The newly announced cast includes Luke Thallon as Quirinus Quirrell and Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch.
Whitehouse is the only actor cast thus far to have appeared in any of the original films.
He played Sir Cadogan inHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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However, he emphasized that the TV series willrun for 10 consecutive years.
Potentially, more time could be devoted to these two titles with an extra season for each.
However, Max has yet to reveal how much time they will focus on each novel per season.
A casting call revealed that prospective actors should be between 9 and 11 years old as of this month.
Jude Law played Dumbledore in his early years inFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.
Additional credits includeAnne Boleyn,The Lazarus ProjectandBlack Mirroron TV.
He famously starred inSpaced,Into the BadlandsandStar Wars: Skeleton Crewon the small screen.
Hagrid, Hogwarts groundskeeper, was previously played by Robbie Coltrane.
Ian Hart played Quirrell in the films.
Whitehouse will recur as Filch, Hogwarts caretaker and cat dad, originally played by David Bradley.
Casting news for Mrs. Norris is also pending.
