as the notorious and mischievous poltergeist Peeves who will be reportedly seen in the TV adaptations. 

The show will also include the unseen Hogwarts staff room apart from the obvious Great hall, the Hogwarts express that is understandable for the new reboot that is full of new cast, crew and would preferably include something new in terms of set production too. The latest official news from the Harry Potter Instagram and website include details of the casting and how the makers are looking for actors to be hired on the basis of canonical ages of the previous actors and the characters as mentioned by Rowling in her books. 

Remarkably the makers Gardiner and Mylod pointed out that, “No one can replace Alan Rickman, but we can find the next generation” while sharing the casting process. While the internet was divided with the buzz of actor Paapa Essiedu in talks for the role of Severus Snape, with many pointed at the atrocious casting choices that is clearly overdoing the inclusivity card by just roping in an actor of color and many pointing out the characteristics and physicality of Snape in the books. 

Harry Potter fan response

There is also buzz of ‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Small Things Like These’ Irish actor Cillian Murphy is in talks for taking up the role of the pure evil and the embodiment of the dark lord, ‘He-who-must-not-be-named’. The original cast actor Ralph Fiennes even gave the green signal and shared , “That’s a wonderful suggestion. I would be all in favor of Cillian. Yeah.”, reported Deadline. This casting also received a tumultuous response with many standing against the idea of a talented actor like Murphy spending time on reboots while some were convinced of the idea. 

Although fans paint a blurry picture and have no vision for the TV series to be a good adaptation, Gardiner and Mylod have shared that “We have 8 hours to tell the first book, So we can dig into the real depths and crevices and how the language of magic can evolve.” This kind if soothes the jitters for the ardent and voracious fans of the Wizarding World who were also in a pool of mixed reactions after the news of author JK Rowling is seriously involved in the casting of ‘The Golden Trio’ as she was when casting Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson back in the day. The recent post also revealed the main leads are not yet decided and that there are around 30,000 actors in line for getting their hands on one of the most famous fictional characters of the world. The makers have also revealed that the shooting of the Television series will begin in the summer of 2025. 

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