{
  "id": 5583217,
  "title": "‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Dobby, Ginny Weasley and Tom Riddle for ‘Chamber of Secrets’ Season 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/harry-potter-hbo-series-casts-dobby-ginny-weasley-and-tom-riddle-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/harry-potter-hbo-series-casts-dobby-ginny-weasley-tom-riddle-1236851257/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hogwarts just got a little bit bigger. HBO has announced a few new castings for Season 2 of its upcoming “Harry Potter” series. Dobby will be played by Lenny Rush, Ginny Weasley will be played by Bonnie Hill and Tom Riddle will be portrayed by Billy Barratt. Hill will replace Gracie Cochrane, who portrays Ginny […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Harry Potter’ Finds Its New Ginny Weasley, Casts Tom Riddle & Dobby Roles In HBO Series Season 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/harry-potter-finds-its-new-ginny-weasley-casts-tom-riddle-dobby-roles",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Casts Tom Riddle, Dobby and a New Ginny Weasley",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hbos-harry-potter-casts-tom-riddle-dobby-and-a-new-ginny-weasley",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Recasts Ginny Weasley, Finds Dobby and Tom Riddle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/hbos-harry-potter-series-recasts-ginny-weasley-finds-dobby-and-tom",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Harry Potter Season 2 Casts Dobby And Tom Riddle — Plus, Ginny Weasley Is Officially Recast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/harry-potter-season-2-casts-dobby-and-tom-riddle-plus-ginny-weasley",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:02:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}