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The following podcast contains audio extracted from videos on the Harry Potter Theory YouTube channel.

Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory.

From the moment HBO's new Harry Potter TV series was announced in April

of 2023, fans of the series have been buzzing with questions and excitement. Questions like,

what will the series be about? Will it stay true to the original books? And most importantly,

who will be in charge of the project? And since then, a lot of these questions have

been answered. But perhaps the biggest lingering question marks surrounding the series pertains to casting.

Because you see, so much of the Harry Potter film success was a direct result of the incredible

casting decisions that were made. For many of the roles, it's almost impossible to imagine anyone

else undertaking them.

But showrunners for the upcoming series have the behemoth task of finding people anyway.

Back in September, an open casting call was announced for three of the most important characters

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