Harry Potter / Wizarding World watch order
Every Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts film, plus the anniversary special, in release order.
12 entries·~28 hrs total runtime·2001–2022
In story order, the three Fantastic Beasts films come before Harry Potter.
Harry Potter Film Series
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1
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Movie152 min · 2001
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2
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Movie161 min · 2002
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3
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie142 min · 2004
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4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie157 min · 2005
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5
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie138 min · 2007
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6
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Movie153 min · 2009
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7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie146 min · 2010
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8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Movie130 min · 2011
Fantastic Beasts
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9
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Movie133 min · 2016
Set in 1926, about 65 years before the first Harry Potter film.
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10
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Movie134 min · 2018
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11
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
Movie142 min · 2022
Planned as the third of five films; no further films have been dated.
Anniversary Special
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12
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Special103 min · 2022
A cast and filmmaker retrospective, not a story continuation.
How many Harry Potter / Wizarding World movies are there?
8 Harry Potter films and 3 Fantastic Beasts films, plus the Return to Hogwarts anniversary special — 12 entries in total.
Do I need to watch Fantastic Beasts before Harry Potter?
No. Fantastic Beasts is set decades earlier in the story, but it was released after all 8 Harry Potter films, so release order watches Harry Potter first.
What order should a first-timer watch Harry Potter / Wizarding World in?
Release order: the 8 Harry Potter films, then the 3 Fantastic Beasts films, then the Return to Hogwarts special.
Is Harry Potter / Wizarding World finished or still ongoing?
The original film series is complete. A new Wizarding World is active, including an upcoming television adaptation of the novels that had not been released as of this writing.
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