Oriģinālais Harija Potera aktieris Vorviks Deiviss gaidāmajā seriālā pārsteigs savu lomu no Wizarding World franšīzes.
Deiviss atgriezīsies kā profesors Filiuss Flitviks, padarot viņu par pirmo zvaigzni, kas tiks nodota gan filmās, gan programmā.
Aktieris arī spēlēja Gringotts Goblin Griphook lomu pirmajā Harija Potera filmā, bet varoni sērijā spēlēs Leigh Gill, kas tiks izlaists HBO 2027. gadā.
Davis will join previously announced cast members John Lithgow and Jaet McTeer, who will play Albus Dumledore and Minerva McGonagall, respectively.
Paapa Essiedu will take on Alan Rickman’s role as Severus Snape with Nick Frost (Hagrid), Bel Powley (Petunia Dursley) and Katherine Parkinson (Molly Weasley) set to appear.
The series, which will propel newcomer Dominic McLaughlin to stardom as the titular Boy Wizard, is currently filming in London.
Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton were cast as Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, roles popularized by Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Daniel Radcliffe played Potter.
Each season will focus on a book in the J.K. Rowling series, and the episodes are designed to delve deeper into the story than the film franchise could manage.
Davis’ return to the universe arrived on September 1), known to Harry Potter fans as Back to Hogwarts Day.
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Other cast announcements included Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Finn Steffen as Vincent Crabbe, and William Nash as Gregory Goyle.
Elsewhere, Sirine Saba has been cast as Professor Pomona Sprout, Richard Durden as Professor Cuthbert Binns, and Bríd Brennan as Madam Poppy Pomfrey.
Director Chris Columbus, who made the first two Harry Potter films, recently questioned the need for a new project in Rowling’s book franchise, calling it “more of the same.”
He also said that there could never be a reunion of the original stars of the films due to Rowling’s controversial trans views.
Columbus previously suggested he would like to adapt the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child for the big screen, but said “it’s never going to happen” as “it’s become so complicated with all the political stuff.”
The filmmaker referred to the fact that Radcliffe and Watson spoke out against Rowling’s stance on trans rights.
“Every member has their own opinion that’s different from hers, which makes it impossible,” the Thursday Murder Club director said in a new interview.
Columbus said he hasn’t spoken to Rowling in about a decade, adding, “I have no idea what’s going on with her.”
