Which 2016 work by J.K. Rowling is presented as an original screenplay?

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is the 2016 work by J.K. Rowling presented as an original screenplay.

The screenplay was published by Little, Brown in 2016 and served as the basis for the film of the same name. It follows Newt Scamander, a magizoologist whose arrival in 1920s New York causes magical creatures to escape. The story expands the wizarding world beyond Harry Potter’s school years and places much of its action in the United States.

The title echoes a Hogwarts textbook mentioned in the Harry Potter novels. The earlier companion book with that title was a fictional textbook credited to Newt Scamander and published in the real world in 2001 for charity. Rowling’s 2016 screenplay is a different work and the foundation of a film series.

The film was directed by David Yates, with Eddie Redmayne playing Newt Scamander. It was followed by additional films in the Fantastic Beasts series.