Overview
- At the BAFTA TV Awards in London, Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the films, greeted Lox Pratt, the new Draco in HBO’s series, on Sunday during the red carpet.
- Paapa Essiedu and Nick Frost, cast as Severus Snape and Rubeus Hagrid, presented supporting actress to Christine Tremarco with playful onstage banter.
- Pratt also presented the children’s scripted and non‑scripted categories alongside his The Lord of the Flies co‑star Winston Sawyers.
- Katherine Parkinson, set to play Molly Weasley in the HBO adaptation, attended the ceremony and won best comedy actress for Here We Go.
- HBO’s series is set to debut in December 2026 with a largely new ensemble adapting one book per season, with season two based on Chamber of Secrets due to start filming in the fall and a cast that includes Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout, Arabella Stanton, John Lithgow, Essiedu, and Frost.