--- title: 50 Shades Darker: Fifty Shades Sequel Trailer Watch Video description: Here's your first look at Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, returning as the conflicted lovers in the second installment of the dark romance. canonical: https://time.com/4488696/50-shades-darker-trailer-video-watch/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-13T15:06:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:28.173Z og:title: Watch the Brand-New Trailer for 'Fifty Shades Darker' og:description: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan are back in action as the conflicted lovers. og:url: https://time.com/4488696/50-shades-darker-trailer-video-watch/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the Brand-New Trailer for 'Fifty Shades Darker' twitter:description: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan are back in action as the conflicted lovers. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch the Brand New Suspenseful _Fifty Shades Darker_ Trailer > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 13, 2016 3:06 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 13, 2016 3:06 PM UTC The sequel to the [_Fifty Shades of Grey_ movie](http://time.com/3710416/fifty-shades-box-office-opening/?iid=sr-link7) is slowly, teasingly coming to light. The brand-new trailer for the romantic thriller finally came out on Tuesday, and it promises another installment of the tensely erotic cinema that fans [can’t get enough of.](http://time.com/3711265/fifty-shades-of-grey-box-office-record-weekend/) Starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan as conflicted lovers Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, _Fifty Shades Darke_r is set for a February release just like its predecessor, which was a Valentine’s Day smash hit and [major box office win](http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/fifty-shades-of-grey-sequels-get-release-dates/) for Universal Studios. _Fifty Shades of Grey_ left Ana and Christian at a bit of a relationship impasse, but clearly they are back together again in the sequel. But now she has an ultimatum. “This time, no rules, no punishments, and no more secrets,” she tells Christian in the trailer. For now, we can satisfy ourselves with continued glimpses [of a fancy masquerade ball](http://time.com/3834215/first-look-fifty-shades-darker/?iid=sr-link1) and the knowledge that this sequel is going to be even “more of a thriller” than the first, according [to studio executives.](http://time.com/3841499/50-shades-darker-thriller/?iid=sr-link3) A new director and screenwriter were tapped for this take on the bestselling E.L. James novel, and Hugh Dancy, Rita Ora, and Tyler Hoechlin will also appear. Watch the first trailer, below. 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