HBO announced the cast of six major Harry Potter characters for its upcoming series adaptation. John Lithgow will play Dumbledore while Paapa Essiedu will portray Snape!

Casting for six major characters in HBO's upcoming 'Harry Potter' series, including Dumbledore, Snape and Hagrid have been announced.

John Lithgow previously stated that he had been cast as Dumbledore, which HBO confirmed Monday, along with Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Rubeus ...

Harry Potter is one of the popular film franchise and book series and enjoys a massive fan following all over the world.