{"id":2126954,"date":"2025-10-31T14:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2126954"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:09:14","slug":"harry-potter-stars-not-sold-on-watching-new-hbo-tv-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/harry-potter-stars-not-sold-on-watching-new-hbo-tv-series\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Harry Potter&#8217; stars not sold on watching new HBO TV series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2025%2F10%2FOG-HP-stars-react.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mischief managed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarry Potter\u201d stars James and Oliver Phelps, who played the jokester twins Fred and George Weasley in all eight movies, revealed what they really think of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/26\/entertainment\/harry-potter-director-chris-columbus-doesnt-want-to-work-on-hbo-series\/\">the upcoming HBO TV show<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t thought about it,\u201d James, 39, told The Post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>James and Oliver Phelps on the set of \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Anders Krusberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>James and Oliver Phelps in \u201cHarry Potter and the Half Blood Prince\u201d in 2009.  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Phelps twins were promoting their Food Network show, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/14\/entertainment\/the-weasley-twins-say-the-harry-potter-tv-show-will-be-a-bit-odd\/\">\u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking,\u201d<\/a> which returns Nov. 2 (8 p.m) and also streams on HBO Max.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe only know where everybody else knows,\u201d James added. \u201cIt\u2019s something not connected with us at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When asked if they plan to watch the TV show, Oliver, 39, said, \u201cI won\u2019t know until I probably come closer to it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve always got that bond of being the first [cast] group together,\u201d he explained. \u201cBecause when we were filming, we didn\u2019t know how big it was going to be from the first movie. It could have been a one and done, or it could have been as [big as it is] today. We\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The actor described his friendships with his former co-stars as \u201clike old friends from college or high school.\u201d The group tends to \u201cdip in and out\u201d of each other\u2019s lives, but they \u201cpick up where you left off.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>James and Oliver Phelps watching contestants making a Harry Potter themed treat on \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Anders Krusberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>James and Oliver Phelps in \u201cHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\u201d in 2005.  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Phelps twins played Fred and George in the Potter movies, which came out between 2001 and 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oliver has been married to Katy Humpage since 2015, and the couple share two children, while James has been married to Annika Ostle since 2016.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Oliver noted that he may end up watching the show because \u201cmy daughter probably will like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He added that his one wish for the show is, \u201cthe lads who are playing Fred and George in the new series \u2013 I would like that they just enjoy it, as much as we did.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>James and Oliver Phelps for \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cHarry Potter\u201d show doesn\u2019t have an announced premiere date yet, but it\u2019s expected<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/05\/02\/entertainment\/harry-potter-series-not-secretly-infused-with-j-k-rowlings-politics\/\">\u00a0to debut in 2026<\/a>. Each season will follow one of J.K. Rowling\u2019s seven \u201cHarry Potter\u201d books.<\/p>\n<p>The show has cast Dominic McLaughlin to play Harry Potter, Arabella Stanton in the role of Hermione Granger, and Alastair Stout as Ron Weasley.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/26\/entertainment\/harry-potter-actor-confesses-hit-movies-were-quite-boring-to-make\/\">In the original movie franchise<\/a>, the roles were played by Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Twins Tristan and Gabriel Harland will play Fred and George in the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/24\/entertainment\/john-lithgow-was-amped-to-get-naked-in-jimpa-says-director\/\">John Lithgow<\/a>, meanwhile, will take on<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/02\/26\/entertainment\/john-lithgow-cast-as-dumbledore-in-hbos-harry-potter-series-mixed-reactions\/\"> the role of Professor Albus Dumbledore<\/a>, while Nick Frost has been cast as Hagrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Tristan and Gabriel Harland, who will play Fred and George in the TV show. Right: Ruari Spooner as Percy. Left Gracie Cochrane as Ginny. Front: Alastair Stout as Ron.  <span class=\"credit\">hbomax\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dominic McLaughlin, seen in costume as Harry Potter, filming the HBO show. <span class=\"credit\">Dean \u2013 Click News \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef and hosts James and Oliver Phelps on \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Anders Krusberg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The show has gotten a mixed reception from the original Potter movie cast and crew.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chris Columbus, who directed the first two movies, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/harry-potter-chris-columbus-hagrid-hbo-whats-point-1236498727\/\">remarked in an August appearance<\/a> on \u201cThe Rest Is Entertainment\u201d podcast that when he saw photos of the show\u2019s version of Hagrid and Harry, \u201che\u2019s wearing the exact same costume that we designed for Hagrid. Part of me was like: What\u2019s the point?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought everything was going to be different, but it\u2019s more of the same,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s all going to be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nick Frost as Hagrid alongside Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, filming the TV show.  <span class=\"credit\">Dean \u2013 Click News \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Arabella Stanton, Dominic McLaughlin, and Alastair Stout. <span class=\"credit\">Aidan Monaghan\/HBO.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in \u201cHarry Potter and the Sorcerer\u2019s Stone.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Radcliffe, 36,\u00a0for his part, said \u201cI don\u2019t think so\u201d when asked by<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1402023\/will-daniel-radcliffe-join-the-harry-potter-tv-series-he-says\"> E! News <\/a>if he\u2019ll appear in the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radcliffe wasn\u2019t completely against the idea of a TV show, however.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He told the outlet May 2024, \u201cI\u2019m very happy to just watch along with everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mischief managed.\u00a0 \u201cHarry Potter\u201d stars James and Oliver Phelps, who played the jokester twins Fred and George Weasley in all eight movies, revealed what they really think of the upcoming HBO TV show.\u00a0 \u201cI haven\u2019t thought about it,\u201d James, 39, told The Post.\u00a0 James and Oliver Phelps on the set of \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2126955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25174],"tags":[329536,21741,310989,21917,21913],"class_list":["post-2126954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gossip","tag-daniel-radcliffe","tag-entertainment","tag-harry-potter","tag-hbo","tag-tv"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Harry-Potter-stars-not-sold-on-watching-new-HBO-TV.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2126954"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2126956,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2126954\/revisions\/2126956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2126955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2126954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2126954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2126954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}