Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald is directed by David Yates (Harry Potter 2007-) and written by J.K Rowling. Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) returns as Newt Scamander alongside Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Jude Law (Cold Mountain), Katherine Waterston (Alien: Covenant), Zoë Kravitz (Big Little Lies) and Ezra Miller (Justice League). The second instalment of the 'Fantastic Beasts' series challenges Newt as Dumbledore sends him on a search for Credence. The groundwork was laid for the expansive Wizarding World with 2016's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; do Yates and Rowling succeed in taking this spin-off series in a clear and compelling direction?