Food Network has cast a renewal spell on “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.”
Hosted by Fred and George Weasley actors James and Oliver Phelps, the competition series follows teams of professional bakers and pastry chefs as they create dishes inspired by the Wizarding World, visiting real film sets including the Great Hall of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Platform 9¾, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and the Burrow.
The six-part series premiered in November and reached, according to Warner Bros. Discovery totals more than 16.4 million viewers across linear, Max and Discovery+.
Other actors from the ‘Harry Potter’ film series appeared as guest stars, including Warwick Davis (Professor Banning), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley). Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef served as culinary judges.
“Working with Warner Horizon and teams across WBD, ‘Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking’ leveraged the fandom of ‘Harry Potter’ and the power of Food Network as a holiday destination – delivering visually stunning cakes against the backdrop of the beloved ‘Harry Potter’ film sets,” said Betsy Ayala, head of food content at Warner Bros. Discovery, in a statement. “Viewers and ‘Potter’ fans everywhere tuned in to see what these talented artists created each week, and we can’t wait to bring audiences an even more magical second season.”
“Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” is produced by Warner Horizon, with Bridgette Theriault and Dan Sacks leading production alongside Robin Ashbrook and Yasmin Shackleton of production company The Old School.
The series can be streamed on Max and also airs on Food Network.
Deadline broke the news.