The actor, who currently stars in season three of HBO’s The White Lotus, is perhaps best known to the masses as playing the villainous Lucius Malfoy in six film adaptations of JK Rowling’s Wizarding World books.
Isaacs said that he loves being a part of the franchise so much that when he visits the Harry Potter sets at the Warner Bros studio tour, he “bursts into tears”.
“Even though I was in the films, when I’ve taken godchildren or nephews and nieces to the [studio tour] and the thing comes up and suddenly you’re in the Great Hall, every time, I burst out in tears,” he said.
Casting calls for the three young leads opened in September 2024, with unknowns set to become household names after being cast in the roles of Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
The new series will be another direct adaptation of Rowling’s book franchise, with each book comprising one season.
