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After We Fell

2021, Romance/Drama, 1h 39m

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The third installment of the "After" franchise finds Tessa starting an exciting new chapter of her life. But as she prepares to move to Seattle for her dream job, Hardin's jealousy and unpredictable behavior reach a fever pitch and threaten to end their intense relationship. Their situation grows more complicated when Tessa's father returns and shocking revelations about Hardin's family come to light. Ultimately, Tessa and Hardin must decide if their love is worth fighting for or if it's time to go their separate ways.

Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language)

Genre: Romance, Drama

Original Language: English

Director: Castille Landon

Producer: Mark Canton , Jennifer Gibgot , Aron Levitz , Brian Pitt , Courtney Solomon

Writer: Sharon Soboil

Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2021

Box Office (Gross USA): $2.1M

Runtime: 1h 39m

Production Co: CalMaple, Wattpad

Cast & Crew

Josephine Langford

Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Hardin Scott

Arielle Kebbel

Mira Sorvino

Carol Young

Chance Perdomo

Louise Lombard

Trish Daniels

Carter Jenkins

Frances Turner

Kiana Madeira

Stephen Moyer

Christian Vance

Castille Landon

Sharon Soboil

Screenwriter

Eric Lehrman

Executive Producer

Andrew Panay

Mark Canton

Jennifer Gibgot

Aron Levitz

Courtney Solomon

Joshua Reis

Cinematographer

Inigo Navarro

Production Design

Alexei Karaghiaur

Art Director

Orlin Grozdanov

Set Decoration

Nicola Chisholm

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Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won... Read all Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim. Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. Revelations about her family, and then Hardin's, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim.

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Josephine Langford
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Louise Lombard
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Trivia Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, After We Fell (2021) was shot back to back with the final film After Ever Happy (2022) in Sofia, (Bulgaria) as opposed to Atlanta, Georgia (USA) where the first 2 movies were filmed. Sofia was chosen due to low cases and was considered Covid safe at the time.
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More sex, language, drinking in thin sequel only for fans.

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Young people can make mature decisions. Families c

Two young lovers care deeply for each other and tr

Hardin is from England. His stepmother and stepbro

Fist fights break out at a bar and in a house. A m

Tessa and Hardin have regular sex, but no private

"F--k," "s--t," "hell," "a--hole," "sucker."

The pair fly British Airways to London. This film

Hardin and Tessa's dad are both alcoholics. Though

Positive Messages

Young people can make mature decisions. Families care for each other.

Positive Role Models

Two young lovers care deeply for each other and try to make their relationship work as adults. They don't have the best role models in their parental figures. One often succumbs to petty jealousy. The couple takes care of an unhoused, alcoholic father.

Diverse Representations

Hardin is from England. His stepmother and stepbrother are Black. He has two father figures and two stepmothers in his life who care about him. Two male characters struggle with alcoholism, and one is unhoused.

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Violence & Scariness

Fist fights break out at a bar and in a house. A man is found drunk, beaten up, and bloodied on the bathroom floor. Hardin reads in Tessa's journal about how much pain he's caused her.

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Sex, Romance & Nudity

Tessa and Hardin have regular sex, but no private parts are shown. We see them kiss, remove clothing items, kiss body parts, gyrate, and put their hands down their own pants while having "phone sex." We see and hear Hardin opening and ostensibly putting on a condom in several scenes; once when he doesn't have a condom, the couple have to get a morning-after pill and Tessa decides to go on the pill. Hardin says he likes the idea of not wearing a condom with her on a regular basis. They have sex in beds, on gym equipment, and in a hot tub. Another couple is caught having sex on a kitchen counter. A man makes a gesture indicating masturbation after looking at a picture of Tessa.

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The pair fly British Airways to London. This film is part of a franchise based on a book series.

Drinking, Drugs & Smoking

Hardin and Tessa's dad are both alcoholics. Though Hardin manages to control his drinking, he does still drink occasionally. The dad is struggling more, getting fall-down drunk daily and living on the streets. Other adults, young and old, drink wine and other alcohol at various events. A pregnant woman turns down a glass of wine.

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Parents need to know that After We Fell has the same ingredients as the prior films based on the cult One Direction fan fiction published by author Anna Todd on Wattpad and later as a book series. The film involves two young lovers whose relationship is constantly getting interrupted by personal problems and family issues. In between arguments, they have a lot of sex in various settings. No private parts are shown, but we see them kiss, remove clothing items, kiss body parts, gyrate, and put their hands down their own pants while having "phone sex." We see and hear him opening and ostensibly putting on a condom in several scenes; once when he doesn't have a condom, the couple have to get a morning-after pill and she decides to go on the pill. He says he likes the idea of not wearing a condom with her on a regular basis. Another couple is caught having sex on a kitchen counter. A man makes a gesture indicating masturbation after looking at a picture of a woman. There's heavy drinking, including by two men dealing with alcoholism, and fist fights break out at a bar and in a house. A man is found drunk, beaten up, and bloodied on the bathroom floor. Language includes "f--k," "s--t," "hell," "a--hole," and "sucker." To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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What's the Story?

Tessa ( Josephine Langford ) has been offered a job in Seattle, and she plans to take it in AFTER WE FELL. Hardin ( Hero Fiennes Tiffin ) decides not to go with her. They decide to try to make a long-distance relationship work, but it won't be easy and the two seem to constantly be causing each other pain. Meanwhile, Tessa's dad is back in the picture but living on the streets and still struggling with alcoholism. And Hardin's mom is about to get married again, an event that will reveal family secrets.

Is It Any Good?

Starting exactly where the last film left off and ending with "To be continued," this sequel is made exclusively for fans of the series, from beginning to end. After We Fell doesn't even make much of an effort to interest new audiences, sticking with the familiar pattern of rotating scenes of conflict and sex. Only this time, the conflict feels even more forced than usual. Ending on yet another parent-related cliffhanger, the problems the young couple Tessa and Hardin face feel otherwise eminently solvable, revolving around geographical moves, petty jealousies, and bad dreams. Some storylines are introduced only to be dropped, and some aspects of Tessa and particularly Hardin's character are (still) hard to take seriously. One interesting theme is the way young adults can't rely on their aging parents, but it's not enough to sustain this thin tale of star-crossed lovers.

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Families can talk about how After We Fell carries on themes from earlier After films . What is new and different here?

Do you think Tessa made the right decision when she moved? Have you ever had to make a decision that someone you loved didn't agree with? What happened?

There's more than one cliffhanger in this film that could inspire fans to want to watch the next in the series. Besides the revelations at the end, what other storylines are raised but not resolved?

Movie Details

In theaters : October 1, 2021
On DVD or streaming : February 8, 2022
Cast : Jessica Langford , Hero Fiennes Tiffin , Louise Lombard
Director : Castille Landon
Inclusion Information : Female directors, Female actors
Studio : Amazon Prime
Genre : Drama
Topics : Book Characters
Run time : 98 minutes
MPAA rating : R
MPAA explanation : Sexual content and language.
Last updated : February 17, 2024

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AFTER WE FELL : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

The Gist: The last time we saw Tessa (Josephine Langford) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin), they had come face-to-face with Tessa’s long lost (and very drunk) father Richard (Atanas Srebrev). After We Fell picks up in this exact moment, as Tessa helps her father clean himself up and they talk about why she hasn’t heard from him in 9 years. Hardin, ever the protective boyfriend, threatens Richard, but the two end up bonding later when they go to a bar and start throwing hands to defend Tessa’s honor. Richard hits the road shortly after, but not before promising he won’t disappear this time.

Tessa and Hardin, meanwhile, are facing their own issues; Tessa is ready to move to Seattle for her dream job, while Hardin can’t understand why she’s so happy to go leave him behind. He doesn’t want to move to Seattle because there’s really nothing else there for him, and this causes quite the rift in their relationship. The two continue to get into fights over pretty silly things (like, Tessa potentially having had a crush on her old coworker while she wasn’t even really *with* Hardin) and allll the makeup sex in the world can’t solve their problems. Tessa’s move actually ends up being a good thing for the two of them, and they seem to be working their way towards a somewhat healthy relationship when Hardin decides to bring her to London with him for his mother’s wedding. What begins as a pleasant trip soon reveals itself to be full of upsetting revelations that may change things… forever.

