The brand new Severus Snape actor is “closing his deal” for the Harry Potter HBO sequence.
HBO is at the moment engaged on a high-profile tv present that adapts the Harry Potter fantasy books. John Lithgow is taking part in Professor Albus Dumbledore within the sequence, whereas it was lately introduced that Janet McTeer is in negotiations to play Professor Minerva McGonagall.
Who’s being eyed to play Severus Snape within the Harry Potter HBO present?
It was reported in December 2024 that Paapa Essiedu was not solely in consideration for the a part of Professor Severus Snape, however that he had been provided the position.
In keeping with Deadline, Essiedu is now “closing his deal,” which means that, whereas it’s not official at the moment, he’ll probably be solid within the sequence.
“We respect that such a high-profile sequence will draw loads of rumor and hypothesis,” HBO advised Deadline in a press release. “As we make our method via pre-production, we are going to solely affirm particulars as we finalize offers.”
Essiedu is thought for starring in tv reveals akin to Gangs of London, I Might Destroy You, The Lazarus Challenge, Black Mirror, and Black Doves. He performed Sergeant Campbell in Kenneth Branagh’s Homicide on the Orient Categorical remake that was launched in 2017 earlier than he then went on to star in 2022’s Males, 2023’s Genie, and 2024’s The Outrun.
He’s additionally connected to a British comedy horror film directed by Craig Roberts, titled The Scurry, which is a few gang of murderous squirrels. That film doesn’t but have a launch date however may also star Ella Purnell, Rhys Ifans, and Antonia Thomas.
The Harry Potter TV sequence comes from author and showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director and govt producer Mark Mylod. A launch date has not but been set, although Deadline notes it’s going to probably premiere “in late 2026 or early 2027.”
