Paapa Essiedu, best known for his work on HBO’s I May Destroy You and Black Mirror, is up for the role of Severus Snape, played brilliantly by Alan Rickman in the big screen adaptation.

The new Harry Potter TV series has “found” its Severus Snape. While casting calls are now open for the three young leads to play Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, producers behind the ...