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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The Harry Potter <\/em><\/strong>TV show is bringing back a character for the upcoming TV show that was not featured in the movies!<\/p>\n Peter Serafinowicz<\/strong><\/a> will be portraying Peeves the Poltergeist in the Harry Potter<\/strong><\/em> HBO Max series, Variety <\/em><\/a>reports. Peter<\/strong> is known for his roles in The Tick, Shaun of the Dead, <\/em>and John Wick: Chapter 2<\/em>, as well as providing the voice of Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I \u2013 The Phantom Menace<\/em>.<\/p>\n The ghostly jokester was supposed to be played by Rik Mayall<\/strong> in the films, however, the character ended up being cut.<\/p>\n Rik<\/strong>, who passed in 2014, once recounted, \u201cI did a little bit of filming then I went home and got the money \u2013 significant \u2013 then a month later they said \u2018Rik, sorry about this, you\u2019re not in the film.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Season one of Harry Potter<\/em>, dubbed Harry Potter and the Philosopher\u2019s Stone<\/em>, will debut over the holidays.<\/p>\n Find out who else is starring in Harry Potter<\/em> season 1 and season 2<\/a>, and who is already exiting the show<\/a>.<\/p>\n Posted To:Harry Potter<\/a> HBO<\/a> HBO Max<\/a> Peter Serafinowicz<\/a> Television<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n