Katie Leung Is Fully In Her Post-Harry Potter Era

For Asian Americans like myself though, Leung’s casting as a mother is a reminder of how much time has passed since Harry Potter defined our adolescence. It also calls back memories of the significance of an on-screen idol at a time when characters who looked like us were few, and those that did failed to fully capture the essence of who we are. Cho was beautiful, a brilliant and popular Ravenclaw, athletically gifted as Seeker of her House’s Quidditch team, and pined after by the hero in a blockbuster film franchise. Now, nearly 20 years later, Leung’s upcoming Bridgerton turn and her current voice acting role in Arcane, an animated series inspired from Riot Games’ League Of Legends IP, feels like a long awaited welcome back party. And we are ready for it.