News Summary

• J.K. Rowling is only on board as an executive producer for HBO’s upcoming television series.
• So far, dozens of actors have been announced, including John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Katherine Parkinson as Molly Weasley, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter.
• Among that lineup is a rather controversial casting: Black actor Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.