Your wand and mixer are ready!
During Warner Bros. Discovery's upfront presentation earlier this week, U.S. Networks Chairman and CEO Kathleen Finch said Food Network's latest holiday offerings will center around Harry Potter. It was announced that it would become.
The series, titled Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, will “celebrate an unprecedented global phenomenon through advanced and innovative cake-making,” according to a press release obtained by PEOPLE.
Finch said in a statement: “The holiday season is always a big hit on Food Network, with more than 60 hours of holiday programming scheduled for 2024, and with Harry Potter fans all over the world, we are proud to announce “The Wizard of Bread Baking'' is sure to entertain and delight people.'' His 60 million P2+ viewers will come to celebrate the season. ”
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The competition series will be filmed at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Watford, England, where the Harry Potter stories were filmed.
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Competing bakers and pastry chefs will have access to real movie sets, including the Great Hall and Platform 9 3/4 at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and the Burrow.
Each week, contestants create food products inspired by moments or themes from the magical world.
Harry Potter: The Baking Wizard will air on Food Network later this year.