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  "id": 604653,
  "title": "Nicholas Hoult to Play Gilderoy Lockhart in ‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Season 2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/nicholas-hoult-to-play-gilderoy-lockhart-in-harry-potter-hbo-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:29:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nicholas-hoult-gilderoy-lockhart-harry-potter-hbo-1236832274/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nicholas Hoult will play Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series, Variety has learned from sources. The highly-anticipated series is due to debut on Dec. 25 on HBO and HBO Max, with the first season adapting the first book in the novel series, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.” The […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Nicholas Hoult Joins ‘Harry Potter’ Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/nicholas-hoult-joins-harry-potter-season-2-as-gilderoy-lockhart",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:22:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Casts Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/harry-potter-hbo-series-casts-nicholas-hoult-as-gilderoy-lockhart",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:45:28.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "HBO's Harry Potter Adds Nicholas Hoult To Season 2 Cast In Key Role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/hbos-harry-potter-adds-nicholas-hoult-to-season-2-cast-in-key-role",
        "published": "2026-08-11T22:13:23.000Z"
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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."
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