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New Indian Express
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- New Indian Express
HBO to build on-set school for 'Harry Potter' child stars as series begins production
As HBO's 'Harry Potter' series kicks off production, Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is laying the groundwork—quite literally—for a decade-long journey back to Hogwarts. According to the BBC, the studio is constructing a dedicated school on its campus to accommodate the dozens of young actors cast in the show. The temporary educational facility, approved by the UK's Three Rivers District Council, will serve as a functional school during the series' expected 8 to 10-year production run. Made up of portable buildings, the school has been designed to support up to 600 pupils during crowd-heavy filming days but will typically operate with around 150 students. It will run weekdays from 5:30 am to 8:30 pm, giving child actors the flexibility to balance their studies with long hours on set—including night shoots and reshoots. While planning documents didn't directly name 'Harry Potter', they did reference a 'significant new TV series' anchoring itself at Leavesden Studios over the next decade. That series is indeed HBO's reimagined adaptation of J.K. Rowling's beloved books, which the network confirmed officially began production on July 15. Casting for the lead roles reportedly drew 32,000 audition tapes from hopefuls across the globe. The final cast includes Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley, and Arabella Stanton as Hermione Granger, alongside Lox Pratt (Draco Malfoy), Alessia Leoni (Parvati Patil), Leo Earley (Seamus Finnigan), Rory Wilmot (Neville Longbottom), and Amos Kitson (Dudley Dursley). The 'Harry Potter' series is slated to premiere on HBO and Max in 2027.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Broadcast TV Slips To All-Time Low Audience Share In Nielsen's Report On June Viewing
Broadcast TV slipped to a record-low 18.5% of overall viewing in June as streaming climbed to 46% of the total, Nielsen said in its latest Gauge report. The absence of meaningful sports, notably football, as well as prime time episodes after series wrapped their seasons in May, sent broadcast networks down 5% from May. It is the first time the category's share has fallen below 20%. Broadcast and cable combined declined from 44.2% in May to 41.9% in June. Cable viewing was fairly flat compared to May, but the category still lost 0.7 share points due to the larger increase in overall TV usage, Nielsen said. More from Deadline 'Bluey' Tops Streaming Rankings Dominated By Acquired Titles From 'Supernatural' To 'South Park' In First Half Of 2025, Nielsen Says Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano Rematch Nabs 6M Global Viewers On Netflix 'Harry Potter' TV Series Due To Hit HBO In 2027: Everything We Know About The Cast, Who's Creating It, What J.K. Rowling Says & More Streaming, paced by Netflix and Peacock, captured 46% of viewing. Time spent streaming rose 5.4% in June compared with May. Netflix, thanks to new originals like Ginny & Georgia, grew its viewing 13.5% in June compared with May and its 8.7 billion minutes of viewing represented 8.3% of total tune-in. Acquired titles Animal Kingdom and Blindspot, also contributed to the Netflix surge. The first three days of the third and final season of Squid Game also came during the month of June. Peacock viewing jumped 13.4% in June thanks to Love Island USA, but the NBCUniversal platform accounted for a modest 1.5% of overall viewing. In terms of demographics, kids and teens drove the surge in streaming. With school out for most young people, TV usage among kids 6 to 17 increased 27% compared with May, with streaming accounting for two-thirds of the group's TV time. The 'other' category, which includes video game console and set-top box usage on TVs, shot up 41% in June, Nielsen said. While the monthly snapshot presented a grim picture for linear TV, the NBA Finals on ABC accounted for the top seven telecasts of the month. Cable news also notched a 12% gain over May viewing, with special programming providing a boost along with breaking news. The Army 250 Parade on Fox News Channel ranked fifth among cable programs with 2.8 million viewers, and the live broadcast of Broadway play Goodnight and Good Luck on CNN came in seventh among cable programs in June with 2.4 million viewers. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Broadcast TV Slips To All-Time Low Audience Share In Nielsen's Report On June Viewing
Broadcast TV slipped to a record-low 18.5% of overall viewing in June as streaming climbed to 46% of the total, Nielsen said in its latest Gauge report. The absence of meaningful sports, notably football, as well as prime time episodes after series wrapped their seasons in May, sent broadcast networks down 5% from May. It is the first time the category's share has fallen below 20%. Broadcast and cable combined declined from 44.2% in May to 41.9% in June. Cable viewing was fairly flat compared to May, but the category still lost 0.7 share points due to the larger increase in overall TV usage, Nielsen said. More from Deadline 'Bluey' Tops Streaming Rankings Dominated By Acquired Titles From 'Supernatural' To 'South Park' In First Half Of 2025, Nielsen Says Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano Rematch Nabs 6M Global Viewers On Netflix 'Harry Potter' TV Series Due To