How to Watch the Harry Potter Movies in Order

Fantastic Beasts and the main Potter movies are available on Max

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    What to Know

    • Watch Harry Potter first for release order; watch them second if you prefer chronological order.
    • Peacock subscribers can stream the eight main Harry Potter movies on demand.
    • The complete Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series are on Max (formerly HBO Max).

    If you're a Potterhead who wants to see every Wizarding World film, you can go about it in two ways. Here are some watch lists based on release and chronological order, along with which streaming services have them available.

    How to Watch Harry Potter in Release Order

    Want to watch Harry Potter in the order the movies came out? Then this is the order you should follow.

    Movie Release Year Where to Stream
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the U.S. and India) 2001 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 2010 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 2011 Peacock, Max
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016 Max
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2018 Max
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 2022 Max

    How to Watch Harry Potter in Chronological Order

    Rather watch Harry Potter in the order the events actually happen in the movies? Then this is the order you should follow.

    Movie Setting Where to Stream
    Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 1926 Max
    Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 1927 Max
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 1932 Max
    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the U.S. and India) 1991-1992 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 1992-1993 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 1993-1994 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 1994-1995 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 1995-1996 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 1996-1997 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 1997-1998 Peacock, Max
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 1997-1998 Peacock, Max

    Is Harry Potter on Hulu?

    Hulu + Live TV subscribers used to be able to watch all the Harry Potter movies. Now, however, they are only available on-demand for Peacock and Max subscribers.

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