Filming for HBO’s reboot of Harry Potter is now officially underway – but don’t expect to hear news about Voldemort 2.0 anytime soon. Two years after it was initially announced, production for the Harry Potter TV series began on Monday. With rumors suggesting that filming for both Season 1 and Season 2 will occur back-to-back, we’ve received a flurry of casting announcements ...

Actor Katherine Parkinson, who will play Molly Weasley in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter television series, is the latest cast member to be asked about her stance on the ongoing debate surrounding author J.K. Rowling, who’s also an executive producer on the new show. Parkinson, who will take on the role filled by Julie Walters in the Harry Potter films, is ...

J. K. Rowling has never been shy about her views on gender identity. But she may end up doing something even Lord Voldemort couldn’t—draining the magic from Harry Potter. In May, Rowling launched the J. K. Rowling Women’s Fund, a legal initiative she says is designed to protect “sex-based rights.” But some LGBTQ+ advocates see it differently, calling it a ...

Good news for Potterheads: even more Harry Potter could be on the way soon. As was confirmed in 2023, the coming years will see the debut of a TV reboot of JK Rowling’s beloved book series on HBO. For now, details are thin on what audiences can expect from a second iteration of Harry Potter, other than the fact that ...

You can’t go anywhere online these days without hearing about Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling. And anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last few years will know that the iconic franchise is being rebooted as a TV series for HBO, and will also be aware that Rowling continues to get into heated rows on X (Twitter). ...

British actor Jason Isaacs, 62, best known for playing the Death Eater Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, and more recently, wealthy businessman Timothy Ratliff in HBO’s hit TV series The White Lotus, has revealed that he once shared a set with “the worst bully ever.” Isaacs has appeared in numerous films over the decades, such as Armageddon, Black ...

Original Harry Potter film star Tom Felton is returning to the Wizarding World this fall to reprise his role as an adult Draco Malfoy in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” on Broadway. Days after the play announced his casting, Felton presented at the Tony Awards and walked the red carpet, where he answered questions about his return to a role ...

Tom Felton, best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the eight Harry Potter films, has confirmed that he’ll be reprising his role in the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child later this year. Meanwhile, HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter television series has now revealed even more new cast members, including Lox Pratt as Draco Malfoy. Yes, two Malfoys. ...

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot just got nine steps closer to Hogwarts. The studio has confirmed yet another round of casting for its upcoming Harry Potter TV series, adding a second wave of actors to the core ensemble. That brings the total number of confirmed cast members to 18—enough to fill an entire table in the Great Hall. Among the biggest ...

Now that HBO has found its new Harry, Ron, and Hermione, the upcoming Harry Potter reboot is quickly taking shape. And while the series won’t begin filming until this summer, one key performance is already making waves in the Wizarding World community. Arabella Stanton, the West End alum currently best known for having played Matilda on stage, who’s now set ...