Name: Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking
Released: 2024-11-14

Overview

Pairs of professional bakers compete to create spellbinding edible showpieces on the actual sets where the Harry Potter films were made.

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Platform 9 3/4

Hosts James and Oliver Phelps welcome nine pairs of gifted professional pastry chefs and cake artists to Warner Bros. Leavesden Studios, home to the iconic sets of the Harry Potter films. For their first challenge, the bakers must create an edible showpiece that is at least 2 feet tall, includes at least one magical effect, and tells the story of their shared love of Harry Potter. Plus, each team member must make a tasting element that showcases their individual specialty. Expert culinary judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef decide which bakers will earn a ticket to board the Hogwarts Express train to the next challenge!

2024-11-14

Gringotts Wizarding Bank

The remaining teams enter the breathtaking world of Gringotts Wizarding Bank to face off in three head-to-head battles. Hosts James and Oliver Phelps ask the bakers to create 3-foot showpieces inspired by the resplendent main hall, the network of tunnels and carts, and the underground vaults. The creations must also include at least one enchanting effect and two tasting elements, plus a surprise hidden treasure! Judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef are joined by Harry Potter alumnus Warwick Davis to decide the winner, and one team will be sent home.

2024-11-21

Diagon Alley

In a salute to the famed Diagon Alley, hosts James and Oliver Phelps ask each team to create fifty identical handheld desserts, inspired by one of the many different shops, and feed them to a crowd of eager Harry Potter fans on the actual set. The bakers must present their desserts in a way that highlights an interactive, magical effect. The Potter fans will vote for a winner, while judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef decide which team must leave the competition.

2024-11-28

The Forbidden Forest

Inspired by the legendary Forbidden Forest outside Hogwarts, hosts James and Oliver Phelps challenge the baking teams to create a 3-foot-tall grand showpiece that celebrates the dark arts. Plus, one of the two tasting elements must have at least 10 layers and feature an enchanting effect that appears to defy gravity! Judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef are joined by Harry Potter alumna Evanna Lynch.

2024-12-05

Dumbledore's Office

It's the semi-finals, and the remaining teams must draw inspiration from the office of headmaster Albus Dumbledore's office, which houses many iconic items from Harry Potter lore. And since the office is also home to Fawkes the Phoenix, hosts James and Oliver Phelps request that part of each team's 4-foot-tall showpiece should appear to be transforming from one thing to another. Plus, the tasting elements must highlight two of the four pillars of flavor: sweet, sour, spicy and salty. Harry Potter alumna Bonnie Wright joins judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef to decide which teams will go on to the final showdown.

2024-12-12

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The House Duels

Hosts James and Oliver Phelps welcome eight pairs of talented pastry wizards to the Great Hall, and with the help of the Sorting Hat, assign the teams into the four Hogwarts Houses. The bakers are challenged to create a massive showpiece that is inspired by their assigned house, and the teammates must collaborate to make one tasting element. Expert culinary judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef decide which bakers will move on to the next challenge.

2025-11-02

Wizard's Journey

Hosts James and Oliver Phelps meet the remaining six teams in front of the Knight Bus and challenge them to create showpieces inspired by magical transportation from the Harry Potter world that give the illusion of movement. Plus, the bakers are assigned classic English desserts that must be incorporated into their tasting elements. Special guest Devon Murray, who played Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter films, surprises the competitors and joins Judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef in deciding which team will be sent home.

2025-11-09

The Edible Artifacts

Baking meets the bubbling world of transfiguration as the five remaining teams find themselves in the Potions classroom. Inspired by Polyjuice Potion, hosts James and Oliver Phelps challenge the bakers to recreate two items from the Harry Potter world, such as a Nimbus 2001 broom or Beater's Bats, as hyperrealistic edible showpieces. The teams start to crack under the pressure as one pair uses the Devil's Snare penalty to tie up the competition. Judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef decide which team made the most convincing and delicious edible artifact.

2025-11-16

Up to No Good

Hosts James and Oliver Phelps challenge the baking teams to create supersized iconic Harry Potter artifacts that reveal something from within. For the tasting element, the teams are assigned a flavor of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, featuring baked beans, curry, marshmallow, toast and even grass. Special guest Afshan Azad, who played Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films, joins judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef.

2025-11-23

Magical Beasts, Beings, and Creatures

The semifinals kick off inside the legendary Gringotts Wizarding Bank, where hosts James and Oliver Phelps ask the remaining four baking teams to create showpieces that magically bring an iconic Harry Potter creature to life. The fantastical creations must also include a bold smoky or spicy tasting element inspired by the Hungarian Horntail. Special guest Warwick Davis, who played Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter films, joins judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef to decide which teams move on to the grand finale.

2025-11-30

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