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Simon Pegg, Keira Knightley, Kit Harington, James McAvoy join Harry Potter audio cast

Pottermore Publishing, the global digital Harry Potter publisher, and Audible, a creator and provider of audio storytelling, have announced additional casting in the powerhouse ensemble of more than 200 actors in Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions. The newly announced casting of iconic roles includes Kit Harington as Professor Lockhart; Keira Knightley as Professor […]

September 10, 2025

Warwick Davis returning to Hogwarts in HBO Harry Potter series

The HBO Original Harry Potter television series announced the return of Warwick Davis as Professor Filius Flitwick, marking his homecoming to the wizarding world in a role he originated for the film series. The series has also cast the following new roles:  Hogwarts students – Elijah Oshin as Dean Thomas, Finn Stephens as Vincent Crabbe, and […]

September 1, 2025

Further casting revealed for Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions

Pottermore Publishing, the global digital Harry Potter publisher, and Audible, a creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, has revealed further casting of fan favourite roles in Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions. Today’s announcement includes: Mark Addy (Game of Thrones) as Rubeus Hagrid Daniel Mays (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Line of Duty) as Dobby Alex Hassell (The Boys, Rivals) as Lucius Malfoy Sara […]

September 1, 2025

HBO’s Harry Potter series announces additional Weasley family casting

The HBO Original Harry Potter television series has announced the casting of the following Weasley family roles:  Tristan Harland as Fred Weasley Gabriel Harland as George Weasley Ruari Spooner as Percy Weasley and Gracie Cochrane as Ginny Weasley The series, an evolution of the movies, will debut in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max where […]

August 19, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Harry Potter fans ready for Back to Hogwarts 2025

The countdown to Back to Hogwarts has begun, and this year’s festivities are set to be more magical than ever… Every September 1st, Harry Potter fans mark the iconic return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, nearly almost a quarter of a century since the first film enchanted audiences, this beloved tradition has […]

August 7, 2025

Hugh Laurie, Riz Ahmed, Matthew Macfadyen star in Harry Potter audio series

Pottermore Publishing, the global digital Harry Potter publisher, and Audible, a creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, have announced an all-star lineup for Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions. These new productions of the original seven stories by J.K. Rowling will showcase the listening experiences as never heard before—offering immersive audio entertainment through high-quality sound design in Dolby […]

August 5, 2025

UNIT appoints Jones as Director of Film & Episodic VFX

UNIT has announced the appointment of Drew Jones as its new Director of Film & Episodic VFX. An accomplished executive with over three decades of experience in the global VFX industry, Jones joins the studio to lead and expand its longform VFX offering across high-end television and feature film. Jones’ career spans some of the most […]

July 28, 2025

Lost Watches featuring Jason Isaacs Comes to London’s Park Theatre

Lost Watches is a gripping, surreal new play featuring the voice of Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus, Harry Potter) written by emerging playwright Lorenzo Allchurch (Bollocks), and directed by award-winning filmmaker and theatre director Alex Helfrecht (The White King, A Winter’s Journey). A darkly comic meditation on memory, mental health, and mourning, the show will run in […]

July 17, 2025

HBO’s Harry Potter series starts production; Hagrid first look

Production has commenced on the HBO Original Harry Potter television series at Warner Bros Studios Leavesden, UK. The series, which features Dominic McLaughlin (pictured) in the titular role, will debut in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max. The production begins with a raft of new cast announcements, including: Rory Wilmot as Neville Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, […]

July 14, 2025By Nik Roseveare

HBO Max rolling out in 12 new markets in July

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has announced that streaming service HBO Max, will launch direct-to-consumer in multiple new countries this July. The platform will become available in Albania, Armenia, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Tajikistan, as it nears 100 markets. These countries join their European neighbours in accessing a lineup of […]

June 10, 2025By Nik Roseveare