The 'Harry Potter' series finds its Tom Riddle aka young Voldemort, Dobby and a new Ginny Weasley

The original series of HBO, Harry Potteradded three new members to the cast of its second season.

The network has found performers for the roles of Tom Riddle (also known as the young Lord Voldemort) and the house elf Dobby, in addition to having chosen a new actress for the role of Ginny Weasley.

Riddle will be played by Billy Barratt (Bring Her Back, Invasion). He is the first actor selected to play Voldemort in the HBO series. It has not yet been revealed who will be in charge of playing the adult version.

British actor and presenter Lenny Rush (A Woman of Substance) will play the role of Dobby, which will presumably be recreated using computer-generated imagery, or CGI.

For her part, the young Bonnie Hill (The Six Triple Eight) will take on the role of Ginny Weasley in season two; This is a necessary replacement after the original actress had to leave the character after filming the first season, due to “unforeseen circumstances” that led Cochrane to leave her participation in the series, according to information from the production (via Deadline).

The newly announced ones join Kit Harington (Game of Thrones, Industry) as Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season.

Filming of the second season, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretswill begin in the fall of this year. The release date has not been announced at this time. The first season, which adapts the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stonepremieres on December 25 of this year on HBO and HBO Max.

The series reinvents JK Rowling's seven-novel saga into a multi-season drama series, introducing a new Harry, Hermione, Ron, Dumbledore, Snape, and all the other beloved characters, as well as a new Hogwarts.

To better reflect the novel being adapted, each season will be titled after the material to which it corresponds: the first will be Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for the English-speaking market, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for the Spanish-speaking market, the second Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and so on.

The series features Dominic McLaughlin like Harry, Arabella Stanton like Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout Like Ron Weasley.

Furthermore, we will have Nick Frost (trilogy Croissant) as Rubeus Hagrid, John Lithgow (Conclave, The Crown) as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer (Ozark) like the Profesora Minerva McGonagall, Especially Essiedu (I May Destroy You, Black Doves) like the Profesor Severus Snape, Luke Thallon (Patriots) as Quirinus Quirrell, Paul Whitehouse (The Fast Show) as Argus Filch.

HBO describes it as:

“A faithful adaptation of JK Rowling's novels that will delve deeper into each of the iconic books. Exploring every corner of the wizarding world, each season will bring Harry Potter and his incredible adventures to new and existing audiences.”

Francesca Gardiner (Succession, Killing Eve, His Dark Materials) She is the screenwriter and showrunner of the series. Mark Mylod (Game of Thrones) is the director of several episodes and executive producer.

For the second season he joined Jon Brown as coshowrunner. Brown was one of the writers of the first season.

Other executive producers include Rowling, Neil Blair, Ruth Kenley-Letts, and David Heyman. Brontë Film and TV and Warner Bros. Television produce.

HBO has plans for the series to run for more than a decade.

The first season, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone debuts on HBO and HBO Max on December 25.