{
  "id": 3529238,
  "title": "Rupert Grint to Return as Ron Weasley in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/rupert-grint-to-return-as-ron-weasley-in-harry-potter-and-the-cursed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:57:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/theater/rupert-grint-harry-potter-cursed-child-return-ron-weasley/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rupert Grint will reprise his role as Ron Weasley in the Broadway production of \"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child\". According to Variety, his run will begin on February 2, 2027, and end on May 30, 2027. Grint originally played Ron Weasley in all eight Harry Potter films.\n\nThe actor will play an adult version of the character, as reported by Deadline. This follows in the footsteps of other Harry Potter alums, including Tom Felton, who currently stars in the play.\n\nGrint's return to the role was announced via social media, with the official \"Cursed Child\" Instagram account posting a video of Ron's sweater and an official script labeled with Grint's name, as reported by TheWrap.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Kit Harington joins HBO's Harry Potter series as Gilderoy Lockhart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/kit-harington-joins-hbos-harry-potter-series-as-gilderoy-lockhart",
        "published": "2026-08-24T21:58:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Winter is over: Kit Harington heads to Hogwarts as Lockhart in Harry Potter Season 2, Nicholas Hoult bows out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/winter-is-over-kit-harington-heads-to-hogwarts-as-lockhart-in-harry",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:44:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Kit Harington joins HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ series as Gilderoy Lockhart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kit-harington-joins-hbos-harry-potter-series-as-gilderoy-lockhart",
        "published": "2026-08-26T12:00:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Rupert Grint to Join Broadway Cast of ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/rupert-grint-to-join-broadway-cast-of-harry-potter-and-the-cursed",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:07:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}