The highly anticipated first season of HBO's reboot of Harry Potter has yet to be released. British hunk Nicholas Hoult has been cast in season two of HBO's hotly anticipated Harry Potter reboot, according to Deadline; seen in MayIn Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Lockhart is a Hogwarts professor who serves as a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. The HBO reboot of Harry Potter will see 11-year-old Dominic McLaughlin play Harry after the role was famously portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe, 37. Speaking recently about landing the titular role in the series, McLaughlin told the BBC: 'I was always a huge Harry Potter fan when I was younger. According to Deadline, Jon Brown, a writer on the not yet released first season, has been promoted to co-showrunner alongside Francesca Gardiner for season two of the Harry Potter series.