According to Deadline, two of HBO's Harry Potter stars made their first semi-official public appearance together at this weekend's BAFTA TV Awards, with Paapa Essiedu (Severus Snape) and Nick Frost (Rubeus Hagrid) taking the stage to present the Supporting Actress prize — and clearly having a blast doing it.
Why This Moment Matters Beyond the BAFTAs
Seeing Essiedu and Frost share a stage in a playful, relaxed dynamic is genuinely exciting for fans of the upcoming HBO series. Chemistry between Snape and Hagrid isn't exactly the centerpiece of the wizarding world, but it signals something important: this cast knows how to have fun, and the production is building real camaraderie. More practically, their joint appearance is a reminder that the HBO reboot is very much on its way — and that a lot of major roles still haven't been publicly confirmed. Dumbledore, Harry, Hermione, Voldemort — the biggest names in the franchise are still up for grabs in the public conversation, and that means the fancasting debate is very much alive.
For myCast users, this is the moment to get your picks in. The series is shaping up fast, and every confirmed casting narrows the field of imagination a little more.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been busy. Over on the primary Harry Potter fan-cast story — which covers 16 roles and has racked up 54 votes — the results make for fascinating reading, especially now that two roles have been officially filled.
For Rubeus Hagrid, fans actually called it: Nick Frost leads the vote with 5 picks, making this one of those satisfying moments where the fancasting community and the studio ended up in the same place. For Snape, the fan favorite was Alexander Vlahos with 8 votes — so Essiedu's casting is a bit of a curveball compared to what the community was hoping for, which should spark some lively debate.
Elsewhere in that story, the picks are bold. John Lithgow leads for Professor Albus Dumbledore with 7 votes — an intriguing, unconventional choice that would bring serious dramatic weight to the role. tops the Voldemort poll with 7 votes, which honestly makes a lot of sense given his ability to play cold, magnetic menace. For the trio, fans are currently backing as Harry (7 votes), as Hermione (6 votes), and as Ron (6 votes). Draco Malfoy's top pick is with 8 votes — the highest single-role vote count in the story.