After: why the 5th film is already controversial

As fans mourned the end of the saga After in September 2022 at the end of a fourth chapter, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, who lends his features to the seductive and mysterious Hardin Scott, revealed on social networks that the film team had just completed the fifth and final film in the franchise American, which is scheduled for release this Tuesday, October 3 on Prime Video. “I’m so excited to finally be able to tell you this huge news. We just finished filming the fifth After film. I can’t tell you too much right now, but I can just tell you that it will be called After Everything“, he declared in a short video posted on the official Instagram account of the feature film. News which immediately caused a reaction from the faithful from the first hour. If some were happy with the arrival of a new chapter ofAfterothers on the other hand did not see the point of continuing the romantic saga.

After 5 : a chapter under fire from critics

After being surprised by the development of a new opus ofAfter, the faithful reacted strongly to the absence of Josephine Langford, aka Tessa, relegated to the background in favor of her partner Hero Fiennes-Tiffin. “I saw the film last night. Huge disrespect to Joséphine and her incredible work as our Tessa“, wrote a user on the social network X, while another declared on Instagram: “Where is Josephine? Oh, I forgot you don’t care! This movie was a great ‘Fuck you!’ for the author, Josephine and true fans of Tessa and Hardin“.”Hero may have the lead role in this stupid movie, but Josephine Langford has all our respect and admiration forever“, “Without Tessa? No thanks“, we can also read on social networks. The film was in fact released in cinemas a few weeks ago in certain countries around the world and seems to be getting a lot of talk…badly.

After 5 : what will happen in the final opus of the American saga?

In this fifth and final part of the saga, based on the novels After Ever Happy And Beforewe find Hardin Scott who “has difficulty moving forward. Plagued by blank slate syndrome and a brutal breakup with Tessa, Hardin travels to Portugal in search of a woman he wronged in the past, and to find himself. Hoping to win Tessa back, he realizes he must change his ways before he can make the ultimate commitment“. For this final opus, Castille Landon surrounded herself with Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, who respectively reprized their roles as Tessa Young and Hardin Scott, as well as actors Stephen Moyer (Christian), Louise Lombard (Trish) and Arielle Kebbel (Kim), seen in another successful sulphurous saga. Alongside them, we will find three new actors: Aya Ivanova, seen in the drama The Heiresses; Benjamin Mascolo, previously seen in both parts of the romantic drama Time Is Up ; and Mimi Keene, known for her role as Ruby in the series Sex Education on Netflix. The British actress will play Nathalie, the girl Hardin will desperately try to find in Lisbon, Portugal. She had been humiliated by the young man who had filmed their antics without her consent.

After : the saga continues with two other spin-offs

While the romantic saga is about to conclude, a prequel based on the story of the dark brunette and a spin-off centered on the children of Tessa and Hardin have been ordered. “Emery, Auden and Addy are much loved by fans. We’ve all received a lot of questions about what’s going on with their kids“, confided director Castille Landon in the columns of Teen Vogue. “It’s truly amazing how interested fans are in these characters, even though they’re really only superficially introduced in the books. People latched onto them because of their love for Hardin and Tessa“, she continued. For the moment, no other information on these two additional episodes has been communicated.

Article written in collaboration with 6Médias