What Movies Will It Remind You Of?: After We Fell definitely wants to exist in the same world as 50 Shades of Grey and even Twilight , and will also likely appeal to fans of The Kissing Booth . It also feels like it exists in the world of your favorite sleazy CW teen shows?

Performance Worth Watching: Mine. For enduring this “movie.”

Memorable Dialogue: It’s so hard to choose! Do I go with classics like “never let me go!” or fresh new hits like “fuck me ’til you forget about that dream”?! There are so many gems.

Sex and Skin: After We Fell tries to heat things up again this time around, indulging in ice cube play, apology cunnilingus, jacuzzi sex, nightmare sex (as in, Hardin is devastated because he has a nightmare about Tessa having sex with someone else. It’s shot like it’s out of a horror movie), phone sex, sex in a gym with way too many mirrors, sex, sex, sex. A lot of it. (And safe sex, to their credit!).

Our Take: Even at just over 90 minutes long, After We Fell feels like an eternity, dragging its way through lackluster sex scenes set to B-list pop songs and very little actual conflict. I don’t normally derive pleasure from panning something, but the After franchise deserves it. The fun about series like 50 Shades of Grey is that they’re so bad they’re good, almost in on the joke, and stocked with some genuinely great cast members. The After franchise doesn’t really have that going for it, with the exception of random appearances of performers like Selma Blair, Peter Gallagher, and 50 Shades vet herself Arielle Kebbel. But most of the supporting cast from the first film (and some from the second) have been recast by now, so if you have a hard time keeping up, you’re not alone. Not that knowing who the characters are matters that much anyway.

After We Fell essentially feels like a yawn-inducing continuation of After We Collided , picking up exactly where it left off and schlepping along at a pace so slow and uneventful I kept checking how many minutes were left. After We Fell rehashes the same emotional beats as its predecessors, going around in circles that involve Hardin getting mad or jealous and Tessa having the same teary reaction until the two of them wind up having sex in whatever location is most convenient. It’s barely a movie. From the half-hearted attempts to shake things up sexually to the bizarre use of The Fray hit “Never Say Never (Don’t Let Me Go)” as the closing dramatic tune (there is a 0% chance either of the romantic leads in After We Fell know who The Fray are), none of it makes much sense. And there isn’t any real heat here, either, so it’s barely worth watching just for the soft core sexy stuff. Save yourself some time and queue up 50 Shades instead. You’ll get all the toxic relationship content you crave and a little bit of self awareness, which is far more than any of the After movies have to offer.

Our Call: SKIP IT. After We Fell is an utter slog, a snooze-fest of an attempt at sexy teen fare likely to please only the most diehard of franchise fans (and even they might be disappointed).

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Directed by Castille Landon, this is the third move in the ‘ After’ series, based on the book series by Anna Todd . The films center around Tessa Young , a dedicated and ambitious student who enters college with her high school sweetheart but ends up leaving everything behind. As she falls in love with mysterious and exciting Hardin Scott , she opens up her heart and consequently her mind, changing her life forever.

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Where Did We Leave Off?

Throughout the books and now films, she and Hardin experience a unique love story, full of heartbreak and firsts and all of the in-between that comes with young love. The first film ends with her questioning the validity of their relationship after finding out that it started as a bet between Hardin and his friends. The second film resolves their issues, demonstrating how despite their misunderstandings and fights, their love for one another trumps all.

The third movie, ‘ After We Fell ,’ revolves around Tessa and some life-changing decisions she makes. Despite her undying love for Hardin, we have to see whether their relationship will withstand the test of time and the test of a changing life. According to avid fans of the books, this would be a difficult assignment, and Castille London , the director, would be faced with a challenge.

Strengths of ‘After We Fell’

The relationship dynamic between Hardin and Tessa was most authentic to the novels in this film. It carried the passion and unfettered obsession that the couple is known for, allowing us to understand the breadth of their love.

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Unfortunately, with almost a two-hour runtime, the beginning of the film was a bit chaotic and unfocused. With the characters and the plot running in circles, it was difficult to find a center and purpose until the second half of ‘After We Fell.’ This created a rushed and unrelaxed feeling, where it was a race to fit as many book-accurate seasons as possible.

The strongest scenes took place in the city of London, with Tessa and Hardin fitting in beautifully into the picturesque and romantic atmosphere of Hardin’s hometown. It reflected a more innocent and wholesome part of their love, the part that appreciates their youth and naivety. Josephine Langford , who plays Tessa, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin , who plays Hardin continued to have great on-screen chemistry and despite the corniness of the series, their acting reflects the silly but entertaining vibe of the film.

Recasting: The Good and The Bad

A lot of other characters were recast, the only other original cast members other than Langford and Fiennes Tiffin being Rob Estes , who plays Ken, and Louise Lombard , who plays Trish. Landon, Tessa’s best friend is now played by Chance Perdomo . While he plays his role well, sometimes his main purpose was just to act as comedic relief and nothing else. The good news is, his chemistry with best friend Tessa was on point. Vance, played by Stephen Moyer was perhaps the best cast out of all the new additions. His interactions and relationship with Hero were great and despite his recent introduction into the series, it felt like the two had been pair from the start.

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Arielle Kebbel played a great Kimberly as well, fulfilling the role of a mentor perfectly and providing us with that maternal relationship between Kimberly and Tessa that we adore in the books. Louise Lombard’s rendition of Hardin’s mom was also one to appreciate, her energy and flamboyance perfectly encapsulating the essence of Trish Scott. Her light onscreen presence as well as the way she humbled Hardin made for a mother/son relationship we couldn’t help swooning over.

Credit should also be given to the child actors in the movie, who were underutilized throughout the story. Smith, played by Anton Kottas , has a traditionally strong relationship with Hardin in the books but unfortunately, that was missing in this movie. The young Tessa also had a difficult job of opening up the film in a provocative and emotional way, telling the story of Richard, her father, leaving Tessa at a young age. It set the tone for Tessa’s relationship with her father and recaptured the audience’s attention after the hiatus from the second film.

Chemistry Between Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes Tiffin

Josephine Langford has and always will be the perfect Tessa , which was reaffirmed in this installation of the ‘After’ series. She truly embodies the evolution of Tessa, growing from an innocent and insecure college freshman, into a mature woman who is making decisions for herself and her future. Especially in ‘After We Fell,’ Tessa falls into her skin, and Langford nails that transformation.

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Similarly, Fiennes Tiffin fits the bad-boy with a soft heart archetype that Hardin is, with the dark hair and brooding eyes. This movie was one of his best performances as Hardin yet , allowing Fiennes Tiffin to create a vulnerable and emotionally rich character rather than the one-dimensional pretty boy we see in the first film.

‘After We Fell’ Cinematography

The cinematography stuns as well, with beautiful sequences in London and shots in Bulgaria, where they filmed a chunk of the movie. The scenery and beautiful landscapes added to the picturesque style of the film and Castille London made sure to emphasize that by upholding a bright tone throughout the movie.

Plot-wise, the focus on Hardin and Tessa’s education added a sense of realism that was lacking before. Watching them interact about college and their studies and futures made it not just more believable but more applicable to all our lives as well.

The movie ended just as emotionally as it began, leaving us begging for more of Tessa and Hardin while also remaining pitiful that the series is slowly coming to an end. Maybe ‘ After We Fell, ’ wasn’t perfect but it gave us the love story we wanted, and watching Tess and Hardin grow and love one another remains to be the best and strongest driving force for these films.

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After We Fell (2021)

If there was a status that summarised my relationship with the After series of films it would be “It’s complicated”. I am completely aware that I am not the demographic for such films, and I’m just as surprised as you are that a third film (with a fourth on the way) has been granted and that I am here reviewing it. And it’s not even out of a necessity that I am doing so – there was no media screening offered – it’s because I actually wanted to.

