{"id":592040,"date":"2026-05-19T07:34:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/592040\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T07:34:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:34:24","slug":"ginny-weasley-actors-family-issue-statement-as-they-pull-her-from-new-harry-potter-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/592040\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginny Weasley actor’s family issue statement as they pull her from new Harry Potter show"},"content":{"rendered":"

While fans are eagerly awaiting its release, the new Harry Potter series is wrapping production on season one.<\/p>\n

But as it was originally understood that the cast would remain the same throughout the HBO<\/a> show (pretty much like it did in the films<\/a>), it\u2019s now been confirmed that one of the characters is already going to be recast.<\/p>\n

Gracie Cochrane, who plays Ginny Weasley in Harry Potter<\/a> and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone, will not return for the second season and beyond.<\/p>\n

Her family issued a statement today (18 May), as they confirmed the \u2018challenging decision\u2019 had been made for her to leave the role.<\/p>\n

The TV adaptation of J.K. Rowling<\/a>\u2019s massively popular Wizarding World was officially renewed for its second season earlier this month and it\u2019s expected that production will begin later this year.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared by Deadline<\/a>, the young actor\u2019s family said: \u201cDue to unforeseen circumstances Gracie has made the challenging decision to step away from her role as Ginny Weasley in the HBO Harry Potter series after season one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gracie\u2019s family said that her time as part of the world of Harry Potter playing the Weasley daughter has been \u2018truly wonderful\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd she is deeply grateful to Lucy Bevan and the entire production team for creating such an unforgettable experience,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cGracie is very excited about the opportunities her future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response to her exit, HBO added in a statement: \u201cWe support Gracie Cochrane and her family\u2019s decision not to return for the next season of HBO\u2019s Harry Potter series, and we are grateful for her work on season one of the show.<\/p>\n

\"Gracie'sGracie’s family cited ‘unforeseen circumstances’ (graciebellecochrane\/Instagram)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish Gracie and her family the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Ginny is a minor presence in the first book, she has a key role in the second, The Chamber of Secrets.<\/p>\n

In this, she of course is tricked into opening a secret room in Hogwarts castle, releasing a murderous giant serpent. Bonnie Wright played Ginny in all eight of the Harry Potter movies.<\/p>\n

\"BonnieBonnie Wright (right) played Ginny in the films (HBO\/Warner Bros.)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not yet announced who will play Ginny as the character is set to be recast.<\/p>\n

Other children cast<\/a> in the Harry Potter HBO show include Dominic McLaughlin as the boy wizard himself, Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair Stout as Ron.<\/p>\n

And other actors confirmed for the series include the likes of Nick Frost as Rubeus Hagrid, John Lithgow<\/a> as Albus Dumbledore, Janet McTeer as Minerva McGonagall and Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.<\/p>\n

A look at the new Harry Potter cast in actionHarry Potter (Dominic McLaughlin)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)Professor McGonagall (Janet McTeer)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)Dumbledore (John Lithgow)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)Draco Malfoy (Lox Pratt)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)Hermione Granger (Arabella Stanton)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)Ron Weasley (Alastair Stout) \"(HBO)\"(HBO)Professor Snape (Paapa Essiedu)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)Hagrid (Nick Frost)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)Aunt Petunia (Bel Powley)\"(HBO)\"(HBO)<\/p>\n

Harry Potter season one will release Christmas Day 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While fans are eagerly awaiting its release, the new Harry Potter series is wrapping production on season one.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":592041,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[96,1635,1636,2839,14913,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-592040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-harry-potter","tag-hbo","tag-movies","tag-tv-and-film","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592040\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}