With filming expected to begin this summer, the Harry Potter HBO TV show is close to finding the actors to play McGonagall and Snape.

According to Deadline, Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu are in talks to play Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape, respectively ...

Janet McTeer is negotiating to play Professor McGonagall, while Paapa Essiedu is closing a deal for Snape. The Harry Potter TV show aims to be faithful to J.K. Rowling's books. HBO's Harry Potter ...

HBO are working on a Harry Potter reboot and there have been theories on which stars could be taking on the roles of our childhood favourite characters ...

Draco Malfoy might be sneaking back into Hogwarts, but this time he’ll be hiding among the extras. Tom Felton, who portrayed the platinum-blonde Slytherin antagonist in all eight Harry Potter films, ...

With Nick Frost stepping into Hagrid’s boots, alongside rumored cast members like Janet McTeer and Paapa Essiedu, HBO’s Harry ...

Deadline has also confirmed that McTeer is in talks and that Paapa Essiedu is pretty much a lock for Professor Severus Snape. In the books, Professor Minerva McGonagall is the stern yet fair ...

and Mark Strong have all been mentioned as possible contenders for the roles of McGonagall, Snape, Hagrid and Dumbledore respectively. It was reported that John Lithgow was close to finalising a ...

Severus Snape is Professor of Potions at the Hogwarts ... Maggie Smith was when she was cast as Deputy Headmistress Minerva McGonagall in the film franchise two and a half decades ago.