A handful of major roles for HBO’s “Harry Potter” television show have been interpreted, and with regard to adult actors, they all have a great thing in common: they are much younger than the actors who created their roles in the series of “Harry Potter” films.

According to a press release directly from Warner Bros. and HBO, nine players have been added to the distribution, which includes The main trio (Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger) and a bunch of teachers at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Albus Dumbledore included). Katherine Parkinson, known for her small screen projects like “Humans” and “The It Force”, will represent Molly Weasley, the Matriarch of the Weasley family played by Julie Walters in the films and mother of Ron (Alastair Stout should play as Ron). No one has picked up the coat of fire Helen McCrory as Narcissa Malfoy to date, but her son Draco, originally played by Tom Felton, will be represented by Lox Pratt; His father Lucius Malfoy, originally played by Jason Isaacs, will now be represented by Johnny Flynn (an actor known for “Stardust”, “Emma” and the Netflix series “Ripley”).

Hogwarts students who start at school at the same time as Harry Potter himself (who is played by Dominic McLaughlin) – Seamus Finnigan, Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown – will be represented respectively by Leo Earley, Alessia Leoni and Siena Moosah. Bertie Carvel (Tony Blair completed this announcement of “The Crown”) as Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge and Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby as Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge and Bel Powley and Daniel Rigby as Petunia and Vernon Dursley, Harry, Cruel and Abusive. (Powley was recently seen in “Masters of the Air”, while Rigby played the Waldo holder “The Waldo Moment”, a first episode of “Black Mirror”.))

If you know the books “Harry Potter” written by Joanne “JK” Rowling, you know that, in original films, a bunch of adults were enough A little older than they were supposed to be. At the time of writing these lines, we do not know who is ready to play the parents of Harry, James and Lily (who will probably only be seen in the flashbacks anyway), but Adrian Rawlins and Geraldine Somerville, who described them in the original film franchise, were not at the beginning of the twenties. This is important because, canonically, Lily and James are both about 21 years old when murdered by the Lord of the Dark Voldemort (represented by Ralph Fiennes in the rear half of the series of films), and a plot Among the adults of the “Harry Potter” universe are on the young side, especially parental figures. (This can be explained by the fact that everyone in the “Harry Potter” universe seems to marry their lovers of high school, and on the basis of the deadlines we have given ourselves in the novels, they start families fairly quickly.)

There is also a practical element at stake here, namely that these actors can remain in the long term … assuming that the series succeeds how its producers hope. The whole press surrounding the television show “Harry Potter” noted that it will be a incredibly The faithful adaptation of Rowling’s books, and Word on the Street is that he will devote a single season to each novel. With that said, I can absolutely Seeing a future where the Francesca Gardiner showrunner decides to divide some of the longer books into several seasons (the American edition of “Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix”, for example, is a huge 870 pages). Breaking the youngest means that they will not be awkwardly old when the series ends. However, a wider question remains: will the series “Harry Potter” make the distance?

The controversy surrounding the “Harry Potter” television adaptation sometimes feels a little island, as if it were only recognized by people who are chronically online (like me) – so let me try to break it a little here. Since 2020, Joanne “JK” Rowling, which has adopted the name of the “JK” pen to sell more books to young boys to the suggestion of his publisher, has married cruel and frankly vindictive opinions on the transgender community, focusing its anger on transgender women in particular. This situation quickly intensified to the point where, after a decision of the Supreme Court in the United Kingdom prohibited transgender people from using bathrooms that align their favorite gender identity (among others), Rowling posted a victorious photo of itself smoking a cigar on what seemed to be a yacht in response. It now personally finances additional legislation and other measures that would limit the freedoms of transgender people in the United Kingdom.

Obviously, this is relevant to the television series “Harry Potter” because Rowling wrote the books, but she Also An executive producer of the HBO series and will probably work in close collaboration with creatives like Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod, who signed as director and executive producer. Rowling beliefs have produced extremely different reactions of new And former members of the distribution; Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, who played the original trio, all expressed their support for the Trans community, while the New Albus Dumbledore, John Lithgow, played his opinions. Meanwhile, Tom Felton, the original Draco Malfoy, has just provided a final non-response regarding Rowling’s beliefs during an interview in turn (as Draco again) in “Harry Potter and the Mauded Child”, the play wrote by Rowling. Actors will Ask yourself about Rowling’s crusade against trans women in the show “Harry Potter”, and these types of questions are unlikely to disappear when it starts to be broadcast.

That’s why I have to wonder if this series will Go through seven seasons (or more). Many fans of “Harry Potter” are dismayed, injured and disappointed by the actions and views of Rowling. There is still a significant interest in the franchise as a whole, but it is a major Tribute this, honestly, cannot be overlooked and could launch a veil on the entire project. While more casting news on the series, Lithgows will support Rowling, actors like Paapa Essiedu (the new Severus Snape) will sign petitions supporting the Transgender community, and the artists will be slightly questioned about the controversy. To the show do Start broadcasting, the original films “Harry Potter” are now on Peacock.