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- Benedict Cumberbatch is the 3/1 favourite to play Lord Voldemort in the new HBO Harry Potter series
- Nick Frost is now odds-on to play Rubeus Hagrid in the upcoming release
- What do we know about the HBO Harry Potter series so far?
Benedict Cumberbatch is the 3/1 favourite to play Lord Voldemort in the new HBO Harry Potter series
The upcoming HBO Harry Potter series has a new favourite with bookmakers over who will play one of the most iconic roles with the betting market's moving around.
Benedict Cumberbatch has now moved into 3/1 to star as Lord Voldemort in the series with the British actor moving ahead of Bill Nighy to play the character.
Harry Potter's arch nemesis Lord Voldemort is one of the biggest roles in the franchise and Cumberbatch's odds now suggest a 25% chance that he plays the Dark Lord.
Ralph Fiennes appeared as the character in the film franchise and he features in the betting market as third favourite to play the role again in the television series.
| Who will play Lord Voldemort in HBO Harry Potter series? | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Benedict Cumberbatch | 3/1 | 25.0% |
| Bill Nighy | 4/1 | 20.0% |
| Ralph Fiennes | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Mads Mikkelsen | 7/1 | 12.5% |
Waht the expert says...
Nick Frost is now odds-on to play Rubeus Hagrid in the upcoming release
Nick Frost has been the favourite to play Rubeus Hagrid ever since the betting market was released last year and that has stayed the same since then.
Frost's odds though have now shortened into 4/11 from 2/1 with bookmakers seemingly thinking that the British actor has the role sealed.
Hagrid is another key role in the movie with the character being one of the first we see as he takes Harry to stay at the Dursley house.
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What do we know about the HBO Harry Potter series so far?
The HBO Harry Potter series is expected to air in 2026 with just two years to go before we see it hit our screens and there is no cast announced so far.
Early reports in Deadline said that the idea was to have each season of the show focus on one book in the Harry Potter series which has seven novels.
Despite those reports, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO & Max Content has also said that the project would run for 10 consecutive years suggesting there could be 10 seasons.
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