The Short Answer
Yes. After Ever Happy got a sequel.
The sequel is called After Everything. It is the fifth and final film in the After series. It was released in select theaters in the United States on September 13, 2023.
Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin returned as Tessa Young and Hardin Scott.
This clears up the confusion in the old article, which said both that a sequel was coming and that no sequel existed. Both cannot be true. The sequel exists, and it has already been released.
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What Is After Ever Happy?
After Ever Happy is the fourth book in Anna Todd’s After series, and the fourth film in the series.
The books began on Wattpad, where Anna Todd first posted the story. The print series follows Tessa Young, a college student, and Hardin Scott, whose relationship is intense, unstable, and shaped by family secrets.
The fourth book was published on February 24, 2015.
The fourth film was directed by Castille Landon, from a screenplay by Sharon Soboil, based on the 2015 novel. It was released in Italy on August 22, 2022, and in the United States on September 7, 2022.
In some countries, the film was released under the titles After Ever After and After Forever. Those are alternate titles for the same fourth film, not separate sequels.
The After Books in Order
Read the main series in publication order. That is how the twists were first revealed.
| Order | Book | First print publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | October 21, 2014 |
| 2 | After We Collided | November 25, 2014 |
| 3 | After We Fell | December 30, 2014 |
| 4 | After Ever Happy | February 24, 2015 |
| 5 | Before | December 8, 2015 |
Before is a companion book, not a direct sequel to After Ever Happy. It is told largely from Hardin’s point of view and covers events before, during, and after the main story.
The old article wrongly said After Ever Happy belonged to the Anna and the French Kiss series. That series is by a different author, Stephanie Perkins. It has nothing to do with Anna Todd’s After books.
The After Films in Order
| Order | Film | U.S. release |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | 2019 |
| 2 | After We Collided | 2020 |
| 3 | After We Fell | 2021 |
| 4 | After Ever Happy | September 7, 2022 |
| 5 | After Everything | September 13, 2023 |
After Everything is the only film in the series that does not share its title with a book. Its story draws on the characters and on material connected to the final book’s epilogue and the companion book Before.
What Is After Everything About?
After Everything picks up after the events of After Ever Happy.
Hardin is struggling to write a follow-up to his first novel, After. That book, based on his relationship with Tessa, became a success but also damaged their relationship.
To clear his head, Hardin travels to Lisbon, Portugal. There, he tries to make amends with Natalie, a woman from his past whom he wronged years earlier.
Key cast in After Everything includes:
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Hardin Scott
- Josephine Langford as Tessa Young
- Mimi Keene as Natalie
- Benjamin Mascolo as Sebastian
The film was written and directed by Castille Landon, who also directed After We Fell and After Ever Happy. It was released in the United States by Voltage Pictures.
Tessa’s role in the final film is smaller than Hardin’s. Much of the story follows Hardin’s trip and his attempt to face his past before he can move forward with Tessa. The film closes their main love story rather than setting up another chapter with the same leads.
Is After Everything the Last After Movie?
Yes, for Tessa and Hardin’s story as played by Langford and Fiennes Tiffin.
After Everything was promoted as the fifth and final film in the series. Fiennes Tiffin later said a public goodbye to the franchise after the film’s release, thanking fans for their support.
That does not mean the After world can never return in another form. Before After Everything, director Castille Landon had talked about a prequel based on Before and a next-generation story about Tessa and Hardin’s children.
Those ideas were later folded into the final film, according to reporting at the time of its release. As of this update, no new After film with Langford and Fiennes Tiffin as Tessa and Hardin has been confirmed.
Readers should treat any claim of a sixth film with those leads as a rumour unless it comes with a named studio announcement, a director, and a cast confirmation.
Where to Watch After Everything
Release and streaming rights vary by country and change over time.
After Everything had a limited U.S. theatrical release in September 2023, followed by digital and streaming availability. In the U.K., it arrived on Prime Video in October 2023, and it later reached Netflix in the U.S. in early 2024.
Because streaming catalogues change, check Prime Video, Netflix, or your local on-demand store in your region before you plan a watch. Do not rely on an old release-date article for current availability.
The Bottom Line
The old headline was right that a sequel was coming, but almost everything else in the old article was wrong.
The correct timeline is simple:
- After Ever Happy is book 4 and film 4, not a new book from 2016.
- Its sequel is After Everything, film 5.
- After Everything came out on September 13, 2023, in the United States.
- It is the final film for Tessa and Hardin as played by Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.
If you have only seen After Ever Happy, After Everything is the next and last step in their film story.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a sequel to After Ever Happy?
Yes. The film sequel is After Everything (2023). There is no new main-series book sequel after After Ever Happy, apart from the companion book Before (2015).
How many After movies are there?
There are five: After, After We Collided, After We Fell, After Ever Happy, and After Everything.
Is there going to be a 6th After movie?
No sixth film with Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Tessa and Hardin has been confirmed. After Everything was billed as the final film.
Is After Ever Happy part of a series?
Yes. It is part of Anna Todd’s After series. It is not part of the Anna and the French Kiss series.
What happened at the end of After Ever Happy?
The film leaves Tessa and Hardin apart after Hardin’s book about their relationship is published. After Everything follows Hardin as he tries to make amends and find a way back to her.
