While Max has yet to make any official casting announcements about the upcoming “Harry Potter” television series, Paapa Essiedu is rumored to be taking on the role of Severus Snape — and ...

Was Severus Snape hot? This is the million-dollar — or perhaps, million-Galleon — question that sits at the heart of the Harry Potter franchise and plagues Reddit to this very day. Per J.K ...

While it should be cause for celebration when actors get cool roles, for Black British actor Papaa Essiedu and the recent news about his iconic new Harry Potter casting, it’s unfortunately ...

HBO is close to finalizing two more key cast members for its highly anticipated adaptation of the Harry Potter series. Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Janet McTeer is in talks to take on the role ...

Per Deadline, Janet McTeer is in negotiations to play Professor Minerva McGonagall, while Paapa Essiedu is nearing a deal to play Professor Severus Snape. The duo would join John Lithgow ...

The elephants in the room are twofold. Firstly, Essiedu is what one might call conventionally attractive, while Snape is characterised as an incel-ish dweeb in the books (not that Rickman was ...

If Paapa Essiedu gets on board with the project, the character of Snape will be younger than in any Harry Potter films. For the unversed, Severus Snape as a 31-year-old, aligns with the actual age ...

Impassioned Harry Potter fans have criticised the rumoured casting of Severus Snape - after hitting out at claims an American actor will play Dumbledore. Reports have suggested that Black Mirror actor ...

but Deadline are now reporting that HBO are working on closing deals with Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu to fill the roles of Professor Minerva McGonagall and Professor Severus Snape respectively.

Janet McTeer is set to play McGonagall, while Paapa Essiedu is nearing a deal for Snape. The series, a decade-long adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s beloved books, is set to debut in late 2026 or ...

British actor Paapa Essiedu, 34, has reportedly been 'offered to play Severus Snape' in the new TV series adaption of Harry Potter - but fans have pointed out a huge problem with the casting.