At this point, we pretty much expect blockbuster movies to have end-credits scenes, so it's understandable that audiences might wonder if there's an end-credits scene in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker [1]. If you're ready to stretch your legs [2] by the end of the movie, there's good news: there's no end-credits scene to wait for!

In some ways, this isn't really that surprising. The dominance of Marvel movies this decade — and their penchant for using end-credits scenes to actually advance the plot or tease new characters, rather than just add fun easter eggs — has wired us to expect all major-franchise movies to drop something juicy after the credits roll. However, none of the Star Wars movies have post-credits scenes. It's still worth sitting through the end credits, though, at least for a little while — it lets the theater clear out a bit (and the restroom lines go down), and you can listen to the classic soundtrack, let your tears dry if you got a little choked up [3], and catch all the acknowledgments of the people who worked hard to make the movie happen.

Even if Star Wars were one of the franchises that typically has post-credits scenes, it would make sense that there's not one after The Rise of Skywalker. It's been confirmed that this is the final film in the central Skywalker Saga [4], and there aren't currently any major anthology films in the pipeline. Instead, the franchise's focus is shifting to TV, where Disney+ will soon be home to several shows [5] (featuring existing characters such as Obi-Wan Kenobi [6] and Cassian Andor) set in periods not seen on screen, mostly during the Imperial era — that is, between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Since end-credits scenes are usually geared toward teasing what comes next for a series, it makes sense that a series-concluding film wouldn't have one, much like how Avengers: Endgame didn't have one [7]. Fortunately, there will still be plenty of Star Wars content in the future, just not on the big screen for a while.