The Final Chapter of Tessa and Hardin’s Romance: What to Expect from After 5

After Everything aka After 5 – The After series, which is based on the popular novels by Anna Todd, has been a global sensation with its passionate and turbulent love story between Tessa Young and Hardin Scott. The fourth movie, After Ever Happy, came out in August 2023 and ended with a shocking twist that left fans wanting more.

The final movie, After Everything, will deliver the ultimate conclusion to the saga and will be the most emotional and satisfying one yet. Here is what you need to know about After Everything, including the release date, cast, plot, trailer, storyline, spoilers, and predictions.

Release Date

After 5 will be released on September 13, 2023, in the US, and on the same day or later in September in other countries. UK fans will have to wait until October 3, 2023, to watch the movie on Prime Video. The movie was secretly filmed together with After Ever Happy and was announced by Hero Fiennes Tiffin, who plays Hardin Scott, in an Instagram post in August 2022.

After 5 Cast

The main cast of the After series will be back for After 5, including Josephine Langford as Tessa Young and Hero Fiennes Tiffin as Hardin Scott. They will be joined by some of the actors from the previous movies, such as Louise Lombard as Trish Daniels (Hardin’s mother), Rob Estes as Ken Scott (Hardin’s adoptive father), Candice King as Kimberly Vance (Christian Vance’s wife), Charlie Weber as Christian Vance (Hardin’s biological father), Samuel Larsen as Zed Evans (Hardin’s enemy), Karimah Westbrook as Karen Scott (Ken’s wife), Inanna Sarkis as Molly Samuels (Hardin’s former friend), Pia Mia as Tristan (Steph’s girlfriend), Khadijha Red Thunder as Steph Jones (Tessa’s friend), Selma Blair as Carol Young (Tessa’s mother), Dylan Arnold as Noah Porter (Tessa’s ex-boyfriend), Max Ragone as Smith Vance (Kimberly and Christian’s son), John Jackson Hunter as young Hardin Scott, and Ariel Yasmine as Jamie (Hardin’s ex-girlfriend).

After 5 will also introduce some new characters to the story, such as Mimi Keene as Natalie (Hardin’s ex-lover who he betrayed by filming them having sex without her knowledge), Benjamin Mascolo as Sebastian (a mysterious man who meets Hardin in Portugal), Chance Perdomo as Landon Gibson (Tessa’s friend and stepbrother), Arielle Kebbel as Kimberly Vance (Christian Vance’s new wife), Stephen Moyer as Christian Vance (Hardin’s biological father), and Mira Sorvino as Carol Young (Tessa’s mother).

Plot

The official summary for After Everything says:

A shocking revelation about their families makes them realize they are much more alike than they thought. Tessa isn’t the same sweet, simple, good girl she was when she met Hardin — any more than he is the cruel, moody boy for whom she fell so hard.

After 5 will continue from where After Ever Happy left off, which was with Hardin finding out that Christian Vance is his real father and breaking up with Tessa. Tessa goes back home and finds her father dead of an overdose.

She decides to move to New York City with Landon to pursue her career. Five months later, Hardin visits Tessa at work and tries to get her back. However, their reunion is complicated by the arrival of Natalie and Sebastian, who have connections to Hardin’s past.

Trailer

The first teaser trailer for After 5 was released in December 2022 and showed Hardin trying to move on from Tessa and writing his next book. He decides to book a flight to Lisbon, Portugal to find her. The full trailer was released in May 2023 and showed more of Hardin’s trip to Lisbon, where he runs into Tessa and also meets Natalie and Sebastian. The trailer also showed some dramatic scenes involving Tessa’s mother Carol, Hardin’s father Christian Vance, and his new wife Kimberly.

Storyline

The storyline of After 5 is based on the fifth book in the After series by Anna Todd, called Before. However, unlike the other books in the series, Before is not a sequel but a prequel that focuses on Hardin’s life before he met Tessa. The book also includes some scenes from Hardin’s perspective that were not shown in the previous books. Therefore, the movie will likely use some parts of Before and also create some original scenes to end Tessa and Hardin’s story.

Spoilers

Warning: The following section contains major spoilers for After 5, based on the book Before and the trailer for the movie. Read at your own risk!

• Hardin will discover that Natalie is pregnant with his child and that she wants to keep the baby. He will also find out that Natalie is the daughter of Christian Vance’s business partner, who is involved in some illegal activities.
• Hardin will confront Christian Vance about his affair with Trish and his role in his biological mother’s death. He will also learn that Christian Vance has a terminal illness and that he wants Hardin to take over his company.

• Tessa will be offered a promotion at her publishing company, but she will have to move to Seattle. She will also learn that she has a half-sister named Emery, who is the daughter of her father and another woman.
• Tessa and Hardin will get married in a small ceremony in New York City, with Landon as the best man and Steph as the maid of honor. They will also adopt a baby boy named Auden, who is the son of one of Tessa’s co-workers who died in a car accident.
• Tessa and Hardin will move to London with their children and live happily ever after.

Predictions

Based on the book Before and the trailer for After 5, here are some predictions for what might happen in the movie:

• The movie will have a different ending than the book, as the trailer suggests that Tessa and Hardin will reunite in Lisbon and not in New York City. The movie might also skip some of the time jumps in the book and focus more on present-day events.
• After 5 will explore more of Hardin’s relationship with his parents, especially his biological father Christian Vance. The movie might also show more flashbacks of Hardin’s childhood and his mother’s death.

• The movie will introduce some new conflicts and challenges for Tessa and Hardin’s relationship, such as Natalie’s pregnancy, Sebastian’s involvement, Carol’s illness, and Tessa’s career opportunities. The movie might also add some twists and surprises that were not in the book.
• After 5 will have some emotional and romantic scenes between Tessa and Hardin, such as their wedding, their adoption of Auden, and their reconciliation after their breakup. The movie might also include some steamy scenes that were not shown in the book.

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