Harry Potter - News

The HBO Original Harry Potter series has cast six-time Emmy®, two-time Tony Award®, Olivier winner, and BAFTA and Oscar® nominee John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore; Tony Award®, Golden Globe®, and Olivier winner, and Oscar® and Emmy® nominee, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall; Emmy®, Olivier, and BAFTA nominee Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape; and BIFA nominee Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. All will serve as series regulars.

Don't expect many big-budget original scripted series heading to Max. Warner Bros. Discovery is changing its strategy when it comes to big-budget series and will move titles such as the upcoming "Harry Potter" series from the streamer to its linear network HBO.