{"id":1923030,"date":"2026-05-07T15:55:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1923030"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T12:55:57","slug":"harry-potter-tv-series-forced-to-microchip-broomsticks-following-set-thefts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1923030","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter TV Series Forced to Microchip Broomsticks Following Set Thefts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HBO has been forced to warn Harry Potter<\/a> cast members over the suspected theft of props from set, and microchip items including spell books, broomsticks, pumpkins and wands. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A spate of disappearing items \u2014 not thought to have been conjured away magically \u2014 have prompted HBO to begin using Muggle electronic techniques to ensure the movement of props can be tracked. <\/p>\n

As first reported by The Sun<\/a>, posters showing images of microchipped brooms have been placed around the HBO series’ sets, with a warning that props are now “being tracked daily” with their movements logged. <\/p>\n

Any movement of props away from their designated area now requires “approval from the Props Department,” the posters warn. <\/p>\n

A production source has claimed that the series’ bosses are “furious” at the thieves, and that HBO is now scouring eBay for missing items, with any culprits facing the threat of being “punished and fired.” Someone really needs to sort out their priorities.<\/p>\n