How many After movies are there? ‘Next Generation’ explained

After starting life as fanfiction, the After movies have grown into a franchise all their own with new projects currently on the way.

Based on the 2014 Wattpad story of the same name by Anna Todd, the After movies are a series of YA romantic dramas focused on the troubled and often toxic relationship between Tessa and Hardin.

If you’ve seen the After series, you’ll know “Fifty Shades for teens” isn’t an inaccurate way of describing this saga. And although they were critically panned, the new movies didn’t stop coming. Now, there’s an entire collection to catch up on.

So, how many After movies are there in total, and what new stories are still to come from the franchise? Here’s everything you need to know.

How many After movies are there?

As of 2024, there are five After movies already released, and two more in development:

• After (2019)
• After We Collided (2020)
• After We Fell (2021)
• After Ever Happy (2022)
• After Everything (2023)
• Before (2025) – Release date TBC
• Untitled sequel – Release date TBC

Before (2025)

Before was announced in 2021, and will be based on the prequel novella of the same name. It takes place during Hardin’s traumatic teen years, before his and Tessa’s worlds collided.

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Director Castille Landon said of the project [via Teen Vogue]: “He’s gone through a lot of trauma in his family life and in his relationships, and [we’ll] see more of that messiness before he meets Tessa, and how that experience changes him.”

As of right now, no exact release date for Before has been confirmed. However, it’s believed that Hero Fiennes Tiffin won’t be reprising the role, since the actor is now 26 years old.

Untitled ‘Next Generation’ sequel (TBC)

Following on from the epilogue of Ever After Happy, the upcoming sequel will focus on the next generation of the Scott family – specifically, Emery and Auden Scott, the children of Tessa and Hardin.

It’ll also include a storyline focusing on their cousin, Addy. (The characters were mentioned by name in the last pages of the Ever After Happy book.)

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“Emery, Auden, and Addy are quite beloved by the fans,” said Castille Landon. “We’ve all gotten a lot of inquiries about what happens with the kids.

“It’s really amazing actually to see how interested the fanbase is in those characters, even though they are really only superficially introduced in the books. People have latched onto them because of their love for Hardin and Tessa.”

It’s been reported that Hardin and Tessa will feature in the movie, but they won’t be played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford. In all likelihood, the characters will be played by middle-aged actors.

Landon also discussed the theme of the story, saying, “We kind of carry the sins of our parents forward with us, so while they’re trying to break out of that, I think carrying that forward for the kids is really important.”

Unlike the other adaptations, there’s no existing novel for the movie to be based on. However, Landon has insisted the sequel will “stay truthful” to the franchise as it stands.

At the time of writing, there is no release date set for the next generation sequel.

Where to watch the After movies

All five After movies are currently available to stream on Netflix.

There’s no release plan for the upcoming After movies just yet, but for now, the entire series is available to stream all in one place.

For more, take a look at our list of the best rom-coms of all time. You can also see what other big time dramas are on the way with our guides to Virgin River Season 6 and Ginny and Georgia Season 3.