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HBO is touting British actor Paapa Essiedu for one of the hottest TV roles to be cast this year.

The I can destroy you According to multiple sources, the actor is all set for the role of Professor Severus Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter TV series The Hollywood Reporter. According to sources, the actor has been offered the role, although it is not clear whether serious negotiations have begun.

Snape is the incredibly clever and casually cruel Hogwarts Potions Master who appears as the story’s main antagonist in the first season of the series, based on author JK Rowling’s 1997 debut novel. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. The role was famously played by the late Alan Rickman in eight Warner Bros. films.

However, no actors have been officially cast for the Harry Potter series yet, although it is targeted to debut in 2026 Bridge of Spies Actor Mark Rylance is about to be cast in the pivotal role of the wise and powerful headmaster Albus Dumbledore. The show is hot enough to spark several acting rumors, although the claim that Cillian Murphy will be nominated for the role of Lord Voldemort is incorrect, sources add.

Essiedu began his career at the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he played the title role in productions of Hamlet and King Lear. Since then he has had roles in films Murder on the Orient Express, Men and on television shows Gangs of London, The Lazarus Project and the Black mirror Episode “Demon 79”.

If Essiedu gets the role, it will also be an example of HBO making good on its promise that the series would have a diverse cast (the films were sometimes criticized for having an all-white core cast) and presumably a fairly fresh point of view will lead to character.

In a statement regarding the casting of Esseidu, HBO said: “We appreciate that such a high-profile series will generate much rumor and speculation. As we go through pre-production, we will not confirm details until we finalize contracts.”

The series is described as “a faithful adaptation of author and executive producer JK Rowling’s popular Harry Potter book series.” The series will feature a new cast that will lead a new generation of fandom, full of fantastic details and beloved characters , which Harry Potter fans have loved for over 25 years. Each season will bring Harry Potter and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world, while the original, classic and beloved films will continue to form the core of the series and will be available to watch worldwide.”

The series was written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner. Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct several episodes of the series for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television. The series’ executive producers are Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV and David Heyman of Heyday Films.