Food Network presents an extra-special holiday series: Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking. Nine teams of magical pastry chefs and cake artists will be tasked with creating massive, spellbinding and edible showpieces inspired by moments and themes from Harry Potter. Hosts James and Oliver Phelps (the Weasly twins) will oversee the Wizards of Baking showdown. Each episode will be judged by bakers and competition pros Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef — as well as some very special guests from the Harry Potter movies. Let's meet the Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking Season 1 competitors.

Miko Kaw Hok Uy (right) is a cake artist originally from the Philippines who likes to bring his family's heritage into his baking. Chris Teixeira (left) is an executive pastry chef from Chicago who exhibits serious attention to detail. Both Miko and Chris identify as members of the Slytherin house.

Hailing from opposite ends of the baking world, Kayla Giddings (right) is a cake designer from Louisiana known for her colorful, effervescent creations. Yohann Le Bescond (left) is a French-born executive pastry chef who is a master at creating delicate French pastries. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is their favorite movie in the series.

Zoe Burmester (right) is a self-taught cake artist who specializes in making playful sculptures and illusion food. Jordan Pilarski (left) is an executive pastry chef for Ojai Valley Inn in California. Zoe and Jordan are united by their Hogwarts' house, Hufflepuff.