This could be a recasting of the original films, but it's not yet clear whether this would affect this list or sit alongside it. is apparently keen to continue working with Rowling, there are rumours of a Harry Potter reboot. That means there’s no need to introduce any kind of Star Wars-style 'Machete Order' just yet. It’s two distinct series, with a set of prequels following on from the parent franchise. There are no complicated interweaving timelines to deal with if you watch the Potter movies in release date order. The deeper into the movies you get, the darker they become. The story picks up in 2017, during the epilogue from Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, and features the now grown-up Harry, Hermione, Ron and Draco Malfoy, and their kids. That places the Harry Potter films some 70 years after their Fantastic Beasts counterparts.Īnd Harry Potter’s story does continue beyond the final reckoning with Lord Voldemort – though not on screen – thanks to the hit stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. 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 was 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 Secrets of Dumbledore (set in 1932).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, 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. The Secrets of Dumbledore was the lowest-grossing film of the franchise and had mixed reviews, which could have contributed to the decision. was planning to release five Fantastic Beasts saga movies, but it has recently been reported the series has ended at the third instalment.

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