Recently, there was speculation about a fourth film in the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise coming to Netflix. So fans of the iconic erotic movie series have been wondering if they can get to see Dakota Johnson’s Ana and Jamie Dornan’s Christian return to the screen for some more steamy romance.
Here’s everything you need to know about the speculated Fifty Shades of Grey sequel, and whether it is coming on Netflix.
Is Fifty Shades of Grey 4 coming to Netflix?
No, Fifty Shades of Grey 4 is not coming to Netflix.
The Fifty Shades trilogy, both in its literary and cinematic forms, concludes definitively with Fifty Shades Freed. The narrative arc of the series reaches its resolution within that installment, making a natural continuation unlikely at this time.
In a recent announcement, Netflix confirmed the addition of the entire Fifty Shades trilogy to its streaming library. According to Collider, the films will be available in the following order: Fifty Shades of Grey on June 18, 2024, followed by Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed on July 16, 2024.
In a 2020 interview with Variety, Jamie Dornan, the lead actor of the Fifty Shades franchise, addressed the possibility of a fourth film and the potential for typecasting in his career moving forward. While the likelihood of another installment appears slim, Dornan’s comments shed light on his perspective.
“I’ve never done anything close to since and probably never will again because it’s kind of its own thing,” he said. “It’s like we did it; it lived in its own world and it was a very big world and a lot of people cared about it. But it’s kind of like, “That was it.””
During the cinematic run of the trilogy, it was highly criticized for its explicit intimate scenes and depiction of BDSM. However, it was a commercial success. Collectively, all three installments grossed over $1 billion at the box office, as per Forbes.
The 2015 erotic thriller centers around Christian, a charming billionaire who strikes up a steamy affair with her college-going interviewer Ana. Throughout the trilogy, their love for each other grows but so does their darker romance.
