Paapa Essiedu , star of HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series and a newly-crowned Olivier Award winner, has taken time away from playing Professor Snape to join Maxine Peake (“I Swear,” “Say Nothing”) in the British short film “Laundreams.” Producer Tobi Kyeremateng, who won the BAFTA TV for best short form for 2023’s “How to Be a Person,” has also joined the project, which marks the debut film from writer-director duo Amber Gadd and Evie Ward-Drummond. 'Hope' Review: Na Hong-jin's Overlong

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