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The “Harry Potter” series set to air on HBO continues to take shape \u2014 and now, we’ve just gotten our first look at John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, the wise and eccentric headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.<\/p>\n
On the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Wizarding World Direct<\/a> posted some sneaky photos taken of Lithgow in full costume, complete with his long white beard and flowing robes. Lithgow follows in the footsteps of the late Richard Harris \u2014 who played Dumbledore in the first two “Harry Potter” movies before he passed away in 2002 \u2014 and Michael Gambon, who took over the role in Harris’ stead. (Gambon himself passed away in 2023.)<\/p>\n Led by “Succession” veteran Francesca Gardiner as showrunner (alongside her collaborator on that show, Mark Mylod, who will direct episodes and serve as showrunner), this new “Harry Potter” series is recasting the entire wizarding world with new and familiar faces.\u00a0Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, and Arabella Stanton will play Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, taking over from original stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson, and established performers like Paapa Essiedu (“I May Destroy You”) and Nick Frost (“Shaun of the Dead,”\u00a0“Hot Fuzz”) will play adult characters like Hogwarts Potions master Severus Snape and Hogwarts groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid, respectively. We actually got a look at Frost as Hagrid<\/a> and McLaughlin as Harry not too long ago, which raised some … interesting<\/em> questions about the point of this “Harry Potter” series to begin with.<\/a><\/p>\n Read more: The 15 Best Sword And Sorcery Movies, Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n If you’re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>?<\/p>\n