Show Notes
HBO just confirmed three Harry Potter casting picks in a single announcement, and one of them means Billy Barratt is now the first actor ever cast as any version of Voldemort for this HBO Harry Potter series, playing a teenage Tom Riddle years before Christian Coulson or Hero Fiennes Tiffin took the role on screen. Becca and David also break down Bonnie Hill as the new Ginny Weasley, weighing her against Bonnie Wright's Philosopher's Stone-era performance, and dig into why the Ginny search dragged on for months, tracing it back to a cast exit and Season 2's production timeline. They also cover Lenny Rush stepping into Dobby, debating whether HBO will go practical or lean on CGI like the original films did.
Stick around for the back half, where the hosts speculate on the still-uncast adult Voldemort, including an unconfirmed Eva Green-as-Bellatrix rumor, and land on a genuine disagreement about whether that casting news will be loud or slip out quietly.
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