The Fifty Shades books began as Twilight fanfiction and were then inspired by their raunchy sadomasochistic theme to bestsellers. Not surprisingly, there were also film adaptations of the books by author EL James, and the films also became financial successes.
You can watch the first part of Fifty Shades of Grey by director Sam Taylor-Johnson on Monday evening on VOX – if you are not one of the many people who can’t stand the Fifty Shades series.
Erotic thriller on TV: This is what the first Fifty Shades of Grey film is about
In the film adaptation of the novel, 21-year-old student Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) contacts billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), whom she wants to interview for her university newspaper. She immediately falls for him and embarks on a romance that opens up the world of sadomasochism to her. In the process, she also increasingly gets behind the dark secrets of her mysterious lover.
The Fifty Shades films were very successful at the box office
The first part of the series played at the box office worldwide over 570 million dollars The two sequels, Fifty Shades of Grey 2: Dangerous Love and Fifty Shades of Grey 3: Freed, were less successful, but according to The Numbers, the franchise still has a worldwide box office result of an impressive 1.3 billion dollars.
Here you can watch another featurette about Fifty Shades of Grey:
Fifty Shades of Grey – Featurette The World of Christian Grey (German) HD
When will the first Fifty Shades of Grey part be on TV?
VOX will broadcast the erotic thriller on June 3, 2024 at 20:15 The film runs with commercial breaks until 10:45 p.m. Alternatively, you can currently watch Fifty Shades of Grey via streaming subscription on Sky’s WOW or RTL+.