The original After (2019) was a film I detested. I get that it was aiming for the tween market, hoping to be something of a more accessible Fifty Shades , but it was so offensively vanilla and flippant in its framing of a toxic relationship that I couldn’t even enjoy it on a “so bad it’s good” level. Then, a year later, came After We Collided . Seemingly aware that its PG-13 confines hurt the horny teen hopes of stimulation, the sequel ramped up the sex quota, becoming a near-erotic, curse-heavy melodrama that, whilst still by no means a good film, earned massive enjoyment points in the process.

Against my better judgement I was invested, so when After We Fell arrived it was only right that I witness what further complicated, infuriating, yell-at-the-screen nonsense the supposedly in love Tessa (Josephine Langford) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin) were navigating. I say supposedly because as much as these two characters – very much moulded in that Edward & Bella/Christian & Anastasia model – say and do all the things that suggest romantic inclinations, they’re so evidently wrong for each other that it’s hard to believe no one has taken them aside and noted that a vigorous sex life does not a healthy relationship make.

But, we wouldn’t have a movie if these people made sound decisions, so the Sharon Soboill script picks up not long after the ending of the previous effort, where Tessa has been reunited with her estranged father – truly one of the wildest reveals the last film indulged in – and her relationship with Hardin (who author Anna Todd based around former One Direction member, now queer icon Harry Styles) is, as usual, a rollercoaster of emotions as his jealousy continues to spur over her intention to move to Seattle for work – where she’ll be buddying with a handsome co-worker (a whole source of contention in the previous film) – and her blossoming friendship with a local waiter; you see, Hardin is allowed to have female friends but God-forbid his girlfriend enjoys a platonic relationship with a man.

If it isn’t already apparent, there isn’t much of a central plot to After We Fell beyond Tessa and Hardin’s relationship. Events certainly take place, but it’s more just so the two can fight about them, have sex, or, so often, a combination of both. It ultimately becomes incredibly tiresome watching these two tango when we all know they should be dancing with other, healthier people. Soboill’s script seems so intent on hitting so many different plot points that in trying to do so much she ends up with so little, failing to further these characters beyond their insulting archetypes.

There’s escapism fun to be had here though, and that’s more from an audience perspective if you’re willing to completely poke holes in the story and embrace the awfulness of the characters and their traits. Langford and Fiennes-Tiffin are battling horrific dialogue (she’s better at delivering it than he is), so it’s difficult to entirely fault them, but they are perhaps taking the material far more serious than it deserves to be. Had they leaned in to the exaggerated melodrama of it all, the film would be enjoying itself being in on the joke, rather than a product that we laugh at with wicked glee.

Whilst so much of After We Fell is a back-and-forth of irritable exchanges between Tessa and Hardin, the film’s final 30 minutes is an absolute riot of exposition that we can readily forgive the film for being about nothing. Suddenly the film becomes about something, everything, and the dynamic in play for the next chapter (the awfully titled After Ever Happy ) is so pleasurably trashy that it only makes sense for it to be packaged in such a stupidly titled offering.

Strictly a film designed to service its fans, After We Fell is not the entry point for any fresh viewers, nor would I recommend to watchers outside the Wattpad generation – and if you didn’t understand that reference, you’ve already proved you’re not in the demographic (and that’s OK). Awfully constructed yet entertainingly awful, After We Fell may not feel like a complete film due to its next-movie-set-up mentality, but it’s likely to keep the fanbase satisfied in spite of all its exasperating faults.

After We Fell is streaming on Amazon Prime Video from October 22nd, 2021.

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I have read review after review of the After series and rarely do I hear anything positive. To say that I’m not in the generation these movies are aimed at is the understatement of the century. I’ve unfortunately had the worse year of my life and perhaps I’m in a place I just want to escape but I’m addicted to these movies. You don’t want to know how many times I’ve seen all three. It’s a momentous improvement over the substances and behavior I previously used to escape. But I deter from the reason I wrote this. For me along with many teens I believe are enjoying the movies with out the glaring criticism of boring sex (huh) bad dialogue, as a fan of the classics I loved the quotes from Jane Austin and others. Well I could go on and on about all the negative criticism (a euphemism for what I’d like to say) I’m just glad that Hardin and Tessa have a huge fan base along with the actors who play them. As Hardin said in After love is not just in the worn books- true love is transformative and mends many of the travails of life and makes the journey a gift in the journey. No matter what challenges Hardin and Tessa face the bottom line is that they are in love and passionate. I’ve had too many experiences in my lifetime to say that love survives everything but I’ll just keep enjoying the movies

I love the story..I am a 64 year old women that relates to these movies from back when I was in that age group. I love Hardin with all his flaws hereminds me of my first husband, I stuck it out with him with all his flaws and when we had it all, he passed away at a young age. At times I got made at Tessa and felt she had to grow up more so than Hardin. In the end they got their happy ending that is all that mattered.

When after we fell will be relized I might die hart waiting for this film

I’ve read the books.. so let me start off on saying how good they did on the 1st and 2nd movie. NOW THIS MOVIE… HORRIBLE. Missed every important part of the book (besides the end). It seemed so rushed and all they really cared about was the sex scenes, which yes, is a big part of the book, but they didn’t do well on those either. I’m very disappointed with this movie and that’s sad because I was looking forward to it so much. I really don’t even know if I want to see the next movie if it was anything like this one… I’m hoping for better, but I honestly can’t say it will be. The acting was also horrible compared to the first 2 movies. There just wasn’t any chemistry. Really upset because I really wanted to like it… Till the next one I guess.

I so LOVED the first and second movie, this one was horrible! The story line is not there anymore. This was dead out of the water and I spent 4.99 to rent it, not worth watching it for free. I hope the 4th one will bring something better because now I am so uninterested in this!

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After We Fell, an American romantic drama movie of the year 2021 is making people fall for it. This fantabulous movie is based on the new adult fiction novel of the same name, As we Fell by Anna Todd. In several European countries, the movie was released on September 1st and in the United States on September 30th. The movie is winning hearts and is receiving a lot of positive responses from the side of viewers. Just like the other two films, After and After we collided After we Fell too is gaining a huge fandom. Its sequel After Ever Happy is expected to be released in 2022. Let’s know a little more about After We fell.

CAST OF AFTER WE FELL

The cast of After We Fell includes-

Josephine Langford as Tessa Young
Hero Fiennes-Tiffin as Hardin Scott
Stephen Moyer as Christian Vance
Arielle Kebbel as Kimberley
Carter Jenkins as Robert
Louise Lombard as Trish Daniels
Mira Sorvino as Carol Young
Chance Perdomo as Landon Gibson
Frances Turner as Karen Scott
Rob Estes as Ken Scott
Kiana Madeira as Nora

PLOT OF AFTER WE FELL

Tessa and Hardin are in a strong and relationship but they are a little insecure people. Both of them want to mark their territory even when they are acting cool about it. They both can pretend well that it doesn’t affect them, but they both are affected a lot, even by the smallest things. Hardin had planned to take Tessa London with him after their graduation, but was still a little unsure of making her meet his mom. However, Tessa had some other plans. She gets a dream job offer in Seattle from Christian Vance, who was super impressed by her hard work and dedication.

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The opportunity is given to her by Christian Vance indeed was great and hence she couldn’t say no to it. Hardin gets so upset after he gets to know this. He was upset because of the two reasons, first that he came to know about this whole job thing not directly from Tessa but a third person and the second reason is that he was skeptical about the whole long-distance relationship thing. Insecurities haunt Hardin and he gets reminded of Trevor and the possibility of him hanging out with Tessa. The insecurities of Hardin get deepen when he snaps back at Robert, a medical student and a part-time server who tried to flirt with Tessa.

However, eventually, Hardin accepted the fact that Tessa has to go to Seattle for her career and realizes that it was not the end of his world. When Tessa leaves for Seattle, Hardin starts his boxing again, which is therapeutic for him. Once Hardin gets a dream of Tessa and Robert making out, he gets disturbed and visits Seattle. Both Tessa and Hardin spend some quality time in Seattle.

ENDING OF AFTER WE FELL

The ending of After We Fell is mysterious. Things were actually now in the favor of Hardin and Tessa. They both were having a great time and Hardin finally takes Tessa with him to London, where his mother was going to get married. Finally, Hardin is going to get a sigh of relief and pleasure in his life, buy his fate has something else in the store for him. After visiting London and helping his mom in the preparations of her wedding, Hardin one night finds Christian Vance and his mother making out and that too just on the eve of her wedding.

