Harry Potter Season 2: New cast members for the series – Young Voldemort has also been cast
The actors cast as Tom Riddle, Ginny Weasley, and Dobby have now been announced
The cast of the second season is taking shape: Three more actors have now been confirmed for the new "Harry Potter" series. Billy Barratt, Bonnie Hill, and Lenny Rush will join the cast of the HBO fantasy series, according to Deadline.
The roles of the three young stars have already been announced. Billy Barratt will portray Tom Riddle – and thus the villain Voldemort in his younger years. Who will play the older version of the villain, however, remains a mystery. Bonnie Hill will take on the role of Ginny Weasley, the sister of Harry Potter's best friend Ron. In the first season, Ginny will be played by Gracie Cochrane. However, it was announced a few months ago that she will no longer be on board for the second season. Lenny Rush will play the house-elf Dobby. In the "Harry Potter" film adaptations from the 2000s, Dobby was created using CGI. He was voiced by Toby Jones. According to Deadline, HBO has not yet announced how Dobby will be brought to life this time around. You can see the three new cast members in the following social media post:
Kit Harington will also appear in Season 2
The "Harry Potter" series has already been making headlines recently with the casting of another role for Season 2: Gilderoy Lockhart. He is a famous wizard who comes to Hogwarts as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. However, he's also a rather vain fellow. The character first appeared 24 years ago in the second "Harry Potter" movie, "The Chamber of Secrets." At that time, Lockhart was portrayed by Kenneth Branagh. His successor was originally supposed to be Nicholas Hoult, who was most recently seen as Superman's archenemy Lex Luthor in James Gunn's DC blockbuster. About a month ago, it was reported that he was set to play the role of Lockhart.
Just under two weeks later, however, it was reported that he had dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. But a replacement had already been found: "Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington was cast as the new Gilderoy Lockhart just as suddenly as it was unexpected. This could turn out to be a stroke of luck. After all, Harington is very familiar with the role. He has already lent his voice to Lockhart in an audiobook adaptation of the "Harry Potter" novels. Plus, he's been a fan of the fantasy books since childhood. It will be interesting to see how he fares at Hogwarts. Before he makes his debut in the second season, however, we'll first get to see the first season, which won't be too long in coming: The "Harry Potter" series will premiere on HBO this Christmas.
New trailer offers further insights into the series
Based on J.K. Rowling's books, a total of seven seasons are planned. In other words, each season will correspond to one of the seven novels. Rowling became a celebrated bestselling author with her fantasy series. In recent years, however, she has faced a great deal of personal criticism. She has been accused of repeatedly making derogatory remarks about transgender people.
The upcoming HBO series isn't the first time the books have been adapted for the screen. They were previously adapted for the big screen in the 2000s, with Daniel Radcliffe playing the title role. Both the novels and the film adaptations center on the eponymous Harry Potter, who is accepted into the wizarding school Hogwarts as a young boy and trained to become a wizard. There, he also meets his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Together, they face off against the villain Lord Voldemort. The new, highly anticipated trailer was recently released, offering a sneak peek at what we can expect from the new "Harry Potter" series. See for yourself:
