The British Harry Potter actress Bel Powley, 34, is kritisch of author J.K. Rowling’s views on gender. In the new Harry Potter series, slated to debut later this year, Powley will play Harry Potter’s stern aunt Petunia Dursley. Stars from the Harry Potter film series like Daniel Radcliffe (37) had distanced themselves from Rowling years ago. The streaming service HBO Max announced the start of the Harry Potter series, in which Powley appears, for Christmas 2026. The lead roles feature Dominic McLaughlin as the famed young wizard Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.