Harry Potter HBO series casts Peter Serafinowicz as Peeves

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Variety reports that Peter Serafinowicz will play the poltergeist Peeves in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter television adaptation. Peeves is a mischievous poltergeist who appears throughout the novels but was entirely omitted from the Warner Bros film adaptations. Putting Peeves on screen and casting Serafinowicz, known for British comic roles, signals the series will restore book material and add wry, anarchic humor.

The Fig Economy

@figgityfigs.bsky.social

As more and more British actors sign on to be involved with Harry Potter in some form or another despite full knowledge of Rowling’s bigotry, it’s comforting to know that David Tennant is never gonna be one of them.

764h ago

Buttadeus10

He is a prince among men

uosdɯᴉS ɐuɐꓷ 🦄9

A bring star in an otherwise extremely depressing sky. At this point, I’m sorry, I basically assume any British person is a transphobe unless they very clearly say otherwise.

Wanda Maximoff (she/her)6

Between the dramatic audiobook recordings on Audible and the HBO Max series, it is quite disconcerting to see so many British actors sign onto this IP knowing Rowling’s rancid beliefs.

David Osnoe (🇺🇸)2

I have successfully repressed the knowledge of the reboot & will again after I say: all adult actors associated with this project are aware of the creator’s transphobia and are moving forward regardless, making them figures without empathy & thus undeserving of my support. David T can stay. 🫡

Mark Grimshaw

@markgrimshawtism.bsky.social

Seeing the Peter Serafinowicz Harry Potter announcement just made me think, once again, about this excellent James Acaster bit from Off Menu.

308h ago

Cethan Leahy

@cethanleahy.com

My theory that the Harry Potter TV show is a return to work scheme for British comedy actors from the 90s/00s remains undefeated.

187h ago

moby dickgirl

@eigenvectrix.myatproto.social

Peter Serafinowicz is in HBO's HARRY POTTER. Guess he really doesn't care about his sister then

215h ago

moby dickgirl17

(Peter is the brother of Helen Serafinowicz, ex-wife of Graham Linehan. Helen left Linehan as he got increasingly insane online, and his divorcedness is definitely a factor in his behaviour. Rowling, of course, has supported Linehan to the hilt, regardless of his claims to the contrary.)

Friz Frizzle

@frizfrizzle.bsky.social

Say what you like about JK Rowling, but the world of Harry Potter is very well known for its verisimilitude. In the sense that it is verisimili to The Worst Witch.

1612h ago

StarlessRedLark

@peppermintdiana.bsky.social

Oh so this is how I find out he's on the Harry Potter show. Lovely.

1810h ago

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@sloanelysbeth.bsky.social

i don’t care about peter serafonowicz being cast in harry potter bcos i don’t hold him in high regard to begin with.

168h ago

kolokythaki6

isn't he the guy that tried to prevent people reporting that his grandad was charged as a nazi war criminal

Aoife Simone3

Who? *Googles* Oh I'm not even too old or too young to know who this is

Little Space Case

@littlespacecase.bsky.social

harry potter fans should be in the ones in the closet

106h ago

Wrath of God Bot

@wrathofgodbot.bsky.social

Not having access to Bluesky could mean the young actors on the Harry Potter show can't see @stephenkb.bsky.social 's posts and will be taken by surprise when the series explodes

169h ago

Maddie (delicious, nutritious)

@pbastronaut.bsky.social

So a terrible Harry Potter thing I completely forgot about is how the school janitor is innately unable to do magic and thus effectively disabled, and our heroes find out he's doing a scam magic course so they mock him behind his back for being a sad loser who thinks he could ever be a real person.

1610h ago

Ash

@queerash.bsky.social

also just incredibly funny to do this for Peeves. you know, Peeves, the poltergeist? who never appears at all in the films because he is ultimately a joke side character with basically no value?

98h ago

Polygon

@polygon.com

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone gets some wry energy thanks to Peter Serafinowicz

68h ago

Glorified Extra10

Too bad JK Rowling hates transgender people and actively uses her money to push for social and economic policies that end up causing suicides and murder of trans people. But yeah, wry energy. Okay.