The new Hogwarts staff — the actors joining the Harry Potter TV series

The younger characters — including wizard Harry Potter — have not been cast yet

Here are the actors who will play the school staff when production begins at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden in summer 2025: John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paul Whitehouse, Paapa Essiedu, and Nick Frost

The upcoming Harry Potter TV show will see US star John Lithgow alongside British actors Nick Frost and Paapa Essiedu in the HBO original series.

The majority of the new cast announced on Monday come from theatre backgrounds, following in the footsteps of the franchise’s star actors who also began their careers on stage including Imelda Staunton, Alan Rickman, Ralph Fiennes and the late Dame Maggie Smith.