Harington to Replace Hoult in Harry Potter TV Series
The actor replaces Nicholas Hoult after scheduling conflicts as HBO prepares the second season for a fall start.
- Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has been cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter Season 2, replacing Nicholas Hoult in the role.
- Scheduling conflicts forced Hoult to depart the project, as he is currently filming his role as Lex Luthor in DC Studios' Man of Tomorrow.
- Harington previously voiced the character in The Full-Cast Audio Editions, and now portrays the fame-obsessed wizard hired by Dumbledore to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
- Production for Season 2 begins this fall with writer Jon Brown joining Francesca Gardiner as co-showrunner, continuing the series' association with Bront Film and Television and Warner Bros.
- Actress Gracie Cochrane has stepped away from the role of Ginny Weasley ahead of the second season due to what the studio termed 'unforeseen circumstances.
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From Westeros to the wizarding world. Kit Harington, who the world loved in Game of Thrones, will play Professor Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of the new Harry Potter series. The role was originally given to Nicholas Hoult, but he dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts.
Star of "Game of Thrones" and "Industry", Kit Harington already has a new work: the second season of the series on Harry Potter, of HBO and HBO Max. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Magic and Witchcraft. The role, previously, was attributed to Nicholas Hoult, the "Superman" of the 2025 film. According to the Deadline site, he came out of production because of the agenda. The product…
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