{
  "id": 17240088,
  "title": "‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Sorting Hat, Nearly Headless Nick, and More Hogwarts Ghosts and Portraits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/harry-potter-hbo-series-casts-sorting-hat-nearly-headless-nick-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/harry-potter-hbo-cast-sorting-hat-nearly-headless-nick-1236935101/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "HBO’s upcoming “Harry Potter” series is casting Revelio on some more Season 1 roles. David Threlfall (“Shameless,” “Nightsleeper”) has been cast as the voice of the Sorting Hat, while Leo Bill (“The Living and the Dead,” “Alice in Wonderland”) will play Gryffindor House ghost Nearly Headless Nick. Andrew Brooke (“PhoneShop,” “The Agency”) will play Slytherin […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "HBO’s Harry Potter Casts Its Ghosts, Sorting Hat & Fat Lady On Halloween Eve",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/hbos-harry-potter-casts-its-ghosts-sorting-hat-fat-lady-on-halloween",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Casts Hogwarts Ghosts, the Fat Lady and the Sorting Hat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/hbos-harry-potter-casts-hogwarts-ghosts-the-fat-lady-and-the-sorting",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}