Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Old Guard and The Old Guard 2 The final scene of The Old Guard 2 teases a larger, exciting adventure, but after fans have waited five years for a follow-up to 2020’s Netflix action film about a loyal and devoted band of immortal mercenaries,

Victoria Mahoney, who directed Netflix's The Old Guard 2, revealed in a new interview why the sequel has a cliffhanger ending.

This article contains spoilers for The Old Guard 2. After an hour and a half of twists, turns, and thrills, The Old Guard 2 ends on a major cliffhanger, with the fates of most of its characters left in the balance.