Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Movie Order (Release & Chronological)
Daniel Davis 
There are multiple ways to watch the Harry Potter movies. Here is the correct release and chronological Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movie order.
As the Wizarding World franchise continues to grow, the complete Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movie order remains a subject of intense debate. J.K. Rowling's magical novels became one of Hollywood's biggest franchises throughout the 2000s. Audiences watched eight movies centered around Daniel Radcliffe's Harry Potter that showed his ascension through Hogwarts and pivotal role in defeating Voldemort. The eight Harry Potter films earned over $7 billion at the box office and made it clear that Warner Bros. would continue creating content in the Wizarding World franchise.
Harry Potter's story is currently over, as plans for a Harry Potter and the Cursed Child movie haven't come together. Instead of continuing the story after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, WB turned its attention toward prequels. The Fantastic Beasts franchise kicked off in 2016 with Eddie Redmayne's magizoologist Newt Scamander taking the lead role. The prequel movies were originally rather disconnected from the main Harry Potter movies, but that changed dramatically with its sequels, as Grindelwald gained a bigger role, a young Albus Dumbledore appeared, and more connective tissue formed.
With the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the Wizarding World franchise hits its eleventh installment. Between the eight original movies following Harry Potter and the prequel adventures now taking focus, there are multiple potential viewing orders for the franchise. The Harry Potter movie order can be done in both the order of the original release dates or in chronological order. Here is each take on the series laid out in full.
Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Movies In Release Order
The correct Harry Potter movie order based on the franchise's release dates is quite easy to follow. It all began with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 2001 and continued through Deathly Hallows Part 2 in 2011. After a few years of no Wizarding World content, the prequel franchise began to add to the Harry Potter movie order. For those wanting a complete viewing of the franchise in terms of release dates, the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movie order is as follows:
Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts Movies In Chronological Order
The Fantastic Beasts movie order also gives audiences the option to watch the franchise in chronological order. Whereas Harry Potter's coming-of-age story was told throughout the 1990s, the Fantastic Beasts films take place 50-65 years prior. 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. For those wanting a Harry Potter timeline viewing order, here's how to watch that Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movie order.
- 1926: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
- 1927: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
- 1937: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
- 1991-92: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
- 1992-93: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
- 1993-94: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
- 1994-95: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
- 1995-96: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
- 1996-97: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
- 1997-98: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
- 1998: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
