In November 2020, it was announced that Mads Mikkelsen would be replacing Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in the third film. The rest of the cast includes Eddie Redmayne (Newt Scamander), Jude Law (Albus Dumbledore), Katherine Waterston (Tina Goldstein), Ezra Miller (Credence Barebone), Alison Sudol (Queenie Goldstein), Dan Fogler (Jacob Kowalski) as well as Jessica Williams as Professor Eulalie "Lally" Hicks, who will have a significantly larger role in this film.