Unlike other book-to-film adaptations such as The Hunger Games taking the prequel route with new releases, the upcoming series "will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved Harry Potter book series," per an official press release from Warner Bros. Discovery.

John Lithgow has played everything from Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha to an extraterrestrial patriarch in 3rd Rock from the Sun. Next he will be the powerful, wise, and compassionate professor Dumbledore in HBO’s Harry Potter TV show. He confirmed the casting in a recent interview, saying it will “define me for the last chapter of my life.”

With the Harry Potter TV series starting filming in the summer of 2025, has the highly-anticipated show been cast yet? Here's what we know so far about who will play Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore and Snape.

Casting for the show has been a huge talking point amongst fans of the Harry Potter franchise, but the talk of who will play Professor Albus Dumbledore can officially be brought to an end. While not officially confirmed by HBO yet,

Harry Potter fans have voiced dismay at HBO 's rumoured first choice to play Severus Snape in the upcoming TV series, just days after a similar furore over an American actor being cast as Dumbledore.

The wizarding world is making a comeback, and we're literally losing our minds over it. Nearly 25 years after Harry Potter first cast his spell on

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

As HBO puts together its cast for its high-profile series adaptation of the "Harry Potter" fantasy books, they have made a rather controversial casting decision regarding one of the main characters. According to a report from Deadline,