Overview
- Tabloid-sourced accounts describe alleged on-set bullying, including two 12-year-old extras reportedly fighting and a threat heard after filming.
- Reporting says production has circulated conduct policies, set up anonymous reporting channels and offered counseling, with warnings that anyone found bullying could be removed.
- A now-deleted video and fresh set photos show a reimagined Diagon Alley featuring Gringotts, a narrower street plan, a central square and a new café named “Accioffee.”
- HBO unveiled 21 additional student roles across Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff in a major cast update.
- Officially confirmed cast includes Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter, with John Lithgow, Janet McTeer, Paapa Essiedu and Nick Frost among the adult leads.