Good newsHarry Potterfans! If you like the prequelFantastic Beastsfranchise, it’ll soon be available to stream on Peacock,ComicBookreports. Led byEddie Redmayneas Newt Scamander, the franchise consists of three movies:Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016),Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018), andFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022).Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themsees magizoologist Newt arrive in New York. Things take a turn when several magical beasts escape from his charmed, expanded suitcase. Now, Newt must find the missing creatures before they cause chaos.The movie, which further expands theHarry Potterworld, garnered positive reviews from critics and fans alike.It has a 74% rating on Rotten Tomatoesand grossed $814 million worldwide at the box office.
The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequels Did Not Fare as Well With Fans
The success of the first film was followed byFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which furthers the story and brings back some familiar characters. The movie follows Gellert Grindelwald, who plans to raise an army of wizards to rule over non-magical beings. To stop his plans, Newt Scamander’s former professor, Albus Dumbledore, seeks his help. Despite grossing $654.9 million worldwide, the movie garnered mixed responses from fans and critics. The movie was mainly criticized for having too many characters and being overburdened with sequel-dependent details.The feature has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The third film in the franchise,The Secrets of Dumbledore, is the weakest film in the franchise. The movie sees Dumbledore assembling a team of wizards, witches, and a Muggle to face the rise of Gellert Grindelwald. Together, they hatch a plan to confuse the dark wizard and stop him from attaining political power. The film grossed $407 million worldwide andstands at a 46% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
The trilogy’s cast includesDan Fogleras Jacob Kowalski,Katherine Waterstonas Tina Goldstein,Alison Sudolas Queenie Goldstein,Carmen Ejogoas Seraphina Picquery,Ezra Milleras Credence Barebone,Callum Turneras Theseus Scamander,Zoë Kravitzas Leta Lestrange, andJessica Williamsas Lally Hicks. Also rounding out the cast areJude Lawas Albus Dumbledore,Colin Farrell/Johnny Depp/Mads Mikkelsenas Gellert Grindelwald (across the three movies),Claudia Kimas Nagini, andFiona Glascottas Professor McGonagall.
The Fantastic Beastsfranchise will drop on Peacock on November 1.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
In 1926, British magizoologist Newt Scamander travels to New York City in his ongoing field research into magical creatures. Here, he finds himself caught up in some trouble involving a No-Maj, local wizarding law enforcement, and the Dark Wizard Grindelwald.
