Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2016 fantasy film directed by David Yates.

It is produced by Heyday Films and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film is a spin-off/prequel to the Harry Potter film series and was produced by J.K. Rowling in her screenwriting debut, and inspired by her 2001 book of the same name.

It is the first installment in the Fantastic Beasts series, and the ninth overall in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World, the franchise that began with the Harry Potter films. It was released on November 18, 2016.

A sequel, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, was released on November 16, 2018; a third film is scheduled to follow on November 12, 2021, with two more set for as of yet unannounced release dates.