Summary
Ishana Night Shyamalan’s horror movie could start a new franchise, and whetherThe Watchershas a post-credits scene setting up another movie is confirmed. The daughter of M. Night Shyamalan made her directorial debut with an adaptaion of A.M. Shine’s novel of the same name. The2024 horror moviefollows Dakota Fanning’s Mina and a group of strangers as they find themselves trapped in a mysterious location with dangerous beings observing them. Haunted by their pasts and more, the humans must find a way to survive this encounter.
Horror movies tend to hold great potential for expanding beyond the confines of a single movie. There is certainly a chance thatThe Watchersdoes just that with the types of notable talents involved in front of and behind the camera. This increases the possibility that anyone whowatchesThe Watcherswill be left wondering if there is any type of after-credits scene that provides a tease of how the story could continue. M. Night Shyamalan has used them before, so Ishana following in his footsteps there would make some sense.
M. Night Shyamalan’s Daughter Achieves What Her Father Has Been Trying To For 20 Years
Ishana Night Shyamalan makes her directing debut with chiller The Watchers, whose trailer cracks a problem her father M. Night has struggled with.
The Watchers Does Not Have A Post-Credits Scene
There’s No Mid Or After-Credits
It is confirmed thatThe Watchersdoes not have a post-credits scene. The movie refrains from including a mid-credits or end-credits sequence that continues the story in any capacity. Instead,The Watchers' ending is left in tact as the final piece of the story. That means thataudiences do not have to watch the credits to ensure they don’t miss outon any additional developments. But, it is still encouraged to sit through the credits to see the names of everyone who worked on the movie.
The Watcher’s End-Credits Scene Decision Is Surprising
The Story Could Continue
The decision to not giveThe Watchersan end-credits scene is a bit surprising given the source material in play. A.M. Shine’s original novel is the basis for Ishana Night Shyamalan’s movie, but the author did not leave the story after one book. 2024 sees the release of the sequel book,Stay in the Light, which continues Mina’s story. There are currently no confirmed plans to make a sequel toThe Watchers, buta post-credits scene could have been used to tease the new source material and potentialStay in the Lightmovie.
It would have been a potentially smart decision forThe Watchersto include a post-credits scene that teases aStay in the Lightadaptation. Doing so would give Ishana a horror franchise to build early on in her career. It could make sense for the after-credits scene to be left out, asthere is no guarantee that audiences or Ishana will get a chance to revisit this world. That entirely depends on if audiences are eager to see more afterThe Watchersand it performs well enough at the box office to warrant a follow-up.
