{
  "id": 17245351,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/harry-potter-ghosts-sorting-hat-fat-lady-david-threlfall-1237209330/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "David Threlfall, who played Frank Gallagher in the UK’s original Shameless, is voicing the sorting hat in HBO’s Harry Potter, which has revealed cast for the ghosts and fat lady on Halloween eve. BAFTA-winner Threlfall led the successful British series that spawned a hit Showtime version led by William H. Macy. He will voice the […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-30T15:00:00.000Z"
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  "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."
}