What is the title of J.K. Rowling’s first published screenplay?

J.K. Rowling’s first published screenplay was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

The screenplay was published as a book in 2016 and was based on Rowling’s original story for the film of the same name. The film, released that year, is set in 1926 and follows Newt Scamander, a British magizoologist whose magical creatures escape in New York City.

The title comes from a Hogwarts textbook mentioned in the Harry Potter novels. Rowling had previously published a charity companion book using that textbook title in 2001, but the 2016 work was a new screenplay connected to a wider film series.

The screenplay introduced a different period and central cast from the Harry Potter films. Its story also expanded the history of Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore, subjects developed further in later Fantastic Beasts films.