Ghanian-English actor Paapa Essiedu — cast as Severus Snape — has been flooded with disturbing messages ever since joining ...

HBO's Casey Bloys says 'Harry Potter' has a 'serious security team' because it anticipated the racist backlash for casting ...

J. K. Rowling seemingly gave her seal of approval on the new Harry Potter reboot, even as backlash continues to swirl around ...

The actor received racist abuse and death threats over his casting in the new "Harry Potter" series.

"Harry Potter" actor Paapa Essiedu says he has received race-fuelled death threats over his casting as Professor Snape in the ...

While many were left bewitched by the clip, HBO’s new project has been plagued by controversies since it was announced in ...

Not all the attention has been magical.

The dangers of J.K. Rowling’s fictional wizarding world are spilling over into real life. In an interview with Variety, HBO ...

Harry Potter star Paapa Essiedu has shared his heartbreaking response to death threats he's received following his casting as ...

Paapa Essiedu is opening up about the racist abuse and death threats he received since being cast as Snape in the "Harry ...