An actor from the ‘Harry Potter’ movie franchise is celebrating his return to the wizarding world after being cast in the TV series remake.
WASHINGTON — HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” television show will include at least one familiar face from the movie franchise.
It was announced on Monday that actor Warwick Davis will return as Hogwarts Professor Filius Flitwick for the HBO series. Davis originated the role for the film franchise. He also starred as Griphook, a goblin who works at Gringotts bank, in several of the films.
Davis is the first, and so far only, actor from the beloved movies confirmed to be appearing in the TV remake.
The HBO show, set to debut in 2027, officially began production in mid-July and shared a first look at newcomer Dominic McLaughlin in his Harry Potter attire. Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout have been cast as Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, respectively. The newcomers were cast as part of an open call led by HBO last year.
Warner Bros. Discovery also announced Monday it has cast Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe, William Nash as Gregory Goyle, Sirine Saba as Professor Pomona Sprout, Richard Durden as Professor Cuthbert Binns, Bríd Brennan as Madam Poppy Pomfrey, and Leigh Gill as Griphook.
Davis wrote in an Instagram post that his return feels like “a real homecoming.”
“Hogwarts has always held a very special place in my heart. When I first stepped into Professor Flitwick’s robes all those years ago, I could never have imagined the journey this character — and the wizarding world — would take me on,” he captioned his post. “Thank you to all the fans who have kept the magic alive — I can’t wait to see you back in the classroom. Here’s to further adventures at Hogwarts.”
The cast members join John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Nick Frost, and Paapa Essiedu, who are set to play Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Rubeus Hagrid and Severus Snape. Luke Thallon and Paul Whitehouse also round out the cast in recurring roles as Quirinus Quirrell and Argus Filch.
In other “Harry Potter” news, Chris Columbus, who directed the first two “Harry Potter” movies recently told The Times U.K. a reunion with the original cast is “never going to happen” due to book author J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans stances. Columbus previously revealed he wanted to make a film adaptation of the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” with the original movie cast, but has since scrapped those plans.
Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz contributed to this report.