It was a shock for him. He gets broken and devastated, but Tessa handles him and consoles him. Later, on the day of the wedding, Hardin and Tessa both of them talk to Christian Vance and Kimberley, respectively. Then, Tessa gets to know something from Kimberly that Hardin gets to know from Christian himself that he was his son.

Trish and Christian always had something going on. They always had something going between them and there is always something unfinished and that is why Christian is so biased towards Hardin. And even Kimberley, wife of Christian, knows about this history. After hearing this truth from Christian, Hardin was inconsolable and found solace in the arms of Tessa. And this is how the movie ended.

The overall movie is good to watch and has everything that teenagers are nowadays looking for. The relationship issues, love, long-distance, insecurities in a relationship, and possessiveness, the major traits found in a relationship are well-depicted and hence, teenagers can feel they connect with it.

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AFTER WE FELL

"confusing lust with love".

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Miscellaneous Immorality: Very strong miscellaneous immorality includes a reference to two people having unprotected sex and then needing to get a morning after abortion pill which the couple gets, boyfriend tries to bribe his girlfriend’s father with cash to leave them alone, breaking and entering, some name-calling, jealousy, a mention of having a baby out of wedlock, and dysfunctional relationships.

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AFTER WE FELL is the third movie installment based on a young adult book series by Anna Todd.

In the beginning of AFTER WE FELL, Tessa’s father appears out of the blue after nine years away. He’s an alcoholic and claims to want a relationship with his estranged daughter. However, Hardin, Tessa’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, is skeptical of his motives. The two go to a bar and bond over drinks, only to get into a bar fight. When Tessa arrives on the scene, she’s disgruntled with both her dad and Hardin, both of whom are alcoholics. Hardin and Tessa make up, but they’ve got some big decisions on the horizon.

Tessa has accepted a job with Vance Publishing in Seattle, but Hardin doesn’t want to go with her. It’s clear to Tessa that she and Hardin aren’t communicating, especially after she learns from one of her colleagues that Hardin turned down a job offer from Vance Publishing without her knowledge.

Tessa and Hardin take a weekend trip to their friend’s Landon’s house. What should have been a retreat for the pair turns into their routine jealousy match. Hardin reconnects with an old friend at lunch. In response, Tessa flirts with the waiter. They return home, only for Tessa to pack up and head to Seattle without telling Hardin goodbye.

When Hardin realizes Tessa is gone, he turns to alcohol and reads her journals, which are mainly about their back-and-forth relationship. From cities far away, Tessa and Hardin continue to communicate and miss one another. Hardin claims he just wants Tessa to be happy. Tessa settles into her new normal in Seattle, but will it be enough without Hardin by her side?

AFTER WE FELL has some good acting and production quality and a good plot twist. Also, the lead characters show some slight character development from the previous movie, AFTER WE COLLIDED, but still are a long way away from character transformation. Scenes in the movie are shot at scenic locations and have some solid long shots, but overall, the back-and-forth nature of the leads’ romantic relationship makes the whole movie feel like a stop and go watch, rather than smooth sailing.

AFTER WE FELL has a strong Romantic worldview. Characters stress happiness above all else, but the happiness they reference goes hand in hand with lust. Many characters act with pagan motivations and avoid their issues by having sex and acting out in jealously, which ends up hurting others. Positively, there’s a pro-marriage sentiment as a mother gets married. The movie also contains a light emphasis on taking care of others when they’re at their lowest and a desire to have honesty in a relationship. However, AFTER WE FELL contains explicit depictions of fornication, alcohol abuse and lots of strong, gratuitous foul language. Also, one woman says she has a girlfriend. AFTER WE FELL is excessive and abhorrent.

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After We Fell stars Josephine Langford and Hero Fiennes-Tiffin promise more 'mature' romance

The third After film is now playing in theaters and available on-demand Oct. 19.

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"Hessa" is growing up in After We Fell.

The third After movie , based on author Anna Todd's YA novels , continues to explore the intense and unlikely romance between Tessa (Josephine Langford) and Hardin (Hero Fiennes-Tiffin). But this time, instead of creating problems for each other, the young couple is going to face more external, "adult" issues. And according to the stars, that adversity will only lead to more "mature" romance in this film.

" After We Fell starts with Tessa being offered an internship at Vance Publishing in Seattle," Langford tells EW. "It's going to cause some strain in their relationship being long-distance. And also her dad, who she hasn't seen in about 10 years, has come back into her life. There's a lot of family issues going on, relationship issues, school, work, adult/career issues."

As Tessa makes a life-changing decision about her future, revelations about her family and Hardin's past threaten to derail her plans and end the couple's relationship. But Fiennes-Tiffin loves to see how the couple is growing up and dealing with more complex obstacles together in this film, as opposed to fighting with each other in previous films. "We're continuing to explore the journey of Hardin and Tessa and them trying to make it work but later in life and further down the line," he says. "The nature of those obstacles is obviously going to change as you grow up."

Fiennes-Tiffin adds with a smile, "They're trying. Bless them, they're trying. But they're not quite getting there yet, are they? That's what's so interesting to watch."

Langford points out that Tessa is also evolving outside of the relationship. "I think that Tessa's changed a lot from film to film," she says. "In this film, she's starting to shut down a little. She entered the first one very idealistic and hopeful and then so much has happened between them in this relationship and because of this relationship and with her family life that she's growing up and that age of innocence is ending. She's starting to confront the adult world."

Check out what else Langford and Fiennes-Tiffin revealed about After We Fell in the video above, including how Tessa and Hardin attempt a long-distance relationship, juggling their career dreams and family drama, and — of course — jealousy over potential romantic rivals during one particularly intense fight scene. Because even though "Hessa" is growing up, some things will never change for these two.

After We Fell is now playing in theaters and available on-demand beginning Oct. 19.

Here's How to Watch the 'After' Movies in Order (Chronologically and by Release Date)

Catch up with Tessa and Hardin's romance.

Love doesn’t always come with a happily ever after. Based on the best-selling novel by Anna Todd , the After film series follows the studious and innocent Tessa Young ( Josephine Langford ) and the dangerously rebellious Hardin Scott ( Hero Fiennes Tiffin ) as they find themselves in a passionate yet tumultuous relationship. Now a hit sensation, the After series explores what it takes to keep the fire alive in a relationship. New to the After series? Here’s how you should watch the films in order.

Editor's Note: This piece was updated on November 6, 2023.

'After' Movies in Order of Release

After - April 12, 2019
After We Collided - October 23, 2020
After We Fell - September 30, 2021
After Ever Happy - September 7, 2022
After Everything - September 13, 2023

'After' Movies in Chronological Order

After (2019).

After introduces Tessa Young, a high school graduate who’s just about to start her first day at Washington Central University as an undeclared economics major. On the day of her move-in, she’s accompanied by her caring yet rather controlling mother, Carol Young, and her high school sweetheart Noah Porter. Upon her arrival, Tessa is greeted by Steph Jones, Tessa’s roommate, and her girlfriend, Tristan. Unlike the studious Tessa, Steph and Tristan are all about the party scene. Nevertheless, Tessa gets along with her new friends and settles down at her dorm. Steph invites Tessa to a party at a frat house, to which she reluctantly agrees. There, Tessa gets to know the rest of Steph and Tristan’s clique, which just so happens to include Hardin Scott, a mysterious boy she met in her dorm room. The group suggests playing Truth or Dare, and Tessa is dared to lock lips with Hardin. She bluntly refuses and escapes the party, accidentally wandering around Hardin’s house. Hardin suddenly enters and the two share a lingering moment before Tessa snaps out of it and leaves.

