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James and Oliver Phelps, who played Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, are hosting the Food Network and Max’s Potter-themed baking competition series as it gets a premiere date and a trailer.
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, which was revealed by Deadline in May, will launch on the network on November 14 as well as Max globally where the platform is available.
The Phelps will be joined by culinary judges, Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef, as well as guests from the Potter-verse including Warwick Davis, who played Professor Flitwick, Evanna Lynch, who starred as Luna Lovegood, and Bonnie Wright, who was Ginny Weasley, in the six-part series.
The series will feature a range of cake creations. Shot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which was where the Harry Potter movies were filmed, the series will be set against the backdrop of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter.
It will give bakers and pastry chefs access to the actual film sets, revisiting locations – including inside The Great Hall at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Platform 9¾, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and The Burrow.
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking is produced by Warner Horizon and theoldschool for Food Network. Warner Horizon’s Bridgette Theriault and Dan Sacks serve as executive producers with theoldschool’s Robin Ashbrook and Yasmin Shackleton.
“With Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, the confectionary magic coming this November is splendidly real and unlike anything seen before,” said Betsy Ayala, Head of Content, Food, Warner Bros. Discovery. “By tapping into the incredible fandom of Harry Potter, as well as that of Food Network’s holiday programming, it is a culinary competition that delivers on multiple levels with elevated culinary craftsmanship executed in an enchanted setting and airing during the most wonderful time of year.”
