Harry Potter alum gets real (and shirtless) for new comedy

Matthew Lewis has been working with his heroes for decades. The Harry Potter actor who played Neville (and later, hot!Neville) grew up in front of the camera and spent 10 years growing up at wizarding school for the world to see. 

On Jan. 29, his new British comedy Girlfriends debuts on Acorn TV, uniting him once again on-screen with thespian royalty – including some Potter alumni.

Lewis met writer Kate Mellor when he was five years old and this is the first time since then that they’ve worked together. Mellor explained the mission of the show – about three aging gal pals – and why she wanted to make it. Throughout a career in television and film, Mellor saw women play wives, daughters, sisters, secretaries. She wanted to write something that would be the opposite, with men as the supporting pieces to women – and to women of a certain age. Read more…

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