Unlike the Harry Potter series, this film explores the political nuances and the idea that even "good" characters have complex pasts. Key Cast & Characters
After a daring escape from MACUSA custody, the powerful Dark wizard begins gathering followers to achieve his true goal: raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings. In an effort to thwart him, a young Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander . Newt must navigate a world of shifting loyalties and rising danger to find Credence Barebone, whose mysterious lineage holds the key to the coming war. Core Themes
Stunning recreations of 1920s Paris and the French Ministry of Magic. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldHD
(2018) is the second installment in the prequel series set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, moving the action from New York to London and Paris. Plot Overview
as Albus Dumbledore: The brilliant professor hiding a deep connection to Grindelwald. Unlike the Harry Potter series, this film explores
as Credence Barebone: The Obscurial searching for his identity.
Many characters, especially Credence and Leta Lestrange, struggle with their heritage and finding where they fit. Newt must navigate a world of shifting loyalties
as Newt Scamander: The eccentric magizoologist.