official title and release date were announced via the franchise’s Instagram account on Wednesday. The series is set several decades before Harry, Ron and Hermione enter the world of Hogwarts.
The films focus on Newt Scamander (played by Eddie Redmayne), who becomes a close friend of a young Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law).“Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world,” reads the official synopsis for the film, according to Variety. “Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts Magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards, witches and one brave Muggle baker on a dangerous mission, where they encounter old and new beasts and clash with Grindelwald’s.
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