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HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series Eyes Paapa Essiedu As Severus Snape

HBO is eyeing British actor I May Destroy You star Paapa Essiedu for the role of Severus Snape in its upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that HBO is eyeing British actor Paapa Essiedu for the role of Severus Snape in its upcoming Harry Potter TV series. Alan Rickman famously brought Severus Snape to life in the Harry Potter films, delivering a performance that balanced the character’s stern exterior with his deeply emotional and tragic backstory. Snape is a pivotal figure in J.K. Rowling’s books, serving as both an antagonist and an unexpected hero whose loyalties and motivations are only fully revealed in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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