Casting News - June 9, 2025
HBO's Harry Potter; Hulu's Tell Me Lies; MGM+'s The Westies; Peacock's The Five-Star Weekend; and Showtime's The Agency.
HBO's Harry Potter; Hulu's Tell Me Lies; MGM+'s The Westies; Peacock's The Five-Star Weekend; and Showtime's The Agency.
HBO's HARRY POTTER
- Katherine Parkinson, Lox Pratt, Johnny Flynn, Leo Earley, Alessia Leoni, Sienna Moosah, Bel Powley, Daniel Rigby and Bertie Carvel has joined the cast of the upcoming drama based on the series of novels by J.K. Rowling. Parkinson currently stars in Hulu's Rivals, which has been renewed for a second season. Flynn starred in the Netflix limited series Ripley. Powley starred in the National Geographic limited series A Small Light. Rigby stars in U&Alibi's I, Jack Wright, which released its first season in April 2025. Carvel starred for two seasons in Netflix's The Crown. Pratt, Earley, Leoni and Moosah are acting newcomers.
- Parkinson will play Molly Weasley, Ron's () mother.
- Pratt will play Draco Malfoy, a Slytherin student and Harry's () rival.
- Flynn will play Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father.
- Earley, Leoni and Moosah will play Hogwarts students Seamus Finnigan, Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown, respectively.
- Powley will play Petunia Dursley, Harry's aunt.
- Rigby will play Vernon Dursley, Harry's uncle.
- Carvel will play Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge.
SHOWTIME's THE AGENCY
- Christian Ochoa Lavernia, Clayne Crawford, Keanush Tafreshi, Medalion Rahimi, Raza Jaffrey and Tessa Ferrer have been added to the cast of the drama's upcoming second season. Ochoa Lavernia previously recurred on AppleTV+'s Silo and Paramount+'s Halo. Crawford starred for four seasons in SundanceTV's Rectify and two seasons in FOX's Lethal Weapon. Tafreshi guest starred on Max's The Sex Lives of College Girls and CBS' S.W.A.T. Rahimi starred for five seasons in CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles. Jaffrey starred for two seasons in Starz's The Serpent Queen and in ITV's one-season drama Maternal. Ferrer starred for two seasons in AppleTV+'s Swagger.
- Ochoa Lavernia will play Grandma, an undercover agent with Grandpa.
- Crawford will play Viking, who is wanted by the CIA in connection with a dangerous military group.
- Tafreshi will play Hassan Zamani, the hot-headed son of an Iranian government advisor.
- Rahimi will play Darya, the niece of a powerful Mullah and Hassan's girlfriend.
- Jaffrey will play Craig, a data analyst on the Iranian desk.
- Ferrer will play Robyn, a U.S. Air Force nurse in Suffolk, England.
PEACOCK's THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND
- Chloë Sevigny has been cast as a series regular on the upcoming drama starring Jennifer Garner and Regina Hall. She was nominated for an Academy Award in 2000 for her supporting role in Boys Don't Cry. She also starred for five seasons in HBO's Big Love, three seasons in Netflix's Bloodline, in the Hulu limited series The Girl From Plainville, in the FX limited series Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and in the Netflix limited series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.
- She will play Tatum McKenzie.
HULU's TELL ME LIES
- Iris Apatow has landed a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. She previously recurred on Netflix's Love and Unstable. She will next be seen in Prime Video's upcoming film Ballerina Overdrive.
- She will play Amanda, a bubbly but fragile college freshman keeping a big secret.
MGM+'s THE WESTIES
- Titus Welliver will star opposite J.K. Simmons in the upcoming drama created by Chris Brancato. He previously starred for seven seasons in Prime Video's Bosch and three seasons in its spinoff Bosch: Legacy.
- He will play Glenn Keenan, a troubled NYPD officer who grew up with the Westies crew, torn between loyalty to the law and love for his wayward son.