A new series of Harry Potter audiobooks are nearing completion, and one inspired piece of casting could work for the TV show as well.
It’s a big year for the Harry Potter brand. Principal photography is currently under way on a new Harry Potter TV series, in which each book will get a season corresponding with each school year.
John Lithgow (Dumbledore), Nick Frost (Hagrid), and Paapa Essiedu (Snape) star, while Dominic McLaughlin is Harry Potter, Alastair Stout plays Ron Weasley, and Arabella Stanton has been cast as Hermione Grainger.
As well as that, Audible has been working on new audio recordings of the novels, featuring some big names as the beloved characters.
Matthew Macfadyen is Voldemort in Harry Potter audiobooks
While the main players have been cast in the Harry Potter TV series, as far as we know, the show has yet to cast its Lord Voldemort.
But according to Variety, the audio series has found he-who-must-not-be-named in the shape of Matthew Macfadyen.
The English actor found fame as Mr. Darcy in the 2005 Pride & Prejudice, while he recently played Mr. Paradox in Deadpool & Wolverine.
But Macfadyen is probably best-known for Succession, and anyone who has seen that Machiavellian turn as Tom Wambsgans in the HBO show knows he has the chops to play Potter’s Dark Lord.
And if he’s doing it in audio form, why not give Macfadyen the TV gig too, as the show already has form on that front, thanks to Arbella Stanton playing both Hermiones…
Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions actors
Here’s the main cast of the audiobooks, which kick off with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone:
- Frankie Treadaway as Harry Potter
- Max Lester as Ron Weasley
- Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger
- Hugh Laurie as Albus Dumbledore
- Matthew Macfadyen as Lord Voldemort
- Riz Ahmed as Professor Snape
- Michelle Gomez as Professor McGonagall
- Cush Jumbo as the narrator
More cast will be announced in the near future, while Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan, and Nina Barker-Francis will assume the roles of Harry, Ron, and Hermione in audiobooks four to seven.
Hugh Laurie said of his involvement via a statement: “I’m honored to have been trusted with the keys to Albus Dumbledore, and thrilled to be able to take him around the track of this beautiful incarnation by Pottermore and Audible.
“I’m also deeply conscious of previous drivers Richard Harris, Michael Gambon, Jude Law and the iconic narrations by Jim Dale and my colleague Sir Stephen Fry.”
Release schedule
Here’s when you can access the audiobooks on Audible, all of which can be pre-ordered now:
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on November 4, 2025
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on December 16, 2025
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban on January 13, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on February 10, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on March 10, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on April 14, 2026
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on May 12, 2026
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