It is the second installment in the Fifty Shades trilogy that traces the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey.

Three days after leaving Christian, Anastasia "Ana" Steele begins her job as personal assistant to Jack Hyde, an editor at Seattle Independent Publishing (SIP).

Ana starts feeling Christian is interfering in her career, especially after he freezes the company's accounts, preventing her from going on an overnight business trip to New York with Jack.

Ana is disgusted to learn that he continues to be friends with Elena, who seduced him when he was only 15 years old and introduced him to the BDSM lifestyle.

Realizing that Christian sees Ana as a girlfriend and not a submissive, Elena becomes antagonistic towards her, trying to sow discord in the budding relationship.

He eventually makes it back to Escala safely, explaining that both the helicopter's engines failed; sabotage is suspected.

Outside the Greys' mansion, Jack Hyde secretly watches the party; he is the one who sabotaged Christian's helicopter and has sworn revenge.

[2] In March 2014, the producer for the eponymous film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, Dana Brunetti, had said there were, as of then, no solid plans to make a sequel.

[6] The first still from the film was released on Friday, 24 April 2015, showing Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey in a black mask looking into a mirror.

[7][8] In April 2015, Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley told The Hollywood Reporter that the second instalment will be "more of a thriller".

[9] In November 2015, Universal Studios announced that both films will be shot back-to-back with principal photography scheduled to commence in early 2016.

[11] On 28 January 2016, producer Charolette McKinney broke ground on the new project, and it was announced that Kim Basinger would play Elena Lincoln.