Seventy years before Harry Potter enters the world of Hogwarts, writer Newt Scamander attends a meeting held in New York City to discuss the emergence of fantastic beats that threaten the world of magicians and commoners alike. But Newt sees something other than danger and threat in those creatures.
After his arrest with the help of Newt Scamander, Grindelwald manages to escape from the grip of the Magical Congress of the United States of America and sets out to gather his followers. Albus Dumbledore decides to enlist Scamander in order to defeat this upcoming danger.
After being tasked by Professor Albus Dumbledore with putting a halt to Gellert Grindelwald's evil plans, Newt Scamander sets out with a fearless band of wizards and witches on a mission fraught with danger to take on the evil Grindelwald.