Recasting Harry Potter for HBO Max TV Series 

Snape - Adam Driver, first choice by a mile. Hagrid - Mark Addy Madame Maxine - Gwendolyn Christie James Potter - Dan Radcliffe

I hope they space out episodes so they are shown with the correct seasons like Halloween and Christmas

I have this hope they will cast Jared Harris as Dumbledore. He's a son of Richard Harris, who played the role in first two movies and he definitely has everything for the role. Just look at his role of professor Legasov in Chernobyl. He can pull the wise, calm, old man, who has incredible strength in him as well as painful, tragic past. He's 62, so mabye a little younger, but it doesn't matter since we're talking about TV show that is planned to run for 7 years at least and considering he will have to act out all the fights/duels/action scenes.

Dumbledore: Iain Glen McGonagall: Emma Thompson Snape: Adam Driver Hagrid: Mark Addy Quirrell: Joseph Quinn Sirius: James McAvoy Lupin: Andrew Garfield Lucius: Tom Hiddleston James: Freddie Highmore Lily: Sophie Turner Peter Petigrew: Paul Dano Voldemort: Bill Skasgard Bellatrix: Lena Headey Moody: Rory McCan Lockhart: Sam Claflin Barty Crouch Jr: Iwan Rheon Arthur W: Simon Pegg Molly W: Catherine Tate Vernon: James Corden Petunia: Katherine Ryan Umbridge: Jane Horrocks

The dude who played pennywise would be a good Voldemort

I doubt Emma Thompson would be ok to work with Kenneth Branagh. Bit of history there.

IMMEDIATELY when you said Kenneth Branagh for Dumbledore, I said YES.

I thought of Michelle Dockery as McGonagall. She worked with Maggie smith on Downton abbey so may have some ideas on how to capture that role

I’d like to see Colin Morgan from Merlin in some role in the Harry Potter Universe

The ages are all off. Hagrid actors too old, dumbledore actors too young

if benedict plays voldemort, I'm gonna be a death eater!

time to finally get gandalf for dumbledore

It's going to be so tough to cast the roles mentioned all are great actors but I don't like butler after his 2004 phantom of the opera. The two roles where they have to cast right is Albus and Snape, it has to be perfect the two best adult characters .

I am so impressed with your choices!!! I have a few more actors that I could see as some characters but I don’t think I would be unhappy with the choices you made…. Bravo !! Well done !!

it was supposed to drop yesterday on hbo max,but i have seen 0 info about it

Benedict could also be a choice for snape.

My personal favourites (not using the British only rule) Albus Dumbledore - Jude Law Minerva McGonagall - Emma Thompson Severus Snape - Adam Driver Vernon Dursley - James Corden Petunia Dursley - Cate Blanchett Lucius Malfoy - Tom Felton Narcissa Malfoy - Alison Sudol Voldemort - Jamie Campbell-Bower Arthur Weasley - Rupert Grint Molly Weasley - Catherine Tate Remus Lupin - Matthew Lewis Sirius Black - Dev Patel Rubeus Hagrid - Brendan Gleeson Horace Slughorn - Steven Fry Bellatrix Lestrange - Margot Robbie Dora Tonks - Kaya Scodelario Rita Skeeter - Rosamund Pike James Potter - Daniel Radcliffe Lily Potter - Bonnie Wright Barty Crouch Jr - Taylor Lautner Barty Crouch - David Tennant Dolores Umbridge - Rosie O’Donnell Rufus Scrimgeour - Benedict Cumberbatch Kingsley Shacklebolt - Idris Elba John Major (muggle Prime Minister) - Dan Stevens Cornelius Fudge - Colin Firth Professor Trelawney - Emma Stone Rowan Atkinson - Peeves

I LOVE Natalie Dormer for Bellatrix! And I want Gary Oldman to do Dumbledore

I think Peeves was cut out of the movies due to Chris Columbus hating the character's outfit

Jared Harris should be Albvs Dumbledore

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Most of these picks are A or B listers who would collectively skyrocket the cast budget.

So, I agree with most of your casting choices for different characters. However, I feel that Adam Driver would also be a great choice for Severus Snape. Driver played Kylo Ren in the most recent Star Wars trilogy and has the darkness, depth and versatility that I feel would be perfect for a character like Snape. Also, he appears to be near or around the right age to play Snape. Around his thirties or forties.

Why wouldn't they make an animated series of it? And make the animated version more accurate to the books. Then they would only need the voices. Argus Filch doesn't hate magic, he hates that these kids can do magic and he can't. It's a hate out of jealousy. He works at Hogwarts, because he always wanted to go there as a student, but couldn't because he's a squib. This way he's a part of the magic world.

