This hurdle sets the stage for Secrets (five movies in total are planned). cross paths with Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller), a magic-user known as an Obscurus who who has been forced to suppress his abilities until it violently explodes out of him, and Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp), the most-wanted dark wizard on the planet. In an effort to clear his name, he teams up with Auror Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston) her sister Legilimens, Queenie (Alison Sudol) and bake-happy No-Maj, Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler).ĭuring their adventure, Newt & co. Of course, things don't go as planned and the awkward bestiary specialist runs afoul of the MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America).

The first entry in the magical series picks up in 1926 when Newt (played by Eddie Redmayne) shows up in New York City with the intention of releasing a Thunderbird back into the wild. Rowling (the author's first-ever screenplay) and directed by David Yates (helmer of the last four Potter movies), 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them takes its name from the Hogwarts textbook of magical creatures written by famed magical zoologist, Newt Scamander. One of the paid tiers is required to check out the Fantastic Beasts films. There are two paid plans: Peacock Premium ($4.99 a month for the entire library with ad breaks) or Peacock Premium Plus ($9.99 a month for the entire library without the ad breaks). Peacock has a free tier, though this baseline option comes with ad breaks and less content access. Want to catch up on the Fantastic Beasts films before The Secrets of Dumbledore arrives in theaters next weekend? Peacock has you covered with the first two movies in the Harry Potter prequel franchise.

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