HBO Casts Sorting Hat, Nearly Headless
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HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series has announced new Season one cast members. David Threlfall will voice the Sorting Hat, while Leo Bill portrays the Gryffindor ghost Nearly Headless Nick. Andrew Brooke joins as the Slytherin ghost The Bloody Baron, and Daniel Fearn plays The Fat Friar for Hufflepuff. Laura Smyth will portray The Fat Lady, the portrait guarding Gryffindor House. The series, based on “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” will debut on HBO and HBO Max on December twenty‑fifth. Season two, based on “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” is already in production with new cast members announced.
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- 2026-10-30 — HBO Casts Sorting Hat, Nearly Headless
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