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 ...

The Snape casting in the upcoming Harry Potter TV show from HBO has revealed a major issue that fans are worried about.

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 ...

Not that this is entirely without precedent within the Harry Potter ... Snape — at one point, at least, aligned with the Nazi wizards led by Voldemort — meshes thematically. But one of the ...

One user wrote: "Not trying to hate but the casting of this “Harry Potter tv show” is such a mess". Alan Rickman as Severus Snape. Picture: Alamy Some fans threw their support behind the British actor ...

Harry Potter fans have voiced dismay at HBO's rumoured first choice to play Severus Snape in the upcoming TV series, just days after a similar furore over an American actor being cast as Dumbledore.

Paapa Essiedu has officially been cast as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter ... I’m sure he’s a great actor, but… I say this as the huge Harry Potter fan that I am, this series is completely ...

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 ...

That explains the choice of thirtysomething Essiedu for the role of Snape, the antagonist-turned-hero played in the Harry Potter movies by the late Alan Rickman. Severus Snape is Professor of ...

meaning Snape will be in his 30s and the Dursleys are also set to be much younger than they were in the movies. HBO's Harry Potter is also executive produced by Mark Mylod, J.K. Rowling ...