For the next couple of days, Hardin persuades Tessa to come with him to a lake house. Before they know it, the two start flirting with each other and eventually kiss in the water. But the passion doesn’t last long, and later on, in the movie, it’s become apparent that Hardin is adamant about the idea of dating. Heartbroken, she continues to ignore Hardin, but her heart softens after Hardin gets himself into an emotional outburst at home. Despite her friends’ warnings to take things slow with Hardin, Tessa doesn’t listen to them and continues a seemingly perfect dating life with him. Everyone is always telling her that Hardin is up to something. Although she ignores them at first, Hardin, under the pressure of his friends, finally confesses to Tessa that Hardin is dared to make Tessa make fall in love with him and break her heart in the end. Tessa realizes that her relationship with Hardin is just one big lie.

After spending some time at home, she returns to university and applies for an internship at Vance Publishing. She spends more time in her classes. On the day of her English paper essay submission, her professor puts her aside and gives her an essay Hardin submitted, which sounds like it’s meant for Tessa. After class is dismissed, Tessa and Landon sit on the campus lawn. She reads the essay, which happens to be a letter from Hardin professing his feelings for her.

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After We Collided

After We Collided starts off with Hardin dreaming of Tessa, only to wake up all alone in his car, upset that Tessa hasn’t been replying to his texts. As he exits his car, a homeless man who is desperately looking for someone abruptly approaches him, prompting Hardin to shoo him away. Meanwhile, at Vance Publishing, Tessa begins her first day as a bright intern. However, things go down south after an awkward encounter with her new co-worker, Trevor Matthews. Tessa is immediately welcomed by secretary Kimberly (who is revealed to be Vance’s romantic interest), and Christian Vance, the founder of Vance Publishing.

One night, Tessa attends a nightclub with her co-workers to pique a potential investor's interest. However, after too many drinks, things got hot and heavy. From dancing with strangers to one accidental kiss, Tessa, in her drunken stupor, calls Hardin and gloats about how much she’s having now. Trevor suddenly finds her and the two return to their hotel room. Tessa accidentally spills her wine onto Trevor’s clothes and asks him to undress, so she can wash off the stains. All of a sudden, Hardin storms into the room, angry at a half-naked Trevor and cursing him out of the room. The pair’s rage doesn’t last long, and eventually, the two sleep with each other.

But their peaceful reunion doesn’t last long. Tessa soon comes to terms with the complicated mess that is in her work life and comes to terms with her true feelings for Hardin. Things get even more complex with Hardin’s family coming into the mix, with his mother Trish Daniels suddenly visiting him in the States and befriending Tessa. Tessa also goes on a venture searching for her long-lost father, who appears in the ending in the most surprising way possible.

After We Fell

In After We Fell , Tessa and Hardin are now happily living together, but deep down, they’re still incredibly insecure about themselves. Tessa receives an offer to work for Vance Publishing at their Seattle office. While she’s excited about the opportunity, Hardin doesn’t share the same sentiment. He’s afraid that their long-distance relationship wouldn’t work and more trouble ensues. Also, it doesn’t help that Hardin initially wants to bring Tessa to London after graduation.

Despite this, Tessa takes up the opportunity to move to Seattle. The jealousy-ridden Hardin becomes incredibly jealous, especially since she’ll be in the same city as Trevor. Meanwhile, Tessa has other struggles to tend to; she’s trying to reconnect with her estranged father, whom she has not seen for nine years. Hardin, originally reluctant about Tessa meeting her father for fear of getting hurt, finds himself bonding with the man as they bond about their alcoholism.

Everything seems smooth sailing until Hardin takes Tessa to London for his mother’s wedding. He is hesitant at first because he’s scared that Tessa will judge his past and origins. With Vance’s encouragement, Hardin invites Tessa to his mother’s wedding. Things appear fine, but the happiness is short-lived. The night before his mother’s wedding, Hardin accidentally encounters Vance having sex with his mom. Kimberly finds out about Vance’s cheating ways and is furious with him. Things take for the worse when Vance reveals to Hardin a long-lost secret.

After Ever Happy

When Hardin discovers his family's dark secret, he plunges into a pit of despair from which he is unable to escape. Tessa is fed up with trying to rescue Hardin from his misery only to find out that Hardin is the only one who can do it. To Hardin's dismay, Tessa eventually suggests that they take a break from each other. Hardin is furious at the idea, but eventually, they part ways and spend time figuring out what they truly want in life. As they cross with each other again in the future, they have the opportunity to rekindle their relationship or repeat their same old mistakes again. Is passion alone enough to keep their relationship strong? Or is this the end for Tessa and Hardin?

After Everything

After Everything shows the aftermath of Hardin's break-up with Tessa and his deteriorating mental state as he struggles to cope with not being with Tessa anymore. He's also struggling with his work, suffering from a bad case of writer's block. Hardin decides to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, in order to make amends with Natalie, but unfortunately isn't so welcome. As his journey progresses, Hardin once again crosses paths with Tessa, but only time will tell if the former couple will rekindle their flame.

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After We Fell summary and ending explained

After We Fell is the third Netflix film in the ‘After’ franchise which tells the story of Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) and Tessa (Josephine Langford), who are living together. Tessa is trying to deal with her past, and Hardin tries to resolve his emotional vulnerabilities.

The film is based on the After book series by Anna Todd, which originally was on the fanfiction site Wattpad. The author created the main plot of the book from One Direction fan fiction. The film is directed by Castille Landon.

Tessa and Hardin are living together and their passion burns hotter than ever but they are insecure people. Hardin had planned that eventually, after their graduation, he would take Tessa to London but Tessa has other plans.

Tessa had been offered a job at Vance Publishing’s Seattle office. Tessa thinks it’s a great opportunity that she cannot pass on. Hardin is upset that she had not told him this, and also worries about how to make a long-distance relationship work.

Even though Tessa tries her best to convince him to move with her, he refuses, saying that there is nothing for him in Seattle and he hates the flashy lifestyle there and urges Tessa to stay back.

Tessa does not want to miss the opportunity. His jealousy takes over after he thinks about Tessa being around Trevor, and does not trust him even when Tessa says that they were only working friends.

Tessa finds herself struggling with her complicated relationship with Hardin; she faces a dilemma that could change their lives forever. Tessa wants to reconnect with her father, who she hasn’t seen in nine years, but Hardin has his concerns about Tessa getting hurt.

Tessa invites her dad over for dinner. Tessa’s dad has been getting mixed up in the wrong crowd while being an alcoholic. Hardin bonds with Tessa’s father at a bar as they both get involved in a brawl.

The bartender calls Tessa and she rescues them. Later, Tessa’s father leaves, with Tessa urging him to keep in touch. Several insecurities and lack of communication occur. Can desire alone be enough to build a future together?

After We Fell ending explained in detail:

What happens to tessa.

Tessa moves to Seattle and stays with her coworkers, Kimberly (Arielle Kebbel) and Christian Vance (Stephen Moyer), who are expecting a baby. Insecurity starts to take the better of Hardin, and he gets reminded of Trevor and the possibility of him hanging out with Tessa. His insecurities are established even more when he snaps back at Robert a waiter who had tried to flirt with Tessa.

Hardin finally makes peace with the fact that Tessa has to go to Seattle for her career. He reads Tessa’s journal and realizes she is such a good writer and also that she loves him. He visits her on a weekend where he even starts boxing again, which is therapeutic for him.

Christian Vance, Hardin’s father’s college friend, and Hardin’s well-wisher offers him any job in Seattle so he can be with Tessa. Hardin refuses saying he wants to achieve something by himself and he does not want help. He admits that he had planned to take Tessa to London after their graduation but is scared of his past.

Several fights and jealousy occur between Tessa and Hardin before he finally decides to follow her to Seattle like she wanted him to.

All is well and Hardin even contemplates taking Tessa to London to attend his mom’s wedding who is getting ready to get remarried. But, he is worried about what Tessa would think about his past and where he came from. Vance convinces Hardin that he should invite Tessa to his mother’s wedding, so he does.

Hardin, Tessa, and the Vancees fly to England for the wedding. They are put up in a house next to Mike’s house where Hardin’s mother is staying. Tessa bonds with Hardin’s mother at the bridal shop.

Things go south when Hardin walks in on Vance having sex with his mother on the night before her wedding. Hardin goes ballistic and is really angry with his mother and Vance. He confronts them and punches Christian Vance. On the day of the wedding, Hardin is still very upset.

