Our wizarding world family is getting larger by the day.

We can now confirm a new slew of fantastic talent confirmed for the HBO Original Harry Potter series, from witches and wizards to a couple of Muggles!

Molly Weasley will be played by BAFTA winner Katherine Parkinson, while Draco and Lucius Malfoy will be played by Lox Pratt and Johnny Flynn respectively.

Joining the cast of Hogwarts students are Leo Earley, who will play Seamus Finnigan, while Alessia Leoni takes on fellow Gryffindor housemate, Parvati Patil. Sienna Moosah will play Parvati’s best friend, Lavender Brown.

Bel Powley has been cast as Petunia Dursley with BAFTA winner Daniel Rigby joining her as Vernon Dursley.

And finally, we have a new Minister for Magic! Double Olivier and Tony Award winning performer Bertie Carvel will be portraying Cornelius Fudge.

First Row L-R: Katherine Parkinson, Lox Pratt, Johnny Flynn Second Row L-R: Leo Earley, Alessia Leoni, Sienna Moosah, Third Row L-R: Bel Powley, Daniel Rigby, Bertie Carvel

These latest casting announcements are in good company, joining the likes of John Lithgow (Albus Dumbledore), Janet McTeer (Minerva McGonagall), Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape), Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid), Luke Thallon (Quirinus Quirrell) and Paul Whitehouse (Argus Filch).

Recently, we announced the main trio’s casting too: Dominic McLaughlin plays Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton is Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley will be played by Alastair Stout.

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We’re getting seriously excited over here already!

About the series: The series will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved Harry Potter books by author and executive producer J.K. Rowling. Each season will bring Harry Potter to new and existing audiences, streaming exclusively on HBO Max where it’s available, including in upcoming launch markets Germany, Italy and the UK. The original classic films will remain available to watch around the world.

Credits: The series is written and executive produced by Francesca Gardiner. Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes of the series for HBO in association with Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television. The series is executive produced by J.K. Rowling, Neil Blair, and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.