Harry Potter watch order
All eight Harry Potter films and the three Fantastic Beasts films, in the order they came out and in story order. It is the same order the emberslate app uses for its Harry Potter saga.
Updated · By emberfold labs
The short answer
Watch in release order: the eight Harry Potter films from Philosopher's Stone to Deathly Hallows: Part 2, then Fantastic Beasts if you want more. The eight Harry Potter films take about 20 hours, and Fantastic Beasts adds about 7.
- Titles
- 11 films, 0 series
- Everything
- about 26 hours
- Core path
- about 26 hours
- Films only
- about 26 hours
Release order
Harry Potter in release order
The order they came out. The best way in for a first watch.
- 01
01CoreHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Film · 2h 32mCore
- 02
02CoreHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Film · 2h 41mCore
- 03
03CoreHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Film · 2h 21mCore
- 04
04CoreHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Film · 2h 37mCore
- 05
05CoreHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Film · 2h 18mCore
- 06
06CoreHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Film · 2h 33mCore
- 07
07CoreHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Film · 2h 26mCore
- 08
08CoreHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Film · 2h 10mCore
- 09
09CoreFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Film · 2h 13mCore
- 10
10CoreFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Film · 2h 14mCore
- 11
11CoreFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Film · 2h 22mCore
Chronological order
Harry Potter in chronological order
The order the story happens in. Fantastic Beasts is set in the 1920s and 1930s, before Harry is born.
- 0101Core
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Film · 2h 13mCore
- 0202Core
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Film · 2h 14mCore
- 0303Core
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)
Film · 2h 22mCore
- 0404Core
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Film · 2h 32mCore
- 0505Core
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Film · 2h 41mCore
- 0606Core
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Film · 2h 21mCore
- 0707Core
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Film · 2h 37mCore
- 0808Core
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Film · 2h 18mCore
- 0909Core
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Film · 2h 33mCore
- 1010Core
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Film · 2h 26mCore
- 1111Core
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Film · 2h 10mCore
Release order or story order?
Release order is the right call for a first watch. The Harry Potter films come first, and Fantastic Beasts reads as a bonus once you know the world.
Story order starts with Fantastic Beasts, which is set in the 1920s and 1930s, before Harry is born. It works as a rewatch, but newcomers do better starting with Philosopher's Stone.
Just the Harry Potter story
The eight Harry Potter films tell Harry's story from start to finish and run to about 20 hours. Fantastic Beasts follows Newt Scamander and Dumbledore in a separate story, so you can stop after Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and miss nothing of Harry's.
Track it
Track the Harry Potter saga in emberslate
The Sagas tab in the emberslate app has this exact order. Switch between release and chronological order, mark the next step watched, and see how far through you are. It is free on Android.
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Harry Potter watch order questions
What order should I watch Harry Potter in?
Release order: Philosopher's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, then Deathly Hallows Part 1 and Part 2. Add the Fantastic Beasts films after.
Do I need to watch Fantastic Beasts?
No. It is a separate story set decades before Harry arrives at Hogwarts. Harry's eight films stand on their own, so Fantastic Beasts is an add-on for people who want more of the world.
Should I watch Fantastic Beasts before Harry Potter?
Only on a rewatch. In story order the three Fantastic Beasts films come first, but a newcomer is better off starting with Philosopher's Stone.
How long does it take to watch all of Harry Potter?
The eight Harry Potter films take about 20 hours. Adding the three Fantastic Beasts films brings the total to roughly 26 hours.
The order and the core, optional and save-for-later marks are the ones the emberslate app uses for this saga. Titles, years and runtimes come from TMDB; series runtimes count aired episodes only and are rounded. First published .