Tom Felton returning as Draco Malfoy a DECADE after Harry Potter ended

Tom Felton has announced that he is returning as Draco Malfoy over a decade after the final Harry Potter movie premiered... and fans are in tears about the news.

The actor, now 37, portrayed the beloved blonde bully in the Harry Potter movies from 2001 until 2011.

And now, 14 years after the film series came to an end, he has revealed that he will reprise the role for the Broadway show Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Tom will join the cast in November and star in the show for 19 weeks, concluding his run in March 2026.

He shared the exciting news on the Today show on Thursday morning, stating, 'Being a part of the Harry Potter films has been one of the greatest honors of my life.

'Joining this production will be a full-circle moment for me, because when I begin performances in Cursed Child this fall, I'll also be the exact age Draco is in the play.'

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, based off a screenplay written by J. K. Rowling, takes place 19 years after the original series ended.

It follows Harry, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and Draco's kids as they head off to Hogwarts.

Harry's son Albus and Draco's son Scorpius become best friends and get up to their own adventure - and almost destroy the entire wizarding world along the way.

'It's surreal to be stepping back into his shoes - and of course his iconic platinum blond hair - and I am thrilled to be able to see his story through and to share it with the greatest fan community in the world,' Tom added.

'I look forward to joining this incredible company and being a part of the Broadway community.'

Naturally, fans were ecstatic over the news and rushed to social media to share their thoughts - and some even admitted that the announcement had brought them to tears.

'Not me crying when I saw this announcement on the Today show,' one user commented on Instagram.

'I'm sorry, what?! Currently screaming,' wrote another. 

Someone else added, 'I'm speechless.'

'No f**king way this is iconic,' a fourth post read, while a fifth said, 'Guess I'll be flying out to New York to see this now.'

Tom will play Draco from November 11, 2025, to March 22, 2026, at the Lyric Theatre in New York City.

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Dominic McLaughlin has bagged the role of Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton is set to play Hermoine Granger, and Alastair Stout will portray Ron Weasley. 

The lucky three children are set to start filming this summer and were picked from more than 32,000 audition tapes from across the UK and Ireland. 

The young trio will join A-listers John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Paul Whitehouse as Argus Filch, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, and Emmy, Olivier as Severus Snape.