THE first look at actor Paapa Essiedu playing the iconic character of Severus Snape in the new Harry Potter TV show has dropped. However, Paapa 35, has since revealed he has been sent sickening

HBO recently released the first trailer for the reboot Harry Potter series, and it's given fans a first glance of an iconic character.

The first trailer for the TV reboot came out this week.

First-look images of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Hagrid, Snape, Draco, and more!

Paapa Essiedu’s casting has sparked a fierce fan debate, exposing the uneasy line between loyalty to canon and resistance to representation

Severus Snape is one of the most divisive characters in the entire "Harry Potter" series. He was a double agent, so many character details were kept a secret. His mother was a witch and his father was a Muggle, leading to the moniker "The Half-Blood Prince.

Oliver has long been a lover of both video games and TV and movies since first popping into the world. He's been a freelance writer for over 15 years and has covered sports, entertainment and video games for most of that time. HBO Max's Harry Potter ...

Severus Snape is a controversial character in the Harry Potter series. Fans don’t always know how to feel about him. He does get redeemed near the end of the story but it’s hard to reconcile that version of Snape with the version that terrorized Harry ...