Kit Harington Joins Harry Potter Series as Gilderoy Lockhart
The actor confirms his casting in the upcoming HBO series while expressing renewed interest in a potential Jon Snow spinoff.
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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter, 1h 07m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 21 Sept 2026. The Hollywood Reporter published first, on 21 September at 13:03 UTC; Variety followed 1h 07m later. The most recent article, from Deadline, appeared on 23 September at 00:40 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Hollywood Reporter (major outlet), Variety (major outlet), The A.V. Club, NME, Deadline.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The Hollywood ReporterKit Harington Feels a Jon Snow Sequel Could Still Work: “Now I Feel More Comfortable”
- VarietyKit Harington Says Joining ‘Harry Potter’ Series Was a ‘Very Simple “Yes, Please!”’: ‘I’m a Bit of a Nerd for It’
- The A.V. ClubKit Harington still hasn't given up on his shelved Jon Snow spin-off
- NMEKit Harington wants to revisit cancelled ‘Game Of Thrones’ spinoff about Jon Snow
- DeadlineKit Harington Thinks There Still Could Be A Jon Snow Spinoff, Says He Now Feels More Comfortable With ‘GOT’ Character
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Kit Harington Says Joining ‘Harry Potter’ Series Was a ‘Very Simple “Yes, Please!”’: ‘I’m a Bit of a Nerd for It’ Variety ·
- Kit Harington Feels a Jon Snow Sequel Could Still Work: “Now I Feel More Comfortable” The Hollywood Reporter ·
- Kit Harington Thinks There Still Could Be A Jon Snow Spinoff, Says He Now Feels More Comfortable With ‘GOT’ Character Deadline
- Kit Harington wants to revisit cancelled ‘Game Of Thrones’ spinoff about Jon Snow NME
- Kit Harington still hasn't given up on his shelved Jon Snow spin-off The A.V. Club
In this story
- Kit Harington
- HBO
- Harry Potter
- Game of Thrones