Launching in autumn 2026, the 21,000 sq ft, two-floor store at The Ribbon (134–140 Oxford Street) will celebrate the world brought to life on screen, transforming the space into an immersive wizarding retail emporium inspired by the Harry Potter movie franchise’s most recognisable locations. Fans can expect interactive elements, photo moments and exclusive merchandise tied …read more!

Hasbro, a well-known toy and game company founded in 1923, just announced a new multi-year licensing partnership starting in 2027 with Warner Bros. that makes Hasbro the global primary toy licensee for the world of Harry Potter and the upcoming HBO Original HARRY POTTER series.  Hasbro’s innovative team will bring the Harry Potter universe to life …read more!

by Ashlynn Webb Fellow Witches and Wizards: Grab your Quills and listen up! The iconic New York City skyline just got a dose of Malfoy pride. In a spectacular display that, according to his father, only the most notorious pureblood could command, the Empire State Building (ESB) temporarily traded its usual sparkle for a striking …read more!

This Leaky correspondent was recently in London on business and saw on a map app that MinaLima London was right around the corner from my hotel. I’d always wanted to go to a MinaLima store in person but had not been back to any of the cities where their shops are located (Edinburgh, New York, …read more!

In Memoriam: Stuart Craig, Visionary Production Designer Who Built the Wizarding World, Dies at 83 by Ashlynn Webb It is with a heavy heart that we report the death of Stuart Craig, the brilliant production designer who brought the magical worlds of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts to life on screen. Craig, a three-time BAFTA …read more!

by Ashlynn Webb Witches, wizards, and Muggles alike were treated to a magical spectacle with the annual Back to Hogwarts events yesterday. As fans around the globe celebrated the return to school, a whirlwind of enchanting news was revealed, from brand new audiobooks and podcast to a returning scowl on the stage. Not New News, …read more!

HBO Max’s visionOS app on Apple Vision Pro will feature a new “Hogwarts Great Hall” Immersive Environment for subscribers starting today, August 21 (just in time for this year’s Back to Hogwarts celebration), inspired by the iconic Great Hall in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. While in the Environment, a subscriber’s viewing space will be transformed into the …read more!

The highly anticipated Harry Potter HBO Max television series has officially cast four more members of the iconic Weasley family, bringing Fred, George, Percy, and Ginny to life again in a new on-screen adaptation. Today, production confirmed the actors for the red-headed clan, with Tristan Harland and Gabriel Harland set to play the mischievous twins, …read more!

Ok, not really. But how to describe the school that has been built for the child actors on the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden set for the upcoming HBO Max Harry Potter series? The series will be filming for the next decade and, just as in the original films, the child actors will be growing up …read more!

Tom Felton is joining the Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from from November 11, 2025 – March 22, 2026, reprising his film role as Draco Malfoy. Now, Draco is all grown up and his son, Scorpius Malfoy, is attending Hogwarts with the children of his former nemesis, Harry Potter. Is his …read more!