The wedding still goes through but Kimberly finds out and is now furious with her cheating husband.

Tessa persuades Hardin to hear Vance out and they meet for a drink at a bar. It is dramatically revealed that Vance and Hardin’s mom have been involved in a sexual relationship for a long time, so much so that Vance is Hardin’s father!

Happily Ever After?

Hardin’s mom and Vance always had something going on. Something left unfinished. Hence, Vance had a special bond with Hardin. Even Kimberly knew about it. Hardin is devastated when he finds out that he didn’t know for such a long time.

He runs away only to find comfort in Tessa’s arms. She finds him crying in the street and they embrace. He feels all his pain and misery melt away as he finds solace with Tessa. Hardin still has unresolved issues and there is still some amount of toxicity in Tessa and Hardin’s relationship.

What happens next? That will be revealed in the fourth and final After movie, ‘ After ever Happy ‘, which is set to be released in 2022.

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In just the past few months, Sydney Sweeney has changed. Already a two-time Emmy nominee for her roles on “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus,” she starred in and produced the worldwide box-office hit “Anyone but You.”

Such is Sweeney’s current career trajectory that she is unfazed by the severe, mocking response to the recent disappointment “Madame Web,” saying, “I was just hired as an actress in it, so I was just along for the ride for whatever was going to happen.”

Now comes her intense horror film “Immaculate,” premiering Tuesday night at the South by Southwest Film and TV Festival , with Sweeney again starring and producing. The thriller reunites her with director Michael Mohan, the two having previously worked together on the Netflix high school dramedy series “Everything Sucks” and the Prime Video erotic thriller “The Voyeurs.”

“Immaculate,” with a screenplay credited to Andrew Lobel, follows a devout American woman, Cecilia, who makes her way to a remote Italian convent. She becomes pregnant while still a virgin — a seemingly miraculous event that soon takes a sinister turn. Mohan cites classics such as “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Exorcist” and Ken Russell’s 1971 “The Devils” as inspirations; his film also features a supporting cast of European talent such as “Money Heist’s” Álvaro Morte, “White Lotus’ ” Simona Tabasco and “Amanda’s” Benedetta Porcaroli.

Sweeney, 26, recently hosted “Saturday Night Live” , only to be in Paris by Tuesday for a Miu Miu fashion show and then back in New York on Wednesday to join Mohan, 44, via Zoom for our joint interview. Just a few days later she was in Los Angeles for the Vanity Fair post-Oscars party , where she wore a dress previously worn by Angelina Jolie to the 2004 Academy Awards.

“Immaculate” will be released later this month by Neon. Though the following conversation does touch on the movie’s startling ending, there are no spoilers beyond anything that’s already in the film’s trailer .

Sydney, it’s already part of the origin story of “Immaculate” that you auditioned for this 10 years ago and then revived the project. What was it about this story that stuck with you?

SWEENEY: Originally the script was vastly different. Once I got my hands on it and we hired Michael, we drastically revised it so that it could fit who I am today and the world today. But the through line of the story always has stayed the same. And I think one of the reasons I loved it so much was that some of the scariest and most raw, guttural moments in this movie are in real life.

You and Michael had a working relationship already, but what made you turn to him to be involved?

SWEENEY: I feel like we have grown up in this industry together. Michael was one of the first filmmakers to actually believe in me to be able to have a regular role on a TV show. And I was 19 years old. After working on “Everything Sucks” and “Voyeurs,” you can just communicate with someone differently. Mike and I can just look at each other and we know what we’re thinking. We know what needs to be fixed. We know what’s working without even having to say a word. And having a filmmaker like that on your team is so beneficial to having a project just flow. And it was also my baby and I knew that he wasn’t going to come on and then push me aside.

New York, New York - July 15, 2022: Portraits of actor Sydney Sweeney who received two Emmy nominations. One for her work as an entitled Millennial in "White Lotus" and one for the teen drama "Euphoria." (CREDIT: Celeste Sloman / For The Times)

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Michael, what was your reaction when you first got the script?

MOHAN: I was terrified to read it. I knew Syd was making this movie with or without me. And we had shared some scripts before and some of the scripts that I had read I didn’t feel like I was uniquely suited to. And I didn’t want to just sign on just to sign on. I wanted to feel like I could elevate what was there. And when I read the script, the concept just felt so plausible and it felt very terrifying and prescient. The twist that the narrative takes I didn’t see coming. As someone who writes movies with twist endings, that’s a big deal.

But also, I just really wanted to work with Syd again. It’s just so easy. I don’t want to deconstruct it too much. It’s this appreciation for the craft of our crew and what they bring to it.

How did the script change from what it originally was?

SWEENEY: It drastically changed — location, age, characters, a lot of it.

MOHAN: The main thing was, in the early draft, she was a high school student. And so by changing the character to a nun, it gave us a much broader character arc to play. Even though the movie’s really short, she starts in one place that is so vastly different from where we leave her. And knowing that you’ve got an actor as good as Syd in your back pocket to perform it, she’s going to be able to accomplish it effortlessly. I just have to keep her in focus.

Anytime I would come up with a new idea, they would just immediately go, “But is it scary?” And their whole thing was just: This needs to be really scary. And I give them all the credit for pushing me in all the right ways.

Sydney, talk about your move into producing . Is this about you taking more control of the material you’re agreeing to be a part of?

SWEENEY: I am a very hands-on collaborator. I like being able to give ideas, be a part of it, help come up with solutions. It just changes the whole process. It’s so hard for me now to be on a set and not be able to help in any type of way and be able to take action. And being able to actually have a voice and have a valued opinion — it means so much.

And I still have a billion things to learn, but I love being able to be a part of the process from the beginning to the end. I’ve always built my characters from the ground up. And so I feel like I’m getting to do that on an entire script-level.

MOHAN: I also think that, quite frankly, Syd has her finger on the pulse of what her generation wants to see. And so you understand that: Hey, there aren’t rom-coms out there, so you know what? I’m going to find one, I’m going to make it my own. I’m going to make it as cinematic as I can. And of course, it was successful. You knew that.

Do you see it that way, Sydney?

SWEENEY: I mean, it definitely helps when you’re the same age as the audience.

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Michael, what has it been like for you to see Sydney evolve as a performer and as a persona, a celebrity, since you first met her?

MOHAN: It’s unsurprising, to be honest. We sort of knew when we cast her in “Everything Sucks.” This is a born leader. Even back then, Syd really helped us in terms of the morale of the cast. She was the camp counselor to the rest of the kids, the actors who were younger than her. The fact that she’s doing everything right now and is everywhere and all over the place, it’s just like, of course.

I’m just glad that you’re getting roles that are even more challenging. To me, that’s the fun part, catching a movie like “Reality” or even seeing that scene in “Anyone but You” where you climb over the armrest — the physical-comedy thing where your butt is in his face. It’s just so funny. I’d never seen you do that before. And so it’s really —

SWEEENEY: How much of a dork I am. That’s the thing. I am actually super dorky. I make very sarcastic dry remarks, and everyone close to me knows in real life I’m more of a comedian than a dramatic person.

You seem really unafraid of using your body in your performances, including taking off your clothes. And this role feels different. F or the most part , it’s more contained and buttoned - up. How conscious a decision was that for you?

SWEENEY: It didn’t serve the character. It’s always whether it serves the character or not. I’m living someone else’s life. So if it serves to the development or the emotional state of a character, then it makes sense. But she was a nun. It didn’t make sense.

Michael, was that something you thought about — how much you were going to lean into the exploitation side of a nunsploitation movie?

MOHAN: Well, I don’t want to be known as the guy who makes movies where Sydney gets naked. I don’t want that reputation. However, I will say, Syd, when we decided to stage the scene with you and Benedetta in a bathhouse, we knew that would have a sensual feeling to it.

SWEENEY: And it’s just like if she was in the bathhouse, she would just be wearing her overdress, her bathing dress, and no bra. And so it’s truthfully just whatever the character would do. I never think about it. I mean, the character wouldn’t wear a bra in most of the stuff, so I didn’t wear a bra. It just depends on the character. I truly just look at everything like that.

