It’s time to return to Hogwarts for the holidays: Warner Bros. Discovery has released the first trailer for its new baking competition “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking,” revealing the show will debut Nov. 14 at 8 p.m. ET on Food Network and stream globally on Max.
Per WBD, which is currently producing a “Harry Potter” TV series for HBO, “further broadcasters” that will be airing “Wizards of Baking” will be announced at a later date.
Food Network describes the “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” competition as a “ground-breaking series” that “blends legendary storytelling and fantastical edible creations in a never-before-seen competition that will have audiences at the edge of their seats.”
Hosted by James and Oliver Phelps (who played twins Fred and George Weasley in the “Harry Potter” films), the six-episode competition will be judged by Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef as well as special guest judges and “Harry Potter” alums Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley).
Per the description for the series, “The competition kicks off with a super-sized episode in which nine teams of pastry chefs and cake artists are tasked to craft massive, spellbinding edible showpieces inspired by moments and themes from the Harry Potter saga. Each week, the culinary artists will design eye-popping creations not only to tantalize the taste buds, but that also offer surprising and enchanting, visual elements. Fans of Harry Potter will recognize many iconically familiar places, as the series was produced at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, including amidst the backdrop of Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, on some of the original sets where Harry Potter’s journey was brought to life on screen. Contenders will have the unprecedented opportunity to present their creations in famed locations such as Platform 9¾, The Great Hall, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Diagon Alley, the Forbidden Forest and more.”
At the end of the competition, the winners will be handed the “Wizards of Baking Cup” and will have the opportunity to appear in a new Harry Potter cookbook.
Teams competing during “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” include: Kimberly Adams (Milwaukee, MI) and Ashley Cardona (Charleston, SC), Lisa Altfest (Orange County, CA) and Mitzi Reyes (Los Angeles, CA), Hemu Basumatary (Katy, TX) and Riccardo Menicucci (Los Angeles, CA), Zoe Burmester (Brooklyn, NY) and Jordan Pilarski (Ojai, CA), Jess Lewis (Washington, DC) and Jamie Louks (Seattle, WA), Kayla Giddings (Lafayette, LA) and Yohann Le Bescond (Ocala, FL), Juan Gutierrez (Chicago, IL) and Elizabeth Rowe (Dallas, TX), Michael Russ II (Modesto, CA) and Conner Strackman (Smithville, TX), and Christopher Teixeira (Chicago, IL) and Miko Uy (Astoria, NY).
“With ‘Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking,’ the confectionary magic coming this November is splendidly real and unlike anything seen before,” Warner Bros. Discovery head of food content Betsy Ayala said. “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.”
“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 alongside theoldschool’s Robin Ashbrook and Yasmin Shackleton.
Watch the trailer for “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” via the video above.
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