Celebrities including Nicola Coughlan and Pedro Pascal have spoken out against Rowling and the Harry Potter TV series. John Lithgow, meanwhile, has faced backlash of his own, both for taking on the role of Albus Dumbledore as an American and for becoming involved in the project after playing LGBTQ+ roles in the past.

Harry Potter fans have taken to social media to share their thoughts after a rumour over the upcoming TV series emerged.

The debate follows some fans' decision to boycott the HBO series due to Rowling's controversial stance on transgender issues, which also led Nick Frost, set to star as Hagrid, Keeper of Keys, to restrict comments on his Instagram post announcing his involvement after facing criticism.

HBO's new lead actor in its highly anticipated Harry PotterTV adaptation is already fixing a major deviation from the movie series that was originally established in the books. Child actor Dominic McLaughlin will make his TV acting debut as "the boy who lived",

"Harry Potter" alum Jason Isaacs weighed in on the online controversy surrounding Paapa Essiedu's casting in the upcoming HBO series adaptation.

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HBO chief content officer Casey Bloys is looking to keep the “Harry Potter” series backlash to solely on social media. After “Harry Potter” creator and series executive producer J.K ...