Mohan: I was probably more concerned about it than you because I remember after we shot that first take, I was like, “Oh, my God, it’s so sheer. Is this OK?” And you were like, “No, this is beautiful. Don’t overthink it.”

Now I want to ask you about some of what happens in the movie, but I don’t want you to feel like we’re spoiling anything. How are you talking about the film ?

MOHAN: This is the first interview we’ve done together, so I think we’re figuring it out.

SWEENEY : We definitely don’t want to spoil the ending. We really want people to discover it for themselves. Granted, people write reviews and that’ll be out there, but we’re trying really hard not to spoil the ending. I will say that was the first take. That was one take.

MOHAN: We did shoot alternates. We covered ourselves in case audiences rejected the execution that we went for. But when we did the take, it was undeniable. We saw it and we were just like: This is unbelievable. This is what it is. And thankfully, everybody supported us.

The only thing I can say is whenever you’re on set and you see Syd do this, it’s genuinely like watching someone do a magic trick, because the instant I call cut, it’s just like, boom, back to Syd. And it’s like nothing. Sometimes as a director, the best direction you can give is to stay the f— out of someone’s way.

Sydney, where does that come from, that ability to turn a character on and off like that?

SWEENEY: When I was first starting, I had — I don’t even know that you would call him a life coach or not, not quite an acting coach, but it was my friend’s dad. So Kodi Smit-McPhee [of “The Power of the Dog”], his dad, Andy McPhee, would help Kodi build his characters. And so I started working with Andy and we would just talk character work. It wouldn’t be rehearsing, wouldn’t be running lines, it would be truly just talking about the characters and building who they were.

And the number one thing he always told me was to make sure that I separated myself as much as possible from my characters. Don’t put any of my own memories, emotions, feelings, people, relationships, anything in the thoughts of my characters, so that I can jump in and out.

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Sydney, even just within the last couple weeks, it seems like your fame has grown. Does it feel to you like things are accelerating too fast ?

SWEENEY: I am such a homebody that life kind of stays the same for me. I just hang out with my dog and my family and my close friends. There’s just more people who say hi to me when I go outside. That’s all.

Does it all just seem normal to you now?

SWEENEY: Nothing about this industry is normal. And I think it’s really important to remember that.

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Apples never fall ending explained: what happened to joy delaney.

The ending of Apples Never Fall may surprise viewers who haven’t read Liane Moriarty’s book, but the finale drives home the show’s message.

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Apples Never Fall episodes 1-7.

The ending of Apples Never Fall reveals that Joy is alive and well, despite the characters accepting that she's probably dead.
Savannah's true identity as Lindsay Haddad is exposed, and the finale reveals that she's a dangerous person who chose the Delaneys for a reason.
The series focuses on family dynamics and motherhood, highlighting the importance of appreciation and acknowledging generational patterns.

Apples Never Fall is a family drama with a gripping mystery at its core, and the Peacock show's ending is one that will genuinely surprise viewers who haven't already finished Liane Moriarty's book . Based on the author's novel of the same name, Apples Never Fall chronicles the disappearance of Joy Delaney, the matriarch of a small-town family known for their achievements on the tennis court. Joy disappears after allowing a stranger named Savannah to stay with her and her husband, Stan, for several weeks — and both her kids and the detectives on the case can't decide who's responsible for her absence.

Apples Never Fall offers plenty of reasons to believe that either of them could be behind Joy's missing-persons status. However, Joy Delaney's fate becomes clear during the Peacock series' finale . Apples Never Fall episode 7 is aptly titled "Joy," and it answers all viewers' questions about where the Delaney family matriarch has been. With the main characters of Apples Never Fall assuming Joy is dead all season, the truth may come as a shock: that Joy is alive, well, and seemingly unaware of the chaos unfolding in her absence.

Apples Never Fall is now available to stream on Peacock.

What Happened To Joy Delaney In Apples Never Fall?

Joy's fate will come as a surprise to newcomers.

Apples Never Fall episode 6 concludes with a bombshell revelation: that Joy Delaney is alive and with Savannah — initially of her own volition . This is where the Apples Never Fall finale picks up, and the last episode finally explains the circumstances surrounding Joy's disappearance. Joy does have a fight with Stan prior to leaving, but there's more to their confrontation than the recording used to arrest Stan suggests. After an argument about Harry Haddad gets heated, Stan attempts to walk away and cool off. By contrast, Joy escalates the fight, eventually scratching Stan's face when he moves past her.

The sounds heard on the recording are Stan knocking over their tennis memorabilia, not hitting his wife. Joy is very much alive when he leaves the house, and she heads to a bar to wallow. It's there that she opens the mysterious envelope she received in a previous episode, revealing that it's from Savannah. Savannah's " thank you " card contains a phone number, and Joy decides to use it. At first, she only intends to confront Savannah about lying and leaving. However, she winds up staying with Savannah in her off-grid home, taking a " vacation from Joy Delaney ."

Since Joy doesn't have her phone and doesn't think her family will search for her, she remains with Savannah for days before deciding to go home. It's only when she hears about the hurricane that passed through West Palm Beach that she realizes she needs to get in touch with her husband and kids. Unfortunately, Savannah cuts the chord on the phone, so Joy is left at the young woman's mercy. And Joy realizes that Savannah is a threat too late. While Savannah is getting gas, Joy finds a gun and a bag full of her fake IDs. She feigns ignorance, but she's stuck with Savannah driving her home.

Savannah's True Identity & Reason For Targeting The Delaney Family Explained

Savannah's real name is lindsay haddad.

In addition to solving the mystery of Joy Delaney's disappearance, the ending of Apples Never Fall also reveals Savannah's true identity . Accepting that their mother is dead, the Delaney children begin looking through photos they can use for a " celebration of life " ceremony. They come across old shots of their family get-togethers with the Haddads. In one of the pictures, Amy and Brooke recognize the angry woman who offered them information — and a young girl standing near her. The older woman is Harry Haddad's mother, and Savannah is his younger sister. He confirms as much when the Delaneys confront him about it.

Harry also reveals that he had to take legal action against his sister, and that she's partially responsible for his former retirement. Savannah — whose real name is Lindsay — was left alone with Harry's unstable mother when his tennis career took off. According to him, Lindsay became bitter and angry with him. No matter what he did, she would stalk and threaten him. Eventually, she showed up at his house with a gun. It's unclear if it's the same gun that Joy finds while searching Savannah's house. However, Harry's words make one thing clear: Savannah — or Lindsay — is a dangerous person.

She proves this during her drive with Joy, during which she passes the exit to take Joy home and explains her reason for targeting the Delaneys. Savannah blames them for being left behind with her mother , as her brother and father only started leaving after Joy convinced them to fire Stan. Savannah admits that she wanted to destroy the Delaney family in the same way they destroyed hers . Even after this admission, Joy almost gets through to her, insisting she deserves to be loved. Before that thread can go further, Savannah's reckless driving gets them into an accident, and she flees the scene.

Joy's conversation with Savannah creates an interesting parallel between the two characters, as neither of them feels appreciated by their families. While Joy's loneliness and unhappiness stems from her husband and children's indifference, Savannah's pain comes from her brother and father forgetting about her. This is probably why the characters get along so well throughout Apples Never Fall.

Why Joy's Bike Is Bloody & Missing In Apples Never Fall

The bike is a red herring.

Surprisingly, Joy's bike doesn't have much to do with her whereabouts in Apples Never Fall . Apples Never Fall 's ending shows that she falls off her bike in between Savannah's initial departure and her fight with Stan. She's left bleeding on the side of the road, and her phone calls asking her kids for help are because of this. The bike is meant to be a red herring, pushing viewers to believe that something violent happened to Joy, when in reality, the blood is just from a fall. It's a clever trick the Peacock series plays on viewers, and it does make Joy's disappearance look more sinister than it really is.

What Happens To The Delaney Family In Apples Never Fall's Ending

They reunite & decide to mend their relationships.

