Onslaught Doesn't Have A Post-Credits Scene, But You'll Regret Leaving Early (It Sets Up A Sequel)

Published Sep 4, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT ​​August is a freelance film writer. She studied journalism and cinema at American University. She is a member of the journalism honor society, Kappa Tau Alpha. August has written for various networks and publications, including PBS, Gargoyle Magazine, TheThings, and Identity Theory Magazine. Before returning to entertainment writing, August worked in the Automotive section of U.S. News & World Report. In her free time, August enjoys watching movies in theaters, watching movies at home, listening to podcasts about movies, reading books about movies, watching video essays on movies, talking about movies, thinking about movies, and doing crosswords. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Warning: This article contains spoilers for OnslaughtOnslaught, Adam Wingard’s unofficial sequel to The Guest, is in theaters now. While the A24 thriller does not have a traditional post-credits scene, audiences should stick around through the credits for hints to potential franchise follow-ups. Much of Wingard’s work serves as a sharp critique of the effects of warfare on soldiers and the government’s mistreatment of veterans. 2014's The Guest follows a soldier (Dan Stevens) who has been turned into a killing machine by the government's KPG corporation. While this hit thriller remains a stand-alone movie, Onslaught exists in the same universe as The Guest and is therefore the closest available follow-up. Onslaught follows Celeste, a veteran Army sniper who must defend her and her daughter's lives when three killer-soldiers escape from the KPG corporation. Stevens also makes an appearance, this time as a scientist working with KPG. This evil corp. has become a reoccurring feature of Wingard’s work, also appearing in You're Next and the director’s segment in 2013's V/H/S/2. With Onslaught in theaters as of September 4, questions of a sequel are already swirling. There is no official confirmation on whether the director will continue to make distinct films set in the KPG-verse, or if he will continue Celeste’s story in a direct sequel. However, Easter eggs nested within the movie's credits provide covert clues to a possible Onslaught follow-up. What Happens In Onslaught's Credits & What It Reveals Image via A24 At the end of Onslaught, government agents decide to relocate Celeste, her daughter, and her neighbor—the only survivors of the attack—into the witness protection program. There is no additional scene following this conclusion. However, Onslaught continues the characters' stories through photographs, documents, and images that appear next to the credits. The imagery includes details surrounding the aftermath of the killer-soldier's attack on the trailer park. It provides insight into investigations for survivors and lists those missing from the trailer park—including Celeste and her daughter. The final image is a map of Alaska. These end credit details suggest the three surviving characters are reported as missing to the public, and quietly relocated to Alaska. There is also the sinister implication that the government agent relocating the survivors plans to weaponize Celeste and her maternal instincts. Is Onslaught 2 Going To Happen? As of writing, there has been no official news on a direct Onslaught sequel. However, director and coproducer Wingard has confirmed that the thriller's end credits hint at what could lay ahead. During a Sept. 1 interview with Dread Central, Wingard and co-producer Adria Arjona were asked if audiences could expect “more films set in the [Onslaught] universe.” To this, Wingard grinned and replied in the affirmative. “There’s some Easter eggs in the end credits that people can kind of dig into, and it gives a little hint of it.” Based on the end credit imagery, audiences could be in for a direct continuation of Celeste’s story as the government attempts to turn her into another mutant killing machine. In his conversation with Dread Central, Wingard revealed that Arjona once said "there's more to do" with the Celeste character. “Hopefully the stars all align because I’d love to see the character end up in a film with some of my other favorites that I’ve worked with and created over the years,” Wingard continued. “So we’ll see.” The new movie’s box office performance will be the ultimate determiner of whether an Onslaught 2 film is greenlit. Onslaught has received middling early critical reviews, with a 57% on Rotten Tomatoes compared to The Guest’s 92%. However, a positive audience reaction and solid ticket sales could still secure a seuqel of sorts to Celeste’s epic story in Onslaught. Onslaught 7/10 Release Date September 4, 2026 Runtime 92 Minutes Director Adam Wingard Writers Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard