When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Harry Potter TV show might have found its Dumbledore. Actor Mark Rylance, best known for his roles in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of Spies and ...

Mark Rylance is at the top of the casting wishlist for the new HBO "Harry Potter" adaptation, Variety has learned from sources familiar with the project. Rylance, who is starring as Thomas Cromwell in the highly-anticipated BBC period drama "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and The Light" (based on Hilary Mantel's novel),

The casting for the highly anticipated TV reboot has reportedly begun and fans are suggesting some A-list actors for the series, including a former cast member

Warner Bros. Television is looking to enlist an Academy Award-winning actor to portray Professor Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming Harry Potter TV show for HBO. The iconic character was formerly played by Richard Harris and Michael Gambon in the blockbuster franchise.

HBO’s invisibility cloak is starting to come off of the top-secret Harry Potter series casting process, and it makes sense that we would start with our fifth (fifth!) Dumbledore in less than 25 years.

The upcoming HBO Harry Potter series is coming together as a name for Dumbledore has surfaced: Oscar winner Mark Rylance. Variety first reported the development. Rylance is “at the top of the casting wishlist” for HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series.

Meanwhile, Jared Harris – son of Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films – said “no thank you” to the idea, and questioned why the project was being made in the first instance.

The upcoming Harry Potter television series receives its first major casting update as HBO eyes a well-known actor to play Albus Dumbledore.