Harry Potter star Paapa Essiedu has opened up on the death threats he's received since being cast as the new Professor Snape and shares his thoughts on what will ultimately be a 10-year commitment.

"Harry Potter" actor Paapa Essiedu says he has received race-fuelled death threats over his casting as Professor Snape in the upcoming HBO Max adaptation. "I've been told, ‘Quit or I'll murder you,'" Essiedu told The Sunday Times of London in a new interview.

HBO Max's upcoming Harry Potter Series has been making headlines for its casting. Recently, Paapa Essiedu, who will play Professor Snape in the upcoming series, has revealed that he has been receiving racist abuse and death threats following his casting.

The actor decided to stay, previously calling the rest of the production "remarkable."

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British actor Paapa Essiedu, cast as Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, has revealed he received racist death threats online, sparking concern over toxicity in fan culture.

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The upcoming Harry Potter TV series on HBO Max has been pitched as more than just a retelling of the books. It’s being shaped as a full-on expansion of the wizarding world, one that finally has the room to explore characters,