John Lithgow is off to Hogwarts. The actor, 79, is set to play Professor Albus Dumbledore on HBO’s new “Harry Potter” series. After Pop Base posted the news to X, one user wrote ...

John Lithgow has revealed that he’s accepted the role of Albus Dumbledore in Max’s upcoming Harry Potter television adaptation. “Well, it came as a total surprise to me,” Lithgow told ...

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The trio were discovered after the network launched an open casting call that received thousands of submissions.

Among them is Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, earlier portrayed by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon. His casting breaks one of the franchise’s rules – and he wants to ...

Six-time Emmy winner John Lithgow is in final negotiations to portray Professor Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s high-profile series adaptation of the hugely popular fantasy books, sources tell Deadline.

Albus Dumbledore is the beloved headmaster of ... noting how different it was from everything else he’d ever worked on in a 2009 interview with Today. “I hadn’t realized before just how ...

From John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore to Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, here is a look at all the confirmed names for the Harry Potter TV series so far…. The upcoming Harry Potter TV series ...

The HBO Harry Potter TV series is moving full steam ahead with the first six cast members revealed back in April for the roles of Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, and more.

The cast now includes the following series regulars: John Lithgow (“Conclave,” “The Crown”) as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer (“Tumbleweeds,” “The White Queen”) as Minerva ...

Earlier this month, it was reported that American actor John Lithgow was being eyed for the role of Albus Dumbledore ... re super excited about. And I’d argue, may be the biggest event by ...