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Bestselling authorJ.K. Rowlinghas made her views on the transgender community and trans rights distressingly clear over the past twelvemonth or so , allow many to wonder how that would potentially impact HBO and showrunner / EPFrancesca Gardinerand music director / EPMark Mylod ’s upcoming series adaptation of Rowling ’s " Harry Potter " novel . A number of famous public figure from the film enfranchisement have gone public with their support of the trans community , while others likeBridgertonstarNicola Coughlan(“Keep your fresh ' Harry Potter ' lad . Would n’t touch it with a 10 foot magnetic pole . " ) have made it clear that they ’re not interested in being associated with the source . Last week , the exit hit the newspaper headline once again whenPaapa Essiedu(I May Destroy You , Gangs of London ) – who is set to portray Hogwarts Prof. Severus Snape – joined 100 of other television and film folks in sign up an open alphabetic character calling on the media and amusement industry to trust to protecting and include the trans community .
gratuitous to say , a whole lot of ethnic music who side with Rowling lose their corporate st on social mass medium , clutching their pearls , fan away the vapors , and ranting about Essiedu needing to be open fire . before today , Rowling reply again to those calling for the actor to be sacked . " I do n’t have the powerfulness to sack an actor from the serial and I would n’t exercise it if I did . I do n’t conceive in taking away multitude ’s job or sustenance because they hold up legally protect notion that differ from mine , " Rowling wrote in a societal culture medium post that go live on Monday ( which included a look at how theScottish Daily Expresscovered Rowling ’s view on the topic ) . As an executive manufacturer on the projection , it will be interesting to see how Rowling plans to use her social media might and influence to fight back on how a whole lot of " Harry Potter " gatekeepers are losingtheircollective st over Essiedu not being white – and how some of them have been express it in some of the most racist ways imaginable .
I do n’t have the power to sack an actor from the series and I would n’t exercise it if I did . I do n’t consider in taking away people ’s jobs or livelihoods because they keep legally protected beliefs that differ from mine.pic.twitter.com/nKcAl3gcvO
— J.K. Rowling ( @jk_rowling)May 5 , 2025
The stories from each of Rowling ’s Harry Potter books will become ( from the initial command that was released when the serial news first dropped ) " a decade - long serial create with the same epic craft , love , and care this global franchise is known for . The serial will feature a new cast to lead a new coevals of fandom , full of fantastic particular , much - get it on character , and spectacular location that Harry Potter fans have eff for over twenty - five years . Each season will be authentic to the original books and convey Harry Potter and these unbelievable adventures to young audiences around the public , while the original , classical , and darling films will remain at the core group of the dealership and available to watch globally . "
Joining Essiedu areJohn Lithgow(Conclave , The Crown ) as Albus Dumbledore , Janet McTeer(Tumbleweeds , The White Queen ) as Minerva McGonagall , Nick Frost(Shaun of the Dead , Hot Fuzz ) as Rubeus Hagrid , Luke Thallon(Tom Stoppard’sLeopoldstadt , Rupert Goold’sPatriots ) as Quirinus Quirrell , andPaul Whitehouse(The Fast Show , Harry & Paul ) as Argus Filch . The series is written and executive director - produced by showrunnerFrancesca Gardiner(Succession , His Dark Materials , Killing Eve).Mark Mylod(Succession , Game of Thrones , The Last of Us ) will executive make and direct multiple episodes of the series for HBO in connexion with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television . The series is executive produced byJ.K. Rowling , Neil Blair , andRuth Kenley - Lettsof Brontë Film and TV , andDavid HeymanofHeyday Films .
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