In 1927, the Magical Congress of the United States of America transfers the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald to Europe to stand trial, but he escapes. In an attempt to scupper the evil sorcerer's plans of raising pure-blood wizards to rule over all non-magical beings, Albus Dumbledore enlists his former student Newt Scamander to help. Second part of JK Rowling's Harry Potter prequel saga, starring Eddie Redmayne, Johnny Depp, Katherine Waterston and Jude Law.