If you wish to view the Harry Potter films in chronological order, you should grab your wand, walk to Platform 9 3/4, and settle in for the ride. Harry, Hermione, and Ron’s attendance at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sparked the fantasies of children all around the world, who yearned to attend the school with Harry, Hermione, and Ron. The seven books were converted into eight films that grossed billions of dollars at the box office and produced stars out of its young ensemble. The success of the novels and films led to the creation of Fantastic Beasts spinoffs (Fantastic Beasts 3 is out this spring).

The Harry Potter films order according to Release Date

The Harry Potter Films Watch Order

Origin of Harry Potter

Harry Potter Series In Details

1. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne,Katherine Waterston,Dan Fogler A Perfect Pairing 2 Release Date, Storyline, Trailer, Cast, and Everything You Need to Know Teen Wolf Movie 2022: Release Date, The Cast of the New Movie, and All Important Updates Till Now Newt Scamander’s travels in New York’s underground community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book at school.

2. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald(2018) (set in 1927)

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne,Katherine Waterston,Dan Fogler The second instalment of the “Fantastic Beasts” series featuring the adventures of Magizoologist Newt Scamander.

3. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022) (set in 1932)

Director: David Yates | Stars: Eddie Redmayne,Katherine Waterston,Dan Fogler Professor Albus Dumbledore must appoint Newt Scamander and his companions as Grindelwald leads an army to exterminate Muggles.

4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone(2001) (set in 1991-92)

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe,Rupert Grint,Emma Watson A young orphan enrols in a school of wizardry, where he discovers the truth about himself, his family, and the dreadful evil that plagues the magical world.

5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002) (set in 1992-93)

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane When a mysterious entity begins roaming the corridors of a magic school and leaving its victims paralyzed, it appears that an ancient prophecy is coming true.

6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(2004) (set in 1992-94)

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths Harry Potter, Ron, and Hermione return for their third year of study at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where they investigate the mystery surrounding a fugitive prisoner who poses a grave threat to the young magician.

7. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2005) (set in 1994-95)

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes Harry Potter must compete in a dangerous tournament between rival schools of magic, but recurring nightmares distract him.

8. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2007) (set in 1995-96)

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizarding authorities as an autocratic bureaucracy progressively seizes control at Hogwarts, despite their warnings concerning the return of Lord Voldemort being disregarded.

9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2009) (set in 1996-97)

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter As Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts, he uncovers an old book marked “Half-Blood Prince’s property” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s evil background.

10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1(2010) (set in 1997-98)

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter As Harry, Ron, and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they discover that the Deathly Hallows are the three most powerful things in the wizarding world.

11. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011) (set in 1997-98)

Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter As the climactic battle rages at Hogwarts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes in an effort to slay the Dark Lord.

12. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (the hit stage play, set in 2017-2020)

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