


A release date for the Secrets of Dumbledore screenplay was also announced, and it was the first in the series not to feature a cover design from MinaLima. To celebrate the movie making it to the big screen, the Wizarding World giant wand installation embarked on a tour around the United Kingdom. March gave us our first look at gameplay from Hogwarts Legacy and a world premiere date for Secrets of Dumbledore.

Elsewhere in the franchise, Wizarding World Digital announced that a new documentary tied to the Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature exhibition would be released, and Portkey Games announced that Harry Potter: Magic Awakened would be released globally later this year. A staggering 18 new character posters were released for Secrets of Dumbledore, and the first trailer debuted, prompting speculation from fans about what the movie had in store for Newt and his friends. In February, MuggleNet exclusively revealed that scenes with Ariana Dumbledore had been filmed for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. On January 31, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite officially closed. Here at MuggleNet, we welcomed the new year by celebrating the success of Fandom Games for Good, which raised $2,000 for charities that are important to our community. In the world of movies, Daniel Radcliffe was cast as “Weird Al” Yankovic in the biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and on the small screen, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses was nominated for a Producers Guild of America award. A new still from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was released, and the anticipated Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Tokyo production announced that there would be multiple cast members playing principal characters. But we weren’t looking backward for too long. The year started with a nostalgic and emotional trip down memory lane with the release of Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts. Let’s take a look back at some of the top stories from 2022. The year is coming to an end, and it’s certainly been a busy one for the Wizarding World.
