Nicholas Hoult to Play Gilderoy Lockhart in ‘Harry Potter’ HBO Series Season 2

Variety•Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 09:29 PM•2 min read

Nicholas Hoult will play Gilderoy Lockhart in the second season of HBO’s “Harry Potter” TV series, Variety has learned from sources. The highly-anticipated series is due to debut on Dec. 25 on HBO and HBO Max, with the first season adapting the first book in the novel series, “Harry Potter and ...

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