Hit HBO In 2027: Everything We Know About The Cast, Who's Creating It, What J.K. Rowling Says & More Streaming, paced by Netflix and Peacock, captured 46% of viewing. Time spent streaming rose 5.4% in June compared with May. Netflix, thanks to new originals like Ginny & Georgia, grew its viewing 13.5% in June compared with May and its 8.7 billion minutes of viewing represented 8.3% of total tune-in. Acquired titles Animal Kingdom and Blindspot, also contributed to the Netflix surge. The first three days of the third and final season of Squid Game also came during the month of June. Peacock viewing jumped 13.4% in June thanks to Love Island USA, but the NBCUniversal platform accounted for a modest 1.5% of overall viewing. In terms of demographics, kids and teens drove the surge in streaming. With school out for most young people, TV usage among kids 6 to 17 increased 27% compared with May, with streaming accounting for two-thirds of the group's TV time. The 'other' category, which includes video game console and set-top box usage on TVs, shot up 41% in June, Nielsen said. While the monthly snapshot presented a grim picture for linear TV, the NBC Finals on ABC accounted for the top seven telecasts of the month. Cable news also notched a 12% gain over May viewing, with special programming providing a boost along with breaking news. The Army 250 Parade on Fox News Channel ranked fifth among cable programs with 2.8 million viewers, and the live broadcast of Broadway play Goodnight and Good Luck on CNN came in seventh among cable programs in June with 2.4 million viewers. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More


Muscat Daily
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Muscat Daily
Wands out, books open: Harry Potter reboot builds real school for cast
Hertfordshire – The magic is real again, at least for the young cast of the upcoming Harry Potter television reboot. In a move that sounds straight out of a J.K. Rowling chapter, the production studio behind the series has been granted permission to build an on-set school—yes, a real one—for its budding wizards-in-training. The Three Rivers District Council gave the green light to transform a set of portacabins into a fully functional educational facility. No enchanted staircases or floating candles just yet, but the temporary school is designed to teach up to 600 children a day, ensuring that while they might spend their afternoons dodging Dementors or duelling in dark corridors, their evenings are reserved for maths, science, and everything in between. Running until 2035, the on-site classes will cater to the unique rhythm of the shoot, with lessons held from 5:30pm to 8:30pm every weekday. Because when you're filming flying scenes and wand battles by day, when else are you going to squeeze in homework? Meanwhile, the buzz around the reboot is picking up speed. Auditions for the main roles have already begun, and HBO has confirmed that over 32,000 hopefuls are preparing to cast their names into the Goblet of Casting, with open calls set for September. And just like the avalanche of Hogwarts letters in The Philosopher's Stone, casting enquiries are flooding in—bringing a whole new generation of witches and wizards to Platform 9¾, this time armed with scripts instead of spellbooks.


Screen Geek
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Screen Geek
First Look At 'Harry Potter' Series Revealed
The Harry Potter brand is once again being adapted – this time as an all-new television series on HBO. The popular book series created by J.K. Rowling was previously adapted as a series of feature films, though Warner Bros. Discovery is eager to reinvent the property with the new series. As you can see below, production on the Harry Potter series has started, and fans can see the first look at the show's titular character. Dominic McLaughlin plays Harry Potter in the new series, with the role having been previously played by Daniel Radcliffe in the feature films. More than 30,000 actors were auditioned for the parts of Harry and his two friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and McLaughlin won the part for his respective character. Alastair Stout will play Ron and Arabella Stanton will play Hermione. Here's the first look at Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter ahead of production on the very first episode of the new series: HBO's #HarryPotter series has debuted the first look at Dominic McLaughlin as the iconic boy wizard. Filming is officially underway on the show, which will premiere in 2027 on HBO and HBO — Variety (@Variety) July 14, 2025 Plans for the new series include adaptations of each book in the series as a season of the show. As such, the first season of Harry Potter will adapt Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . Francesca Gardiner will serve as showrunner while Mark Mylod directs. In addition to the cast members mentioned above, the series will also star John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, and Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid. Rory Wilmot will be appearing as Nevile Longbottom, Amos Kitson as Dudley Dursley, Louise Brealey as Madam Rolanda Hooch, and Anton Lesser as Garrick Ollivander. The new Harry Potter series is scheduled to premiere via HBO in 2027. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates regarding the highly-anticipated series as we have them. Now that production has started, we should have more news coming our way soon.