“HBO's Harry Potter Series Casts New Sorting Hat, Nearly Headless Nick, and Fat Lady | Nova” — what this page in the network covers. HBO has officially announced the casting for several iconic magical roles in its upcoming Harry Potter television series, based on J.K. The new Sorting Hat, the sentient hat that determines students' Hogwarts houses, has been cast, along with Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryff HBO's Harry Potter Series Casts New Sorting Hat, Nearly Headless Nick, and Fat Lady The new Sorting Hat, the sentient hat that determines students'
Hogwarts houses, has been cast, along with Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost, and the Fat Lady, the portrait guarding the Gryffindor common room. Additional ghost roles have also been filled, though specific actor names were not disclosed in the announcement. This casting news signals progress on the highly anticipated series, which aims to explore the books in greater depth than the original films. The full version stays on the original page, which this listing opens directly.