After an already perfectly successful eight film series that's grossed well over a billion dollars . . . SOOOOOOOO many other fantasy books out there. Is this truly getting sad.

Why recast so many Harry Potter actors in new roles?!?!

I really like your recasts here really I only have one I don't really agree with I think Cumberbatch is just too obvious one person I thought of before when playing the recast game with friends is Robert Carlyle from Once upon a time he can definitely pull it off and is comfortable being in a bunch of makeup I can't name someone who would make a better Filch off the top of my head.

He was also smaug in the hobbit movies

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Based on her performance in GOT, I could see Michelle Fairley being a fantastic McGonagall too! She's just a little older than McGonagall's canon age; has the right severe, prim and proper look; and she can portray a good mix of sternness and warmth.

Arthur Weasley Martin freeman.

They just need Diego Luna as snape

Where did you hear that lupin became a werewolf by choice?? He was attacked as a child by fenrir greyback, who sought to attack young children & turn as many as possible.

I think the actor best suited to play Snape would be Adam Driver also Tom Hiddleston would work too

For severus snape the actor that played dumbledores nephew in the fantastic beast series will more that fit the role.

definately stephen fry as hagrid, i love his narration

I really dont want Toby Jones to play Slughorn i love slughorn and I don't mean it as anything against Toby but something about him brings up incredibly uncomfortable feeling from childhood and I don't want that to taint slughorn for me. almost everything I have seen him in he plays someone slimy and for that specifically I think he would make a better Peter but he is older. Sean Bean is more fit for Mad eye but I hate to see him get another roll were he yet again is killed off. I know its become some kind of joke about his rolls always dying OMG I feel so dumb, you said Filch was in 7 of the 8 films and my brain instantly went to fight you on that.... and then I realized he wasn't in DH p1 cause they never truly went to Hogwarts. wait did I miss it or did you not even mention Rupert Grint for a roll, him and Tom Felton are 2 of the previous cast that are dying to go back to Hogwarts.

Emma Thompson - would be the one I am hoping for (or Kate Winslet or Helen Mirren) Also... Jason Isaacs could make a great Dumbledore But Kenneth Branagh would be great (although this would probably rule Emma Thompson out) I am hoping for Matthew Lewis as Remus Lupin, I think he would be amazing! as for Snape I would LOVE daniel Radclik as Severus Snape (yeah not happening) but I really love your choice of Harry Melling Voldemort What about Ralph Fiennes? he is more to the age of Voldemort now. Benedict Cumberbatch would also be great! For Peeves - Simon Farnaby Rowan Atkinson as Filch

How about the late Sir Richard Harris son Jared Harris as Albus Dumbledore. Catherine Tate as Molly Weasley Sophie Turner as Lily Potter

Wait what about Gary old man as dumbledore? Wouldn’t that be incredible?

I think it was an official news that old actors from the films wouldn't come back to the series tho

I just want the adults to be more age accurate. Remember James and Lilly were like 21-22 when they were killed, so they would be 31-32 at the Philosophers stone start.

Brian Blessed would make a good hagrid

Slighorn needs to look like the book describes him. Kinda like a frog.

It should be an animated series.

I hope they cast Danny Devito as Harry 🤞🤞🤞

I just hope they stay true to the characters in the books and don't race-swap half the cast just for some stupid forced inclusivity, that has destroyed countless TV Shows already. Just look at Percy Jackson. That show was a disaster for a myriad of reasons, but the thing a lot of people were upset about was that most, if not all, of the cast did not even look like the characters they were portraying from the books. The original Harry Potter movies at least had actors that had some of the traits of the book counterparts. They don't have to have all of them, but as close as possible. After the Percy Jackson disaster, I'm skeptical but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, for now.

I think the best actor for Snape is without question Adam Driver.

I wouldn’t hate Tom Huddleston for Snape. He’s a bit older but could still pull off mid-30s, and he can play dark characters. The only issue is that he’d likely fall into an Alan Rickman impression, which isn’t the point of the series (though could be a great homage to Rickman).