Despite the car crash looking pretty bad, Joy walks away from the accident unscathed and returns home to her family. The ending of Apples Never Fall finds the Delaneys tearfully reuniting with their mother, who seems surprised by the response to her absence. Stan returns home, and the Delaneys are forced to contend with everything that's happened since Joy's disappearance . Joy admits her own frustration with being ignored and unappreciated, and the kids reveal how worried they were. Stan tells Joy the truth about his abusive father, and they seem ready to mend things. Stan and Troy also apologize to one another.

While the Delaneys are ready to work on their familial dynamics, only Logan's future outside the family is clear from the Apples Never Fall finale . He announces plans to move to California to be with Indira, while the others are seemingly still lost. Amy may continue her relationship with Simon, but Brooke's engagement seems definitively over. Troy's job and affair are also finished, and it's not revealed what's next for him. Apples Never Fall seems to imply that these things don't matter in comparison to the show's true message, which its ending masterfully drives home.

The Real Meaning Of Apples Never Fall's Ending Explained

The peacock series is a family drama at its core.

Apples Never Fall sets itself up like a mystery, but it's a story about family first and foremost. One of the central messages of the series comes straight from the title : that kids are often more like their parents than they're willing to admit. This fact — that " the apple never falls far from the tree" — is responsible for much of the Delaney family drama, from Stan's behavior to his children's reactions. The ending of Apples Never Fall sees the Delaneys admitting this and agreeing to work on it.

Peacock's adaptation of Apples Never Fall also offers a poignant commentary on motherhood, highlighting how Joy feels she's sacrificed so much of herself for it to go unappreciated. While Joy has her flaws, there's no denying that the Delaneys take her for granted. This becomes obvious when her disappearance finally gets their attention, even though Joy tries to do so repeatedly while she's still around. It's also telling that Harry and his father leave his mother behind when she needs their help. Apples Never Fall isn't subtle about its take on motherhood, and the finale emphasizes how overlooked this important role can be.

Apples Never Fall

Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty (author of Big Little Lies), Apples Never Fall is a mystery-drama series created by Melanie Marnich for Peacock in 2024. The Delaney family seemingly has it all from an outsider's perspective. Still, when Stan and Joy sell their sports academy to spend more time with their older children, their plans are disrupted when a young woman arrives at their door, leading to Joy's disappearance soon after.

Review: Annette Bening and Sam Neill offer a master class in acting in 'Apples Never Fall'

Annette Bening sets her sights on a Best Actress Emmy in "Apples Never Fall."

Annette Benning is shown in a scene from the limited series "Apples Must Fall."

Fresh from her fifth Oscar nomination (still no wins, darn it) as champion swimmer Diana Nyad in "Nyad," Annette Bening sets her sights on the Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy as the family matriarch in "Apples Never Fall," the seven-part, seven-hour limited series now streaming on Peacock in which her star shine is the chief reason to watch.

Based on the novel by Australian author Liane Moriarty, whose 2021 bestseller "Big Little Lies" inspired an Emmy bonanza for the HBO version starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, "Apples Never Fall" is dished out by experts, including showrunner Melanie Marnich. Still, at this apple's core is a soap opera that can be trusted only to do the trite thing.

There's nothing wrong with extravagant escapism, especially with this classy cast, just don't expect it to raise the bar the way "Big Little Lies" did.

PHOTO: Sam Neill is shown in a scene from the limited series "Apples Never Fall."

No excuses need to be made for Bening. She is sublime in every detail as Joy Delaney, a recently retired tennis coach with four adult children, all of whom have failed to make it as tennis pros. Joy and her husband Stan (the reliably superb Sam Neill) have recently sold their tennis academy, leaving this workaholic couple adrift among the wealthy denizens of Florida's Palm Beach, home to Mar-a-Lago and a certain presidential hopeful.

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Watching the rich enjoying their privileges is a Moriarty specialty, brimming over with sex, lies, betrayals, and, this time, a possible murder. No sooner do we see Joy biking near her home than the camera cuts to the bike on the ground with blood on its wheels and no sign of Joy.

Who done it? In flashbacks, we see that empty-nesters Joy and Stan had recently taken in Savannah (Georgia Flood), a too-good-to-true boarder who treats them better and with more empathy than their own selfish brood.

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Kobi Libii’s satirical comedy, starring Justice Smith, tries to explore the trope but leans too hard on the conventions of superhero tales and rom-coms.

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A younger man in a striped shirt stands next to a man with a salt-and-pepper beard wearing a suit.

By Nicolas Rapold

Kobi Libii’s satirical comedy, “The American Society of Magical Negroes,” opens in an art gallery where people are milling about. A young Black man tries to walk through the crowd, constantly apologizing and sidestepping the gallery-goers. He acts as if he feels in the way and out of place. But as we learn when he arrives at his own yarn installation, he’s one of the artists whose work is for sale.

The scene says a lot with a little, hitting comic beats but ending deflatedly thanks to the art dealer’s ruthless reaction to this diffidence. Yet the behavior of the young artist, Aren (the enormously talented Justice Smith), is exactly what catches the eye of a bartender at the show, Roger (David Alan Grier), who hides a secret identity. Cue the title of the film, which turns the movie trope of the “Magical Negro” character into a mission statement: Roger belongs to an elite group tasked with eliminating discomfort for white people and making them feel better about themselves.

Roger recruits Aren, and within moments, they’re helping white people leap their anxieties in a single bound. Libii’s premise rests on the rationale that “the happier they are, the safer we are,” as Roger puts it. When he and Aren pacify a disgruntled white cop by helping him get into a nightclub, it seems clear that the stakes involve the threat of racial violence, though these ideas prove to be a challenge to explore in a film that leans into romantic comedy.

Aren’s big assignment is to go undercover at a tech company and build up a co-worker, Jason (Drew Tarver), who’s feeling down for a couple of reasons. He’s hit a dead end at work, and he’s sweet on his superior, Lizzie (An-Li Bogan), but barely seems to know it. Aren must help Jason realize his dreams while suppressing his own: Aren and Lizzie have already flirted, quite promisingly, in an early meet-cute scene.

Libii’s story underlines the self-negation involved in the trope of the title and ridicules the expectations and constraints forced upon Black people in myriad ways. The American Society of Magical Negroes has a hideout where Aren and other agents are trained on scenarios that echo the selfless-helper plots of “The Green Mile” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance.”

But Libii’s telling softens the sting of critiques of such stories, as when Spike Lee slammed “Bagger Vance,” set in 1930s Georgia, by saying it was “ more concerned about improving Matt Damon’s golf swing ” than about the lynchings taking place at the time in the South.

Instead, this film’s satire embraces the fantastical mold of secret superhero powers and intrigue: Aren and Roger are capable of actual magic, like teleportation, conjuring and the ability to read a “ White Tears ” sadness indicator that’s invisible to white “clients.” The society’s formidable leader, DeDe (Nicole Byer), even floats above the ground when addressing members. “Key & Peele” helped pave the way here with a 2012 sketch in which two older Black men find themselves dispensing wise words to the same sad-sack white man, and proceed to battle each other with energy blasts.

Libii does bring out the racist structure of the “Magical Negro” trope by showing how Jason and the society’s other clients are varying degrees of bigoted. They might feel better, but they aren’t really trying to become better people. Aren’s misery only grows as he lends a sympathetic ear to Jason’s tortuous justifications of his entitlement.

But even as the movie is lampooning one trope, it keeps taking refuge in other conventions in ways that undercut the pop of its premise and make one wish for greater depth to its thought experiments. A creaky fantasy-genre rule dictates that the society’s members lose their powers when one of them puts self-worth first, which is what Aren starts to do. Then rom-com tropes take over — with Aren speaking his heart and running through the streets — in ways that obfuscate some of the movie’s uncomfortable implications.

Libii faced premature criticism last year on the basis of his film’s trailer (and it’s possible that any social satire now reckons with higher expectations in the huge wake of “Barbie”). But the film has its flaws: slackness in key scenes, and the fact that front-and-center Aren could definitely benefit from more detail of any sort (or friends outside work, or a glimpse of family onscreen).

Smith’s nimble performance is such a pleasure to watch that it almost doesn’t matter, but it’s fair to say that this film could have gone even further with its bold scenario.

The American Society of Magical Negroes Rated PG-13. Running time: 1 hour 44 minutes. In theaters.

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