Furious Harry Potter fans have hit out at HBO over the casting of Severus Snape in a new TV series just days after being ...

One particular announcement raised eyebrows: The role of Severus Snape will be played by Paapa Essiedu. The problem? Essiedu, who is of African descent, is quite literally the opposite of Snape ...

While it should be cause for celebration when actors get cool roles, for Black British actor Papaa Essiedu and the recent news about his iconic new Harry Potter casting, it’s unfortunately ...

Harry Potter fans have voiced dismay at HBO's rumoured first choice to play Severus Snape in the upcoming TV series, just days after a similar furore over an American actor being cast as Dumbledore.

The announcement that Paapa Essiedu will portray Severus Snape in HBO's forthcoming Harry Potter series has ignited conversation across social media, with fans drawing comparisons to other casting ...

John Lithgow previously stated that he had been cast as Dumbledore, which HBO confirmed Monday, along with Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape and Nick Frost as ...

The identities of the six cast members playing Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape, Rubeus Hagrid, Professor Quirrell and Argus Filch were announced Monday as the series approaches ...

In the books and films, Snape, a professor at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was a 30-something, unattractive professor who had “greasy black hair, cold black eyes, sallow skin ...