Dame Maggie Smith delivered magic in Harry Potter, but what she was going through behind the scenes will truly leave you ...

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In the film adaptions, Richard Harris played Dumbledore in the first two movies until his death in October 2002. Michael ...

Lithgow confirmed his own casting in February and will join McTeer, Frost, Paapa Essiedu, Paul Whitehouse, and more in the franchise's first TV adaptation.

Elsewhere in the lineup, Gangs of London, The Lazarus Project and The Capture star Paapa Essiedu will play Severus Snape in the series. Alan Rickman famously played the role in the films. Additionally ...

Ozark star Janet McTeer tackles Minerva McGonagall, the role Maggie Smith made famous; I May Destroy You actor Paapa Essiedu takes on Severus Snape, Alan Rickman's beloved anti-hero from the films ...