'Dalgliesh' Season 4 Likely on Hold as Bertie Carvel Chooses 'Harry Potter'

For those continuing to keep track of who will be part of the new TV adaptation of Harry Potter, Warner Bros. announced further casting today, following the debut of the three newcomers playing the central trio a couple of weeks back. American viewers will probably recognize most of the adult actors, even if they're not exactly sure where from, including Katherine Parkinson (Doc Martin), Daniel Rigby (Rivals), Bel Powley (Everything I Know About Love), Johnny Flynn (Emma), and Bertie Carvel (Dalgliesh). That last casting is probably the bitterest for fans to swallow, since it explains why there's been no movement on Dalgliesh Season 4, and probably won't ever be.

The five new adults will all play characters fans easily recognize, with Carvel landing the plum role of Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, Rigby and Powely playing much younger versions of Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia, Flynn taking on Lucius Malfoy, and Parkinson as Molly Weasley. They were announced alongside four more child actors, all of whom are relative newcomers: Lox Pratt (Draco), Leo Earley (Seamus), Alessia Leoni (Parvati), and Sienna Moosah (Lavender).

I've been doing my best to avoid it, but it's time. For once, I'm not here to discuss the current unpleasantness surrounding the author's public behavior, nor the massive divide it has caused within the fandom, both of which are factors that no one at Warner Bros., HBO, or Max seems to regard as serious obstacles to the show being a hit. Perhaps they are right; I have seen many people argue that her opinions are essentially only common knowledge among the very online, and that millions of young children are introduced to the novels every day. They're not wrong.