The American "Variety" said on the 14th that the much-watched HBO drama version of "Harry Potter" announced the first batch of actors, including Dumbledore, Hagrid and other main supporting actors, but Harry, Ron and Hermione The three protagonists have not yet been confirmed.

Professor McGorg: Jenny McTeer (Drama Version) and Magie Smith (Film Version)

Snape: Papa Urshido (Drama Version) and Alan Rickman (Film Version)

Hagrid: Nick Frost (Drama Version) and Robbie Coltraney (Film Version)

In the drama version, veteran actor John Lithgow plays Headmaster Dumbledore, Jenny McTeer plays Professor McGonagall, Papa Urshido plays Professor Snape, Nick Frost plays Hagrid, Luke Sharon plays Professor Quirrell, and Paul Whitehouse plays Argus Filch.

Paul Whitehouse, who played Sir Cadogan in the film version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is the only actor to have both appeared in the film and part of the Harry Potter series. Producer Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Melod said: "We are thrilled to have such extraordinary talent join the series and can't wait to see them breathe new life into these beloved characters. ”

至於哈利、羅恩、赫敏以及瑪律福等人選目前仍未確認。HBO去年秋季已開啟公開選角，收到超過3萬份報名，約有3.2萬名兒童在愛爾蘭和英國參加試鏡。HBO官方稱，該劇是對J.K.羅琳系列叢書的“忠實改編”，探索魔法世界的每一個角落，每一季都會將《哈利·波特》令人難以置信的冒險帶給新老觀眾。

Filming of the Harry Potter version is scheduled to begin this summer, with streaming platforms Max starting next year. Although Rowling has been embroiled in controversy in recent years, HBO CEO Kathy Broise confirmed that this does not affect her joining the series cooperation, and Rowling, as the original author of the novel, will still serve as the executive producer of the drama version, and will be deeply involved in the writing and directing work.