If you spent any part of the last few years scrolling through Netflix, you’ve definitely seen the neon-pink thumbnail for The Kissing Booth. It was everywhere. It basically redefined the modern teen rom-com for a new generation of viewers who wanted something a little more "Wattpad-coded" than the classics. But now that the dust has settled and the stars have moved on to massive projects like Euphoria and The Act, people are still hopping on Google to ask one specific thing: how many Kissing Booth movies are there exactly?
The answer is three. It’s a trilogy.
No more, no less. Despite what some TikTok rumors or fan-made trailers might try to tell you, the story of Elle Evans and the Flynn brothers officially wrapped up in 2021. Netflix hasn't ordered a fourth, and honestly, given how the cast talks about it now, a reunion isn't exactly around the corner.
Breaking Down the Trilogy
Netflix didn't just drop these all at once. They became a summer tradition for a while. If you’re planning a binge-watch, here is the exact order of the films and a bit of what actually happens in each one—without too many spoilers, just in case you haven't seen them yet.
1. The Kissing Booth (2018)
This is where it all started. Elle Evans (played by Joey King) and her best friend Lee Flynn (Joel Courtney) have a list of rules to protect their friendship. Rule #9 is the big one: Lee’s older brother, Noah (Jacob Elordi), is strictly off-limits.
Naturally, she falls for him.
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The movie centers around a high school carnival and, you guessed it, a kissing booth that forces Elle and Noah together. It was a massive hit. Like, "Netflix-changing-their-entire-strategy" kind of hit. Even though critics mostly hated it, audiences couldn't get enough of the chemistry.
2. The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
The sequel arrived two years later and things got messy. Noah is off at Harvard, and Elle is finishing her senior year in California. Long-distance relationships suck, and the movie introduces Marco (Taylor Zakhar Perez), a new guy who is essentially a professional-grade distraction for Elle.
This movie is actually much longer than the first one—clocks in at over two hours—and focuses heavily on the "which college should I choose?" drama.
3. The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
This was the final chapter. It was actually filmed secretly at the same time as the second movie, which is a pretty smart production move if you think about it. It follows the summer before college. Elle is still torn between going to Berkeley with Lee or Harvard with Noah.
It ends with a time jump, showing the characters as adults, which usually signifies a "this is the end" stamp for any franchise.
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Why People Think There’s a Fourth Movie
The internet is a weird place. If you search for "Kissing Booth 4," you’ll find a dozen "official trailers" that look incredibly real. They aren't. They are "concept trailers" made by fans using clips from the actors' other movies.
Jacob Elordi has been pretty vocal about his time on the franchise. In a 2023 interview with GQ, he admitted he didn't really want to make those movies and called them "ridiculous."
Joey King, on the other hand, has always defended them, saying she loved playing Elle and that the movies were a huge part of her life. But even she has moved on to big-budget action films and prestige TV. The actors have quite literally outgrown their characters.
The Beth Reekles Factor
One reason fans kept hoping for more is the source material. The movies are based on the books by Beth Reekles. She started writing the first one on Wattpad when she was just 15 years old.
She eventually wrote three main books and some "extra" stories like The Beach House and Road Trip. While there is technically more "content" in book form, the Netflix series was always planned as a three-part arc.
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What to Watch Next
If you’ve already finished all three and you're feeling that post-trilogy void, you've got options. Netflix basically built an entire library of similar content because of how well these movies performed.
- To All the Boys I've Loved Before: Also a trilogy. It's a bit more "sweet" and less "chaotic" than The Kissing Booth.
- My First Errand or My Life with the Walter Boys: These hit that same "teen drama/love triangle" sweet spot.
- The Summer I Turned Pretty: If you specifically liked the "friend's brother" or "two brothers" dynamic, this is your next obsession.
So, yeah. Three movies. That’s the deal. You can watch the whole saga on Netflix right now in about six hours if you really commit to it.
To get the most out of your rewatch, pay attention to the "Rules." They change throughout the series as Elle realizes that her life can't be governed by a list she made when she was a kid. It's actually a decent bit of character growth for a series that involves so much glitter and dancing.
Check out the "Extras" section on the Netflix interface for The Kissing Booth 3. There are some deleted scenes and bloopers that show just how much fun (and how much work) went into the dance sequences.
Actionable Insight: If you're a die-hard fan, skip the "Kissing Booth 4" clickbait on YouTube and instead look for Beth Reekles' novella The Beach House. It fills in the gaps between the first and second movies that the films didn't have time to cover.