Fantastic Beasts watch order

Start with the first film released in 2016, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which introduces Newt Scamander and his magical briefcase.

Yes, release order is required because each film directly continues the serialized conflicts and character arcs established in the previous entry.

None of the entries can be skipped, as each movie builds directly on the overarching plot involving Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore.

Watch in this order: 1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, 3. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

This guide lists 3 entries, released between 2016 and 2022.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has the highest average rating in this guide, at 7.3 out of 10.