Set five years after the events of The Crimes of Grindelwald , the story follows Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) as he tasks Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and a ragtag team of wizards and a Muggle baker, Jacob Kowalski, to thwart Gellert Grindelwald’s plan to seize control of the magical world. Key highlights of this instalment include:

Critical reception was generally mixed, with an average score of 47 on Metacritic .

The film clarifies the "Aurelius Dumbledore" reveal from the previous movie, confirming he is actually the son of Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus's brother.