Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates and written by J. K. Rowling, based on Rowling’s 2001 book of the same name. It is the spin-off prequel to the Harry Potter film series, and the first installment in the Fantastic Beasts series. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Newt Scamander with Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo, and Colin Farrell in supporting roles.

The film follows the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander in New York City 70 years before the events of the …