Rowling, while enthusiastic about the movies, has written that “It is simply impossible to incorporate every one of my storylines into a film that has to be kept under four hours long.”
Warner Bros. Discovery may have found a solution to that dilemma with an expansive, Lord of the Rings-style TV series based on Harry Potter. Or, per our latest reporting, potentially multiple series. For everything you need to know about the coming TV adaptation, click here.
For a tour through the Potter films in order of their release, scroll down to the photos below.
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE,’ 2001
Titled ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ in the U.S., it featured a very young Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson at the beginning of their big-screen adventure
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS,’ 2002
Tom Felton and Daniel Radcliffe during their second year at Hogwarts.
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN,’ 2004
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint were directed by Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón in the series’ third installment.
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE,’ 2005
David Tennant, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon and Daniel Radcliffe in the film that follows Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts.
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX,’ 2007
Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint as their characters delve into the secrets of aforementioned titular order.
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE,’ 2009
Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe and Bonnie Wright in the film that sincluded a more prominent threat from Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1,’ 2010
Robbie Coltrane and Daniel Radcliffe as Harry seeks to find and destroy the Horcruxes.
‘HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 2,’ 2011
Daniel Radcliffe and Ralph Fiennes in the series’ final installment.
‘FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM,’ 2016
Eddie Redmayne in the film that marked J.K. Rowling’s screenwriting debut.
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, 2018
Johnny Depp as Gellert Grindelwald, second only to Voldemort on the “Most Dangerous Dark Wizards of All Time” list.
‘FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, ‘2022
Jude Law as a very young Dumbledore alongside Jessica Williams, Callum Turner, Fiona Glascott, Dan Fogler and Eddie Redmayne.