The “Harry Potter” HBO series has cast another casting spell.
\n\nHarry Gilby, Jasper Talbot and Hannah Chinn have joined the cast as Charlie Weasley, James Potter and Lily Potter, respectively. The actors will appear in Season 1 of the series, which is dubbed “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.”
\n\nJames and Lily Potter, parents of the titular orphaned wizard, appeared in the “Harry Potter” movies in flashbacks, photographs and magical manifestations. Charlie Weasley is a minor character in the books and does not appear in the films, so the HBO series is straying from the movies regarding Ron Weasley’s older brother.
\n\nThe first season of the “Harry Potter” TV show premieres on HBO on Dec. 25. The second season, based on the second book in J.K. Rowling’s beloved fantasy series, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” is currently filming at Leavesden Studios outside London.
\n\nThe logline for Season 1 reads, “There is nothing special about Harry Potter — or so his Aunt Petunia tells him. But when a mysterious letter of admission to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry arrives, it opens the door to a hidden world of magic, friendship and adventure. Yet behind Hogwarts’ enchanted walls lie…
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