The Adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. This spin-off of the Harry Potter franchise jumps back in time to explore the wizarding world of 1926 New York, which is being threatened by both mystical acts o destruction and a group of extremist No-Majs(the American term for Muggles, i.e. those unable to use magic). Author Newt Scamander(Eddie Redmayne) arrives in the city as part of a global study of antastic beasts, but he gets caught up in this conflict when some of the magical creatures in his care are accidentally released. Katherine Waterston, Ali