{"id":675370,"date":"2026-11-05T04:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/675370\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T04:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T04:28:11","slug":"harry-potter-actors-reveal-what-they-think-of-the-tv-show-and-whos-most-active-in-the-cast-group-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/675370\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Harry Potter\u2019 actors reveal what they think of the TV show \u2013 and who\u2019s most active in the cast group chat"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s double trouble \u2013 Oliver and James Phelps, best known for playing the mischievous Weasley twins in all eight \u201cHarry Potter\u201d movies, have revealed that they\u2019ll likely watch the upcoming HBO \u201cHarry Potter\u201d show.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s out on Christmas Day, isn\u2019t it? Apart from the King\u2019s speech, we don\u2019t really have much on the TV at the house on Christmas Day,\u201d Oliver, 40, quipped to Page Six.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll probably watch it at some point,\u201d he told us.<\/p>\n

James and Oliver Phelps (pictured) said they\u2019ll \u201cprobably\u201d watch the \u201cHarry Potter\u201d show on HBO. Anders Krusberg<\/p>\n

The Phelps twins (pictured in \u201cHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\u201d with Bonnie Wright and Rupert Grint) played Fred and George Weasley. \u00c2\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Because the \u201cPotter\u201d movies actors aren\u2019t involved in the HBO series, he noted that they, \u201cdon\u2019t know much more about it than that.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it\u2019ll be interesting to see what the different take on it is,\u201d he said. \u201cWhatever comes from this, we\u2019ve had the most incredible time doing the films. So, I\u2019m sure the [actors] will have an incredible time with the TV show.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Phelps twins played the fan favorite characters Fred and George for all eight of the \u201cPotter\u201d films, which came out between 2001 and 2011. Together, they starred as Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint\u2019s) jokester older brothers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been 25 years since the first movie came out, which makes them feel \u201cold,\u201d James quipped.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the show, Tristan and Gabriel Harland will play Fred and George.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tristan and Gabriel Harland (pictured with Alastair Stout, Ruari Spooner, and Gracie Cochrane) will play the Weasley twins in the show. hbomax\/Instagram<\/p>\n

James and Oliver Phelps (pictured in \u201cHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,\u201d) said they reached out to the show\u2019s Weasley twins \u201cwishing them all the best.\u201d \u00c2\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

\u201cWe sent them a message just wishing them all the best and all that kind of stuff,\u201d said James.\u00a0<\/p>\n

They haven\u2019t had contact with the Harland twins \u201capart from that,\u201d because they want to, \u201clet them crack on, and do what they need to do for it,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

Currently, the Phelps twins are hosting Season 3 of their Food Network series, \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking,\u201d <\/a>which features teams of bakers competing with Wizarding world-themed treats.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The show revisits the movie\u2019s sets, which brings back memories of growing up surrounded by icons of British cinema, such as Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, and Michael Gambon,<\/a> the Phelps twins said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

James and Oliver Phelps (pictured with Emma Watson in \u201cHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire\u201d) host a \u201cHarry Potter\u201d themed baking show. \u00c2\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

James and Oliver Phelps, (pictured on \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking\u201d) said Michael Gambon was the most different from his character. Food Network<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael Gambon was a practical joker through and through,\u201d James recalled, referring to the late actor, who played Dumbledore in the third through eighth movies.\u00a0Among the cast, Gambon was, \u201cprobably the most different off-screen,\u201d from his onscreen persona, James noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These days, the Potter cast keeps in touch through a group chat.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But that said, James admitted to Page Six, \u201cI\u2019m that person that automatically mutes any chat I\u2019m added to. Tom Felton had a go at me a couple of months ago, actually, about that. Like, \u2018You never reply!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Felton (pictured with Daniel Radcliffe) is the most active in the group chat, they said. t22felton\/Instagram<\/p>\n

James and Oliver (pictured with Rupert Grint and Bonnie Wright) said the Potter cast is like \u201cfriends from high school or college.\u201d \u00c2\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Oliver described the cast relationship as similar to \u201cfriends from high school or college. You may not speak to those people for a while or see each other \u2013 but then as soon as you do catch up, it\u2019s like no time has passed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Phelps twins said they weren\u2019t in Manhattan when Felton was in \u201cHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u201d<\/a> on Broadway, \u201cbut we do keep up with what people are doing,\u201d said Oliver.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll send them a message saying, \u2018Best of luck with it!\u2019 We\u2019ve had quite a few messages [from Potter alums]\u00a0saying, \u2018All the best for the new season!\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Phelps twins (pictured in \u201cHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets\u201d) said they try to keep up with other Potter alums\u2019 work. \u00c2\u00a9Warner Bros\/courtesy Everett Co<\/p>\n

The Phelps twins (pictured with Carla Hall, and Jozef Youssef on \u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking\u201d) said their fellow \u201cPotter\u201d actors wished them well, for the new season. Anders Krusberg<\/p>\n

The Potter world is expansive, with a theme park, tie-in video games, and endless merch. Oliver confessed, \u201cThe only thing I\u2019ve got Harry Potter in my house is my Lego character. That\u2019s the only thing on display\u2026that was pretty awesome to have that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking\u201d returns November 4 on Food Network at 8 p.m. and streams on HBO Max.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s double trouble \u2013 Oliver and James Phelps, best known for playing the mischievous Weasley twins in all…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":675371,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[697,93,1302,43929,14293,61,60,270,38928],"class_list":["post-675370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-competitions","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-food-network","tag-harry-potter","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-movies","tag-tom-felton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/675371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}