Meet the 'Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking' Season 3 Teams

A new season of the magical fan-favorite series, Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, premieres Wednesday, November 4 at 8|7c on Food Network and HBO Max. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the iconic film series' first film, the new season introduces a tournament twist with four teams of three, each representing one of the four Hogwarts Houses — Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin. Comprised of returning competitors, each team will feature cake artists, bakers, and pastry chefs who have previously proven their talent and passion for Harry Potter, though none has ever lifted the Wizards of Baking Cup in victory.

Also new this season, hosts James and Oliver Phelps are joined by two new “Ministers of Baking,” cake royalty Duff Goldman and celebrated pastry chef Sarah Mountain, who will judge the teams’ showpieces and determine which House will earn the trophy and a once-in-a-lifetime VIP trip to Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter (also known as Harry Potter Studio Tour Tokyo).

“We’re so excited for all Harry Potter and baking show fans across the world to see this season’s amazing showpieces,” said Oliver. “The all-star teams will leave our audience spellbound.”

James added: “We feel like the luckiest hosts because we get to be part of this fun tournament, with some of the world’s best bakers and chefs, and celebrate the anniversary of the first film in a series that sparked a global phenomenon.”

Your brave Gryffindor team fighting for a second chance at the Wizards of Baking Cup: Andy Ortega, a New York cake artist specializing in wedding and celebration cakes, joins fellow Season 2 competitor Angel Figueroa, a Chilean-born and Colorado-based cake artist who competed on Holiday Wars, and Rui Mota out of Lisbon, Portugal, who specializes in molecular gastronomy and gastrophysics.

Priya Winsor, Elizabeth Rowe and Molly Robbins are your resident Hufflepuffs. All three fell just short of the Cup the last time they competed — Priya and Molly were Season 2 runners-up, and Elizabeth, who competed with Juan Gutierrez, was a Season 1 finalist. They're itching for a win and hope their combined skills — and history of competitive baking — can take them to the top this time.

Sorted into Ravenclaw are hyperrealistic cake wizards Caitlin Taylor, Jujhar Mann (who is still looking for his fourth TV bake-show win after Super Mega Cakes) and Kimberly Adams. You can expect towering 3D sculptures from this trio that you won't believe are really cake from these witty, technical Ravenclaws.

Season 1 team Slytherins Miko Kaw Hok Uy and Chris Teixeira are joined by cake artist Hemu Basu, also returning from Season 1. Miko is a cake artist originally from the Philippines, and Chris is a pastry chef from Chicago, while Hemu is a two-time Food Network champion with over a dozen competitions under her belt. Can they slither past the competition for a victory?