‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald’ announced!

Today marks one year until the release of the sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The Harry Potter spin-off series which proved a moderate hit with general audiences back in 2016. To celebrate this landmark Warner Bros. via the Pottermore website and social media channels announced the title of the film and gave us a first look at its cast.

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald will once again follow the adventures of Newt Scarmander (Redmayne) but this time he will be joined by old pal and familiar face Albus Dumbledore who will be played by Jude Law.

Have a sneaky peek at the cast in the short video below.

In one year, return to the Wizarding World with Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. #MagicInProgress #FantasticBeasts pic.twitter.com/8aWj8xhGj5

— Fantastic Beasts (@FantasticBeasts) November 16, 2017

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald is directed by David Yates, with Rowling, David Heyman, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram producing. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Tina, Alison Sudol as Queenie, Dan Fogler as Jacob, Ezra Miller as Credence, Zoë Kravitz as Leta Lestrange and Callum Turner as Theseus Scamander. The film arrives November 16, 2018.