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

When the rumor mill started to churn about Paapa Essiedu potentially being cast as Severus Snape in a new Harry Potter remake, responses were naturally divided.

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 ...

Paapa Essiedu, who is of African descent, is quite literally the opposite of Snape, who is described as a thin man with pale ...

Paapa Essiedu’s casting as the ‘marble white’ skin character has prompted some fans to share their concerns online ...

John Lithgow previously stated that he had been cast as Dumbledore, which HBO confirmed Monday, along with Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape and Nick Frost as Rubeus ...

Paapa Essiedu is playing Severus Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter TV show. So, here are 10 things you didn’t know about the actor.

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

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 announced the first confirmed cast who will portray Hogwarts' most iconic faculty members, including Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, and others.

Harry Potter fans think HBO may have recast Professor Snape in its upcoming TV show, leaving actor Paapa Essiedu out of the ...

HBO is officially confirming the first cast members for the “ Harry Potter ” TV series.