How to watch

The Fly follows scientist Seth Brundle as a teleportation experiment fuses his DNA with a common housefly, with horrifying and heartbreaking results. Jeff Goldblum's tour-de-force performance as the increasingly monstrous Brundlefly turned what could have been a simple creature feature into a devastating meditation on illness, love, and the loss of one's humanity.

🕐 Release Order

Release order covers Cronenberg's acclaimed 1986 remake and its direct sequel.

1. The Fly (1986)
2. The Fly II (1989)

Story chronology matches release order, with the sequel following the son born from the events of the first film. Geena Davis co-stars as Brundle's love interest, whose horror at his transformation grounds the film's grotesque effects in genuine emotional stakes.

📖 Story Chronology

Chronologically, The Fly II picks up years after the original, focusing on Brundle's son and the consequences of his father's transformation.

1. The Fly (1986)
2. The Fly II (1989) — set years later

Which Order Should You Choose?

Watch the 1986 original first — it's a genre landmark performance from Jeff Goldblum — then continue to The Fly II if you want to see the story's tragic legacy play out in the next generation. The 1958 original Fly and its own two sequels form a completely separate, unrelated continuity worth exploring afterward if you enjoy classic sci-fi horror.

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