Overview
- Murphy told The Times he is "categorically not" playing Voldemort, directly addressing weeks of casting speculation.
- Interest in Murphy for the role grew after a viral January clip of Ralph Fiennes calling him "a very good choice."
- The Harry Potter TV series has named key cast members, including Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, with adult roles for Janet McTeer, John Lithgow, Nick Frost, Paul Whitehouse, Johnny Flynn, Warwick Davis and Paapa Essiedu.
- The production faces criticism and calls for a boycott from some viewers over executive producer J.K. Rowling's public stance on transgender rights.
- Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby in the Peaky Blinders film directed by Tom Harper, with a cast that includes Paul Anderson, Barry Keoghan, Rebecca Ferguson, Stephen Graham and Tim Roth.