1. Kenneth Branagh as Dumbledore 2. Stephen Fry as Hagrid (And he already had the voice down!) 3. Benedict Cumberbatch as Voldy, but really...he would be much better as Snape. He has the depth to carry off the complexity of the Snape. 4. Emma Thompson as McGonagall 5. Harry Melling as Snape 9:57. Good grief, he looks like Snape right there!!!! 6. Matthew Lewis as Lupin (my own submission) 7. Sam Claflin as Sirius 8. James Buckley as Pettigrew 9. Umbridge....gonna out on a limb here, but after viewing the recent Dr Who.....Jinxx Monsoon (but maybe scale it back a bit). Both of your choices are much too pretty to play Umbridge. Other than those......breaking the rule.....Rosie O'Donnell. She already looks like a toad and a pretty darned good actress. She can learn the accent. 10. Gerald Butler as Moody 11. No idea for Tonks, but both of your choices are a bit too pretty for the role. 12. Idris Elba as Kingsley....but I like Albert as well 13. Tom Hiddleston as Lockhart 14. Toby Jones as Slughorn 15. Rowan Atkinson as Peeves 16. Natalie Dormer as Bella 17. Tom Felton as Lucius 18. Emilia Clarke as Narcissa 19. O'Donohugh as Crouch Jr 20. Emily Blunt as Trelawney 21. David Bradley as Filch 22. Colin Firth as Fudge 23. Rebecca Mader as Skeeter 24. Katherine Parkinson as Molly 25. Gleason is an easy choice for Arthur

There's a theory that Filch s a poltergeist that is the opposite of Peeves.

AnimaGus, hard G

Toby Jones was Dobby.

Do you want us to crush on Lockhart?

Simon Pegg should continue to be Phineas Nigellus Black considering he already voices the character for Hogwarts Legacy and it would be the brand synergy that WB loves. Tom Ellis of Lucifer fame IMHO should be Lockhart. All the charm and an idiot thru and thru. Aside? You have a LOT of OUAT actors. I am a Oncer as much as the next person but only one maybe two are at that level for HBO's tastes.

Mad eye Moody is MUCH older than the actors you picked. Pick an older British actor. 😉 Arthur Weasley is tall, thin, and balding. Colin Furth seems more like Dumbledore to me. 😊 Snape...Adrien Brody or DJ Qualls are much more physically Professor Snape.

If they do cast Karen Gillan as Bellatrix, then they should bring back David Tennant to play Barty Crouch Junior a second time ( it wouldn’t be the first time he played two iterations of the same character, after all), just so that all the Whovians in the audience can squee at Amy Pond sharing a scene with The 10th Doctor during the flashback to the two of them getting sent to Azkaban.

Like with the Percy Jackson series, I don’t think they’ll hire any well-known names given the time commitment required for this show.

Assuming you really like the series ‘Once upon a time’ ?

I don't like reusing of actors from the original- movies at all, with a reboot it's supposed to have new actors for new interpretations. Dumbledore needs an old grand man for an example like Charles Dance or Michael Caine. I prefer Bryan Seekers recasting rather than these ones

1. Kenneth Brannagh..maybe 2. Brendan Gleeson 3. ? 4. Emma Thompson 5. Melling possibly 6. Either 7. First one 8. ? 9. Without heavy makeup both too good looking..even Imelda was. 10. ? 11. ? 12. Elba 13. ? 14. Peeves - Atkinson Bellatrix - ? Lucius - Tom Felton Narcissa ? Barty Crouch Jr. - either Trelawney - ? Filch - Roth Fudge - either Skeeter - Mader Molly - ? Arthur - ?

I think they should pick much younger actors than the characters but age them appropriately with makeup. If their character lasts ten years, they can "age up" to the character without looking odd.

Hopefully they cast decent, loyal people who don't publicly join the mob against Queen Jo.

You lost me when you called Gerard Butler Gerald 🤦🏻‍♀️

Don’t race swap

I think that Tom Felton should play Lucius Malfoy and Daniel Radcliff should be James Potter.

Karen Gillian as Lily Potter

Ohh, I like the idea of Harry Melling as Snape.

This may be a bit overrated , James MacAvoy would be great as Sirius.

What about Patrick Stewart as Dumbledor

I still firmly hope it’s an all British cast. Americans seem to have been problematic in this franchise (see fantastic beasts) This list had good ideas - but actors from the original playing other prominent characters in the series is such a weird choice and jarring. Whether they’re amazing or not

Ugh, Nooooooo. Absolutely not.

Lupin didn't become a werewolf out of rebellion against his father

Sorry but It's easy to find 3 kids that are going to give again their childhood, their education for 10 years to make something that already exist? These kids are going to be judge constantly with the old cast. I don't think is healthy for any kid. This is something that you are doing 1 time when it's required kids and so many years. Make a new story if you what to see Harry Potter do an animation.

I'm really not trying to be that guy, but there are so many mispronounced names of characters and actors in this video. Please do your research before presenting, it's very distracting.

what is the point of a tv series , cant they think of anything new , or perhaps they just want to milk the franchise even more BORING

PLEASE DONT BE WOKE.

This is dumb

This is terrible casting!