The After Everything fandom woke up to a headline that felt like a gut punch:
Hardin Scott has retired from acting following a mysterious filming incident.
Or… has he?
In a now-viral statement that spread faster than franchise breakup clips, Hardin — the character immortalized by Hero Fiennes Tiffin — was reported to have declared an abrupt end to his career after a supposed on-set accident during production. The announcement, initially shared across fan forums and unverified entertainment pages, claimed the incident was so intense that Hardin “couldn’t continue acting after experiencing real emotional trauma while filming a scene tied to Tessa.”
The problem?
Hardin Scott isn’t real. And neither is the retirement.
But the internet didn’t care about logic — it cared about chaos.
Within minutes, the fandom exploded:
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“He survived 8 movies of emotional damage but one filming accident took him out? I refuse to believe this.”
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“This franchise can’t retire Hardin, we’re not done analyzing his psychological collapse!”
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“If this is true, we ri*t.”
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“Hero Fiennes Tiffin better not be leaving us for real — his smile is 90% of the healing arc!”
What followed was a tsunami of conspiracy theories, blame wars, and emotional bargaining that perfectly mirrored the franchise itself. Some fans argued NBC or Voltage Pictures was hiding the truth. Others blamed the exhausting production schedules. A louder group — always louder — accused rival drama fandoms of spreading fake headlines to sabotage Hardin’s legacy.
Ironically, the only sabotage here was the internet sabotaging itself.
The “accident” in question was described in fabricated detail by anonymous posts: collapsing set lights, long overnight shooting hours, a scene involving emotional screaming, and Hardin allegedly “twisting his ankle while storm-walking dramatically out of frame.”
Fans argued for days over the legitimacy of a fake injury involving a fictional character portrayed by a very real actor.
That alone might be the most After plot twist ever.
Entertainment analysts even joked that this fake retirement post may have pulled more engagement than the actual film marketing. And they might be right. Because if there’s one universal truth in the franchise world, it’s this:
Fans don’t just love Hardin — they love losing their minds over Hardin.
While no official source has confirmed the rumor (because there is nothing to confirm), the fandom now looks back at the “retirement announcement” like a digital crime scene — dramatic, emotional, and completely self-inflicted.
So no, Hardin Scott hasn’t retired.
And Hero Fiennes Tiffin hasn’t announced any exit either.
But did fans collectively act like a man in love spiraling after an accident?
Absolutely.
Because in the After Everything universe, even fake news feels real if Hardin is involved.
