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  "id": 605872,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:22:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/nicholas-hoult-harry-potter-season-2-gilderoy-lockhart-1237001668/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Nicholas Hoult is still in his villain era. The Superman star has been tapped as a high-profile cast addition to the upcoming second season of HBO’s Harry Potter series. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, a major character in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, who was portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-11T21:29:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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."
}