John Lithgow is opening up about about joining HBO's Harry Potter series where he will take on the role of Albus Dumbledore.

John Lithgow confirmed in a new interview with ScreenRant that he will be playing Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s “Harry Potter” television series. Variety reported earlier this month that Lithgow was eyeing the role.

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John Lithgow has played everything from Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha to an extraterrestrial patriarch in 3rd Rock from the Sun. Next he will be the powerful, wise, and compassionate professor Dumbledore in HBO’s Harry Potter TV show.

John Lithgow is off to Hogwarts. The actor, 79, is set to play Professor Albus Dumbledore on HBO’s new “Harry Potter” series. After Pop Base posted the news to X, one user wrote: “He is perfect for the role!

EXCLUSIVE: Following recent reports, actor John Lithgow now confirms that he will play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV show.

John Lithgow confirmed in an interview that he's playing Professor Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming 'Harry Potter' series.

"It's going to define me for the last chapter of my life, I'm afraid. But I'm very excited," the veteran actor said of the iconic role.

The other week, we learned that American actor John Lithgow would play Albus Dumbledore in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV show, the first major casting announcement to come out of this series. Now, Deadline has the scoop on a couple more actors circling major roles.

After casting John Lithgow as Dumbledore, HBO's Harry Potter reboot reportedly finds the perfect actors to play Snape and McGonagall.