Harry Potter never gets old. Even if you’ve already watched the wizarding movies a zillion times, at some point you’ll get the desire to relive the adventures again… and again.
While you might have assumed that the Harry Potter universe reached its cinematic end with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II, which wrapped up the wizard’s story in 2011, the franchise has been extended into the Wizarding World shared universe which now includes the Fantastic Beasts spinoff films as well as the eight original Harry Potter movies.
If you’re hunting around trying to find the eight movies and the prequel films, sadly it’s not just a case of switching on Netflix. Read on for everything you need to know about how to watch the franchise films.
Is Harry Potter on Netflix?
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The Harry Potter movies aren’t streaming on Netflix UK but they are in other regions:
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) – Portugal, Spain
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) – Portugal, Spain
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) – Portugal, Spain
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) – Portugal, Spain
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix (2007) – Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Spain
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) – Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Spain
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) – Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Spain
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) – Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Portugal and Spain
Where to watch the Harry Potter movies
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The good news for Potter fans is that there’s no need to spend ages searching for each film on different streaming services – NOW TV has them all with its Sky Cinema pass. You can be lining up Harry, Hermione and Ron’s best scenes quicker than you can say “accio!” – well, almost.
Even better, you can sign up to NOW TV for a free seven day trial. Afterwards, it’s £11.99 a month and you can cancel at any time. The Harry Potter series is streaming on NOW TV with Sky Cinema until 27 February 2021.
Why Harry Potter won’t be on Netflix USA
While Harry Potter has been on the platform in the past, we don’t expect it to return anytime soon.
WarnerMedia launched its streaming platform HBO Max in May 2020 – Fantastic Beasts is on the service, but Harry Potter isn’t.
The rights for the movies lie with NBC Universal for now. So, for now, the Harry Potter movies won’t be on Netflix in the USA.
Why aren’t Harry Potter movies on Netflix UK?
As for the UK, NOW TV currently has the rights to the Harry Potter movies. Netflix UK has never had the Harry Potter movies. HBO Max hasn’t launched in the UK yet either, so don’t go looking there.
Warner Bros has given the licence to Sky for now so you will often see the movies crop up on its channels. NOW TV currently has the movies on the service.
Sign up for a 7-day free trial or get your Sky Cinema pass.
ITV also sometimes airs the movies, though there it’s not slated for airing on terrestrial TV at the moment.
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