It’s now just over 100 days until the doors to Hogwarts open again and young Dominic McLaughlin takes over from Daniel Radcliffe as the titular Boy Who Lived. On December 25, the first of HBO’s ambitious adaptation of all seven of the Harry Potter novels begins in the shadow of controversy surrounding the Wizarding World‘s creator, J.K. Rowling. The cast for Season 1 includes the aforementioned McLaughlin, Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall, Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, and John Lithgow as Albus Dumbledore, and many more eye-catching names.

Production on Season 1 of Harry Potter ended in Spring this year, with HBO wasting no time in starting production on the second season, which has already added some important names to the cast. Billy Barratt (Invasion) has been added as Tom Riddle in Harry Potter Season 2, The Chamber of Secrets, with Lenny Rush and Bonnie Hill playing Dobby and Ginny Weasley, respectively. Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) has also been added as Gilderoy Lockhart, taking over from Nicholas Hoult stepping back from the role due to scheduling conflicts.

But it seems these new faces are now facing their first big hurdle when it comes to filming Harry Potter Season 2. According to The Sun, with scripts yet to be finished and signed off, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is now facing weeks of delays. According to The Sun‘s sources, this is apparently due to higher-ups wanting “the plot and characterizations to be perfect,” with production pushed back to October. Warner Bros. or HBO have yet to comment on the report.

HBO’s New ‘Harry Potter’ Reboot Is Already Breaking Records

Many months before McLaughlin‘s Harry Potter first appears on-screen alongside his best friends Hermione and Ron (Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout), the new Harry Potter adaptation is already breaking records. The first trailer for the new series went live in March and quickly earned 277 million organic views in just 48 hours, which officially broke a record for HBO. The most recent trailer, which debuted last week, offered the most detailed look at the series yet, giving fans a glimpse at just how dedicated this team is to recreating the books, including characters and locations that went entirely missing from the film franchise.

Harry Potter debuts on Christmas Day.

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