What was the title of J.K. Rowling’s screenplay debut in the Wizarding World franchise?

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was J.K. Rowling’s screenplay debut in the Wizarding World franchise.

Released as a film in 2016, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was written by Rowling and directed by David Yates. It expands the setting beyond Harry Potter by following magizoologist Newt Scamander in 1920s New York.

The title comes from a Hogwarts textbook mentioned in the Harry Potter novels. The film is not a direct screen adaptation of a full narrative novel; instead, Rowling wrote the screenplay for the new story using the fictional textbook title.

The production began a film series planned around the history of Gellert Grindelwald and Albus Dumbledore. Its later films include The Crimes of Grindelwald and The Secrets of Dumbledore.