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  "id": 3066850,
  "title": "Kit Harington Cast In ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 as Gilderoy Lockhart, Replacing Nicholas Hoult",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kit-harington-cast-in-harry-potter-season-2-as-gilderoy-lockhart",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:51:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kit-harington-harry-potter-season-2-gilderoy-lockhart-1236679807/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 'Game of Thrones' star will play the fan-favorite character in Harry Potter season two.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Kit Harington Joins ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart In Recasting, Reprising Voice Role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kit-harington-joins-harry-potter-season-2-as-gilderoy-lockhart-in",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Harry Potter’ Recasting: Kit Harington to Play Gilderoy Lockhart, Replacing Nicholas Hoult",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/harry-potter-recasting-kit-harington-to-play-gilderoy-lockhart",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:52:44.000Z"
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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."
}