The whole story on one spine — from Newt Scamander's case of creatures in 1926, through the seven years that made Harry the Boy Who Lived, to the platform at King's Cross nineteen years on. And because this story has been told more than once, every event carries its tellings: which book, which film, and where it lands in the new HBO series — one season per book.
Seven books became eight films — and are now becoming an HBO series, one season per book. Here they are side by side, so you can see exactly which movie (and which upcoming season) matches the book you know. The only split: the final book, Deathly Hallows, was cut into two films.
The eight-film Harry Potter saga plus the three Fantastic Beasts prequels. Watch in release order (how the world met them) or story order (Fantastic Beasts first, 1926 onward). Tick each one to build your progress — it feeds My Binge back on the Hub.
A decade-long, book-faithful retelling for television — a fresh young cast, a heavyweight bench of grown-ups, and a plan to give each novel a whole season to breathe. Here's where it stands.
One book per season · faithful adaptation · ~10 years