“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” takes us to a new era of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, decades before Harry Potter and half a world away. Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything,” “The Danish Girl”) stars in the central role of Magizoologist Newt Scamander, under the direction of David Yates, who helmed the last four “Harry Potter” blockbusters. There are growing dangers in the wizarding world of 1926 New York.

Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets, threatening to expose the wizarding community to the No-Majs (American for Muggles), including the Second Salemers, a fanatical faction bent on eradicating them and the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald, after wreaking havoc in Europe, has slipped away…and is now nowhere to be found.

Unaware of the rising tensions, Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures, some of which are safeguarded in the magical hidden dimensions of his deceptively nondescript leather case. But potential disaster strikes when unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt’s beasts loose in a city already on edge—a serious breach of the Statute of Secrecy that former Auror Tina Goldstein jumps on, seeing her chance to regain her post as an investigator. However, things take an ominous turn when Percival Graves, the enigmatic Director of Magical Security at MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America), casts his suspicions on both Newt…and Tina. Now allied, Newt and Tina, together with Tina’s sister, Queenie, and their new No-Maj friend, Jacob, form a band of unlikely heroes, who must recover Newt’s missing beasts before they come to harm.

But the stakes are higher than these four outsiders—now branded fugitives—ever imagined, as their mission puts them on a collision course with dark forces that could push the wizarding and No-Maj worlds to the brink of war. Special Features: Before Harry Potter: A New Era of Magic Begins-Join J.K. Rowling as she, David Yates, and David Heyman return to Leavesden Studios to build a new and exciting corner of the wizarding universe. Characters: The Magizoologistlogist-A wizard who is more comfortable with beasts than he is with other human beings. The cast and crew discuss Newt's character, costume, and journey in the film. Characters: The Goldstein Sisters-Magical sisters with a strong bond.

The cast and crew discuss Tina and Queenie's characters, costumes, and journeys in the film. Characters: The New Salemersemers-A family intolerant of magic. The cast and crew discuss the family's characters, costumes, and journeys in the film. Characters: The No-Maj Baker-A No-maj who is magical in his own way. The cast and crew discuss Jacob's character, costume and journey in the film. Characters: The President and the Auror and the Auror-Two of Macusa's finest. The cast and crew discuss their characters, costumes, and journeys in the film. Creatures: Meet the Fantastic Beasts-Venture into the magical world of beasts and the creative team behind them. Creatures: Bowtruckle-Meet Picket - a bowtruckle with attachment issues. The cast and crew discuss the bowtruckle's character, what a bowtruckle is, and how it was created for the film. Creatures: Demiguise-Meet the beast with the power of invisibility.

The cast and crew discuss the demiguise's character, what a demiguise is, and how it was created for the film. Creatures: Erumpent-Meet the beast that dances with Newt. The cast and crew discuss the erumpent's character, what an erumpent is, and how it was created for the film. Creatures: Niffler-Meet the beast that loves anything shiny. The cast and crew discuss the niffler's character, what a niffler is, and how it was created for the film. Creatures: Occamy-Meet the beast with the ability to change its size. The cast and crew discuss the occamy's character, what an occamy is, and how it was created for the film. Creatures: Thunderbird-Meet the bird that can change the weather.

The cast and crew discuss the thunderbird's character, what a thunderbird is, and how it was created for the film. Design: Shaping the World of Fantastic Beasts-Get to know the creative team behind the construction, design, costumes, and props of the wizarding world who discuss how the massive sets were brought to life. Design: New York City-Explore the streets of New York City in 1926.

An inside look at the construction, detail, and design that went into creating New York. Design: MACUSA-Explore the halls of Macusa. An inside look at the construction, detail, and design that went into creating Macusa. Design: Newt’s Magical Case-Explore Newt's magical case. An inside look at the construction, detail, and design that went into creating Newt's magical case.

Design: The Shaw Banquet-Explore the Shaw Banquet. An inside look at the construction, detail, and design that went into creating Shaw's Banquet. Design: The Blind Pig-Explore the Blind Pig. An inside look at the construction, detail, and design that went into creating the Blind Pig. Deleted Scenes Synopsis Explore a new era of the Wizarding World before Harry Potter.

Something mysterious is leaving a path of destruction in the streets of 1926 New York, threatening to expose the wizarding community. Newt Scamander arrives in the city nearing the end of a global excursion to research and rescue magical creatures. When unsuspecting No-Maj Jacob Kowalski inadvertently lets some of Newt’s beasts loose, a band of unlikely heroes must recover the missing beasts before they come to harm, but their mission puts them on a collision course with Dark forces.