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- Adam Driver is now the betting favourite to play Severus Snape in the new HBO Harry Potter series
- Aneurin Barnard and Oscar Isaac follow behind in the market
- Harry Potter series set to air on HBO in 2026
Adam Driver is now the betting favourite to play Severus Snape in the new HBO Harry Potter series
Betting markets remain open on the upcoming HBO Harry Potter series with betting sites offering odds on who will play some of the biggest characters on the show.
Severus Snape is a key figure in the Harry Potter universe and odds are now given on who will play the character with Adam Driver leading the betting market at 3/1.
American actor Driver has been a big name amongst fans of Potter for a number of months since the HBO series was announced due to his similar characteristics to Alan Rickman's portrayal of Snape.
The late Rickman was one of the biggest stars in the Harry Potter movies with his role as Snape arguably one of the most eye-catching across the film franchise.
It could take a big actor to portray Snape next then and there aren't much bigger than Adam Driver with the American a Hollywood star.
| Who will play Severus Snape in HBO Harry Potter series? | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Driver | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Aneurin Barnard | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Oscar Isaac | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Idris Elba | 8/1 | 11.1% |
| Kit Harrington | 12/1 | 7.7% |
Aneurin Barnard and Oscar Isaac follow behind in the market
Aneurin Barnard and Oscar Isaac are joint second favourites in the market at 7/1 to star as Snape in HBO's Harry Potter series with bookies putting them a fair distance behind Driver.
Probability-wise they are actually given half the chance that Driver is of starring as Snape with their probability at 12.5% compared to Driver's 25%.
Isaac has achieved massive mainstream success in recent years with his role in the Star Wars franchise in the same cast as Driver.
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Harry Potter series set to air on HBO in 2026
The latest updates around the HBO Harry Potter series show a casting call made for its Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
That casting call states that the actors must be between the ages of 9 and 11 in April 2025 which points towards production on the show starting then.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has previously hinted that the show will air in 2026 and that could well be the case with the end of that year provisionally pencilled in.
CEO and Chairman of HBO and Max Content Casey Bloys has also stated that he sees the series airing on their platform at the end of 2026 or even in 2027.
