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HBO has confirmed its casting for the Harry Potter series. John Lithgow will play Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer is Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu is Severus Snape, and Nick Frost is Rubeus Hagrid.

The Harry Potter TV show is shaping up nicely, with HBO finally confirming six cast members, including who’s playing Dumbledore and Hagrid.

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