AfterComplete Watch Order Guide
Based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name by Anna Todd, the After series follows Tessa, an inexperienced young woman who begins to romance Hardin, a brooding student with a mysterious past. Subsequent films show the trials and tribulations of their relationship.
After Release Timeline
What order should you watch the After movies?
Release order — click any era to expand or collapse. All 5 movies shown below.
All 5 films in release order — the recommended way to experience the full series.
Watch After in Order
Watch the After movies in release order, starting with After (2019) and continuing through After Everything (2023). The series spans 5 films, released between 2019 and 2023. Audiences rate the franchise 7/10 on average.
What order should you watch After?
For most viewers, release order is the recommended way to watch After. This is how the story was crafted and revealed to audiences — earlier films seed details, callbacks, and twists that pay off in later entries. Watching in release order preserves those reveals and matches the pacing the filmmakers intended.
After largely tracks its own in-universe chronology, so release order and chronological order overlap closely. You can use either without losing much, though release order is still the safest first watch.
About the After franchise
Based on the 2014 new adult fiction novel of the same name by Anna Todd, the After series follows Tessa, an inexperienced young woman who begins to romance Hardin, a brooding student with a mysterious past. Subsequent films show the trials and tribulations of their relationship.
Each film builds on the previous one, rewarding viewers who watch in sequence.
After Fun Facts & Trivia
The After franchise spans 4 years, from 2019 to 2023.
The highest-rated entry is After We Collided with a 7.2/10 audience score.
Across all films, the franchise averages a 7.0/10 rating from audiences.
After films have collected over 19k audience ratings combined.
Watching all 5 After films back-to-back takes well over a full day's viewing commitment.
The most recent entry, After Everything (2023), continues a franchise that began 4 years earlier.
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