The Emmy-nominated actor, who boasts a packed resume, is set to play the mysterious and quick-tempered professor.

Here's what the internet has to say about Essiedu's casting as Severus Snape in HBO's new Harry Potter TV series adaptation.

Harry Potter fans shared their outrage as Paapa Essiedu was cast as Severus Snape, but as a Harry Potter fan and as someone ...

Paapa Essiedu is the new Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter TV show, but fans are calling for Adam Driver to be cast ...

HBO has confirmed that Severus Snape will be played by black star Paapa Essiedu in the TV adaptation of Harry Potter.

HBO announced the first confirmed cast who will portray Hogwarts' most iconic faculty members, including Albus Dumbledore, ...

HBO's upcoming Harry Potter web series is set to introduce a new spin in the magical world. On Monday,  the network revealed ...

In today’s episode of Water Is Wet, The Sky Is Blue, And White People Are Exhaustingly Fragile, a Black man has been cast to ...

Fans are voicing their unhappiness with the casting in the Harry Potter television series, with many taking issue with the ...

HBO has confirmed that Severus Snape will be played by black actor Paapa Essiedu in the TV adaptation of Harry Potter. The ...

From Emmy-nominated roles to his casting as Snape in HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series, find out more about the British actor here.

HBO has unveiled the first stars of its highly anticipated Harry Potter series, with Paapa Essiedu as Snape and John Lithgow ...