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HBO Casts Tom Riddle, Dobby, and Ginny for Season 2
HBO is making a new Harry Potter television series.
Three actors have been chosen for important roles in its second season.
Billy Barratt will play young Tom Riddle, while Lenny Rush will play Dobby.
Bonnie Hill will play Ginny Weasley after the previous actor left the show.
The second season will tell the story from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Production has already started in the United Kingdom.
The first season will show Harry discovering magic and starting school at Hogwarts.
It is scheduled to arrive on December 25, 2026, but the second season does not have a release date yet.
Billy Barratt, Lenny Rush, and Bonnie Hill will join Season 2 as Tom Riddle, Dobby, and Ginny Weasley.
Season 2 will adapt Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, with production underway at Leavesden Studios.
Bonnie Hill is replacing Gracie Cochrane as Ginny Weasley after Cochrane left following Season 1.
The first season, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, premieres on December 25, 2026.
HBO has released a teaser showing Harry entering the wizarding world, including Hogwarts, Quidditch, and the Sorting ceremony.
- Who
- HBO has cast Billy Barratt, Lenny Rush, and Bonnie Hill for the second season of its Harry Potter series.
- What
- The actors will play Tom Riddle, Dobby, and Ginny Weasley in the adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- Where
- Season 2 is being produced at Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom.
- When
- The announcement comes as production on Season 2 is underway; Season 1 is scheduled to premiere on December 25, 2026.
- Why
- HBO is developing the second season to adapt the second Harry Potter book and continue the television adaptation.
Key facts
- Season 2 source material
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Billy Barratt’s role
- Young Tom Riddle
- Lenny Rush’s role
- Dobby the house-elf
- Bonnie Hill’s role
- Ginny Weasley
- Season 1 premiere
- December 25, 2026
- Season 2 status
- In production development, with no confirmed premiere date
- Production location
- Leavesden Studios, United Kingdom
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