While the movies were made in the 2000s – and feature the occasional anachronism such as 21st century mobile phones or music – it’s probable they follow the same carefully crafted timeline as Rowling’s books. That means each of the seven books in the Potter series focus on a different school year (running from September to August), starting in 1991, when Harry’s 11 years old. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (the hit stage play, set in 2017-2020)Īside from the occasional flashback, the Hogwarts-set movies in the series follow a simple linear structure – mostly thanks to Rowling’s decision to use the British school calendar as a framework for her narrative.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (set in 1997-98).Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (set in 1997-98).Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (set in 1996-97).Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (set in 1995-96).Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (set in 1994-95).

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (set in 1992-94).

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (set in 1992-93).

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (set in 1991-92).

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (set in 1927).

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (set in 1926).

To keep things simple in the list below, then, we decided to just include everything Harry Potter-related that it's possible to watch right now – including the popular stage play, The Cursed Child. We know that the series will end with a duel between Albus Dumbledore and former BFF-turned-nemesis Gellert Grindelwald in 1945, but everything in between is currently a mystery.

So, assuming The Secrets of Dumbledore performs well at the box office, there’ll be another two instalments after that. is planning to release five Fantastic Beasts saga movies. There are eight Harry Potter films, and two instalments in the Fantastic Beasts to date – the third instalment of that series, called The Secrets of Dumbledore, will be released in April 2022, and is set some time between 19. Want to know how to watch the Harry Potter movies in chronological order, as well as the Fantastic Beasts prequel series? Allow us to steer you in the right direction.

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