![]() Watching the Harry Potter movies in order, seeing the story unfold chronologically in-universe, used to be as easy as finding the one where Daniel Radcliffe looks youngest and starting from there.īut the series has expanded now with the Fantastic Beasts movies, set some 70 years before The Sorcerer’s Stone. ![]() In addition, controversy around the casting of Johnny Depp, and around Rowling's continued anti-trans sentiments, have led to the franchise struggling to find the kind of devoted audience that the original Harry Potter films did.(Photo by WB/ courtesy Everett Collection) How to Watch Harry Potter Movies In Order: See All 11 Movies ChronologicallyĮveryone came into the Wizarding World through the Harry Potter books and movies, which introduced us to a gifted 11-year-old, his friends Ron and Hermione, and their hallowed school of magic, Hogwarts. Quite simply, this trend is not one that Warner Bros would want to spend more money on - especially as the reviews match the box office, getting progressively worse with each film. Although the first film was relatively well-received, and earned a respectable $814 million, the second dropped to just over $650 million, and the third brought in just over $400 million - making it the lowest-earning of all the Wizarding World movies. The cancellation of the series has not been officially announced, but it appears to be dead in the water, due largely to a poor box office return. However, fans will likely not be seeing this duel on the big screen any time soon, as there is nothing in development at Warner Brothers for a Fantastic Beasts 4, despite the original plans. ![]() Newt and his friends work together once again, alongside Dumbledore, in order to try and thwart Grindelwald's devious plans to become the new Supreme Leader of the International Confederation of Wizards. The film also changes location again, with some scenes in the UK and China, while the bulk of the action takes place in Germany and Bhutan. The third, and potentially final, film in the series starts after a time jump of ten years - bringing it into the 30s, and a few years before the Second World War begins.This larger time jump allows for the third film to allow for greater growth of the characters between movies, and makes sense for the original plan of five films, leading up to the events of WW2. 1932: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) The action also focuses more on the lore that Harry Potter fans are familiar with, as Grindelwald starts to build his following, based on the idea that witches and wizards should not be forced to hide to protect those without magic. While the original film shows the magical world of the United States in the 20s, this second installment moves to Europe, with most of the action taking place in France (and the introduction of the French Ministry of Magic), as well as a few scenes in Hogwarts. Set shortly after the first film, The Crimes Of Grindelwald picks up with the escape of Grindelwald, and the original crew reuniting in a search for Credence, who has fled to Paris. Her adopted son, Credence, is also introduced as an Obscurial - a dangerous child whose repressed magic has made him intensely powerful.ġ927: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) The movie introduces the Magical Congress of the United States, and the infamous Gellert Grindelwald, as well as the New Salem Philanthropic Society, a group of anti-magic humans who believe that witches are real, and dangerous. The young magizoologist brings with him a case filled with magical creatures, and through a series of misadventures, the creatures are accidentally released around the city, leaving Newt to wrangle them with the help of muggle (or no-maj) Jacob Kowalski, Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, a demoted Auror, and her sister, Queenie. ![]() The first in the series starts in 1926, with Newt Scamander's arrival in New York. 1926: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) For those seeking a Harry Potter timeline viewing order without the need of a Marauder's Map, here's how to watch the Fantastic Beasts movies in order. The original movie centered on Newt Scamander is set in 1927, 65 years before the first Harry Potter, but sequels move the prequels closer to these events. Whereas Harry Potter's coming-of-age story was told throughout the 1990s, the Fantastic Beasts films take place 50-65 years prior, in the 1920s and 30s.
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