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Harry Potter series ramps up security after death threats to cast

Paapa Essiedu, who will play Professor Severus Snape in the new adaptation, revealed he was targeted with racist abuse online

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Security stepped up on Harry Potter TV series following death threats

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Harry Potter revival confirms 'serious security' after death threats towards cast

After members of the new Harry Potter cast, including Severus Snape actor Paapa Essiedu, have received death threats, HBO chief Casey Bloys hae revealed what measures have been taken.

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Harry Potter set has ‘serious security’ after death threats, says HBO boss

Paapa Essiedu, who is set to play Professor Snape, recently said he’d received messages telling him: ‘Quit or I’ll murder you’

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Harry Potter series trailer reveals new wizard in Gryffindor Quidditch robes

Dominic McLaughlin is taking over the role made famous by Daniel Radcliffe

The Independent UK

New six-part BBC show to explore couple navigating pregnancy loss

A new six-part drama series titled 'Babies' explores the profound and often private experience of pregnancy loss through the story of a couple facing multiple miscarriages. The series stars Paapa Essiedu and Siobhan Cullen as Lisa and Stephen, portraying their emotional resilience, grief and unwavering love, interspersed with moments of…

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Alan Rickman Is Snape For Most Harry Potter Fans, But Riz Ahmed Is Really Growing On Me

Rickman's performance is iconic, but I'm loving Riz Ahmed's take.

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‘Quit or I’ll murder you’: Paapa Essiedu on death threats after Snape casting in Harry Potter series

British actor Paapa Essiedu has revealed he received racist death threats over his casting as Professor Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter series on HBO.

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Paapa Essiedu received death threats over Harry Potter role

Paapa Essiedu has received death threats from people who objected to a black actor being cast as Professor Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.

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‘Quit Or I'll Murder You.’ The (Death) Threats Toward Paapa Essiedu After Signing On To Play Snape Are Out Of Hand

The reaction to his casting has crossed a serious line.

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‘Quit or I’ll murder you’: Harry Potter star Paapa Essiedu says he received death threats over Snape casting

Actor said online abuse that followed his casting in the adaptation in April has made him ‘more passionate’

The Independent UK

Harry Potter TV star almost quit role over JK Rowling row

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John Lithgow ‘considered quitting’ Harry Potter series after ‘upsetting’ backlash

Dumbledore actor has distanced himself from author JK Rowling

The Independent UK

The Capture was once called TV’s most preposterous series. It’s now the most prescient

TV: The BBC’s most underrated drama is returning for (possibly) the final time, bringing back Holliday Grainger’s dogged detective caught up in another deepfake conspiracy. Grainger and creator Ben Chanan talk to Jacob Stolworthy about the scarily prophetic series that deserves to be as adored as ‘Luther’ and ‘Line of…

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John Lithgow co-star calls Harry Potter casting ‘difficult’

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John Lithgow’s non-binary co-star feels ‘vaguely hurt’ by actor’s Harry Potter casting

‘I do think that it’s a strange decision,’ actor said of Lithgow signing on to play Dumbledore

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‘A modern masterpiece’: writer Jack Thorne’s best TV shows – from This Is England to Adolescence

As his new version of Lord of the Flies comes to the BBC, we count down the 20 boldest and most moving productions by the quintuple Bafta-winning scriptwriter

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Harry Potter star says JK Rowling’s trans views are ‘ironic’

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John Lithgow calls JK Rowling’s trans views ‘inexplicable’ after Harry Potter role backlash

‘It made me unhappy that people insisted I walk away from the job,’ actor playing Dumbledore in new HBO series said

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John Lithgow says he finds JK Rowling’s stance on trans rights ‘ironic and inexplicable’

Actor says he has struggled with the backlash to his decision to play Albus Dumbledore in the new Harry Potter show, and says books are about ‘kindness versus cruelty’

The Guardian - UK

The 50 must-see TV shows for 2026

The return of hit bonkbuster Rivals, the horny hockey show taking the world by storm, Richard Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer … and Buffy is back! Here’s your complete guide to 2026’s unmissable television

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“Please Don’t”: Harry Potter Fans Fume Over Alleged Cynthia Erivo Casting As Lord Voldemort

After playing Jesus Christ and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, Cynthia Erivo is now allegedly being considered to portray the 'Harry Potter' villain.

Evening Standard

All My Sons review: 'An astonishing, deeply moving piece of theatre'

5/5 Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Paapa Essiedu are pitch perfect in this Arthur Miller revival

International Business Times UK

Latest Casting Rumour in HBO's 'Harry Potter' Series Divides Fans Over New Twist

New casting rumours are saying that a 'narrator' will be a part of HBO's Harry Potter series, another change from its original film franchise.

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Original Harry Potter director Chris Columbus on reboot HBO series: ‘What’s the point?’

"It’s all going to be the same.” Chris Columbus has shared his views on the controversial Harry Potter TV series adaptation, questioning the need to replicate the original films. The new show will hit small screens in 2027.

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