HBO's ‘Harry Potter' Studio Builds a School for Child Actors to Attend During Filming Over the Next 8 to 10 Years
Per the BBC, Three Rivers District Council is permitting the studio to 'use a series of portable buildings as a school facility for the next decade. The proposed classrooms have been designed to be used by up to 600 pupils during peak periods, when large crowd scenes are shot, but will typically serve about 150 students. It will operate on weekdays between 5:30am and 8:30pm so young actors can fit in their actual studies between night shoots, reshoots and location filming.'
More from Variety
HBO Max Scores Record Emmy Nominations Haul Fueled by 'The Penguin,' 'The White Lotus,' 'The Last of Us' and 'Hacks'
'Harry Potter': Nick Frost Transforms Into Hagrid in New Look at HBO Series
'Harry Potter' First Look: The New Boy Wizard Debuts as HBO Series Begins Filming, Sets 2027 Release Date
While the planning documents did not cite 'Harry Potter' by name, they did note the schools would be used for a 'significant new TV series which will base itself at the studio for the next 8–10 years.' The BBC added: 'The school infrastructure will be in place for a maximum period of 10 years.'
Variety reached out to HBO for further comment.
HBO's casting search for 'Harry Potter' included 32,000 children auditions for the lead roles following an open casting call. The young actors who will need to keep up with schooling during production include Dominic McLaughlin (Harry Potter), Alastair Stout (Ron Weasley), Arabella Stanton (Hermione Granger), Lox Pratt (Draco Malfoy), Alessia Leoni (Parvati Patil), Leo Earley (Seamus Finnigan), Rory Wilmot (Neville Longbottom) and Amos Kitson (Dudley Dursley), among others.
The 'Harry Potter' series will debut on HBO and HBO Max in 2027.
Best of Variety
'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts?
Final Emmy Predictions: Talk Series and Scripted Variety - New Blood Looks to Tackle Late Night Staples
Oscars 2026: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Wagner Moura and More Among Early Contenders to Watch
Solve the daily Crossword
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Wall Street Journal
an hour ago
- Wall Street Journal
What Kristen Johnston Wrote When Her Biggest Bully Asked for an Autograph
Kristen Johnston, 57, is an Emmy-winning actress best known for '3rd Rock From the Sun' and 'The Exes.' She co-stars with comedian Leanne Morgan in the Netflix sitcom 'Leanne,' starting July 31. She spoke with Marc Myers. When I was 10, I was far from 'in' at school. I had to wear heavy shoes with corrective arches, I loved books and I was in school plays. But being nerdy turned out to be the least of my problems.
Epoch Times
2 hours ago
- Epoch Times
Harrison Ford Reveals He Was Once Dismissed as Having ‘No Future' in the Industry
Veteran actor Harrison Ford recently revealed that, early in his career, a Hollywood studio executive told him he had 'no future in the business' unless he drastically changed his name and appearance. During an interview published by Variety, Ford recounted being summoned in the 1960s to the office of the head of new talent at Columbia Pictures, where he was under contract for $150 per week. Around that time, Ford made his first on-screen appearance in the 1966 comedy crime film 'Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round.'
Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Yahoo
‘South Park' to Leave HBO Max Next Week as Paramount+ Becomes Show's Exclusive Streaming Home
The animated series from Matt Stone and Trey Parker was on the WBD platform for five years The HBO Max and 'South Park' streaming partnership is coming to an end. The animated series from Matt Stone and Trey Parker will exit the WBD platform on Aug. 5, marking the end of a five-year run as the show's U.S. streaming home. The exit comes after the show's production company Park County and Paramount inked a new deal, reportedly worth $1.5 billion for its parent company to become the sole streaming home of 'South Park' across the globe. A note in the show's HBO Max homepage notified viewers of its looming exit. More from TheWrap Seth MacFarlane Applauds the 'Incredible' Timeliness of 'South Park' – Despite Years-Long Feud With Its Creators 'Jersey Shore Family Vacation' Creator Teases Full Cast Reunion, 15 Years in the Making 'Matlock' Taps Justina Machado for Season 2 Recurring Role 'Golden Bachelor' Star Mel Owens Says He 'Deserved' Backlash Over Ageist Comments Park County and Paramount's deal includes 50 new episodes of the hit series over five years, along with global streaming rights to its previous 26 seasons. The show previously had a dual streaming partnerships that offered Paramount+ streaming rights internationally, while HBO Max carried the show in the U.S. Getting to this deal came with its own set of drama, however. Negotiations previously stalled between Stone, Parker and Paramount, as soon-to-be new owners Skydance reportedly interfered in locking a proposed 10-year deal for the show. The show's creators publicly clashed over the negotiations, claiming incoming Paramount entertainment president Jeff Shell for inserting himself in negotiations before the Skydance-Paramount merger had been approved by the FCC. In the end, the parties came to terms on the lucrative five-year deal, and the media company's merger is expected to close Aug. 7. In 'South Park' world, the deal also led to the return of the show with a new episode on July 23, which quickly went viral with its wild takedown of both Paramount Global and President Donald Trump, whose settlement with the company over a '60 Minutes' lawsuit was halting the merger's regulatory process. The episode was a ratings hit across Paramount+ and Comedy Central, scoring nearly 6 million viewers in three days — and that's not counting all the views for the full episode, as well as clips, that circulated on social media. 'South Park' returns with a new episode Wednesday, Aug. 6, on Comedy Central and streams the next day on Paramount+. The post 'South Park' to Leave HBO Max Next Week as Paramount+ Becomes Show's Exclusive Streaming Home appeared first on TheWrap.
