Companion’s Post-Credits Scene Explained

The following contains spoilers for Companion, now playing in theatersCompanion‘s post-credits scenes hint at the direction Iris might take with her life going forward, and even tease potential directions that a prospective sequel could take. Companion follows Iris, a young woman who discovers she’s actually a robot companion for her “boyfriend” Josh. An early story beat reveals this truth in a brutal manner, with the rest of the twists and turns in the film setting the stage for Companion‘s cast of characters to go through some pretty wild events.

No one experiences more in Companion than the robotic Iris, who goes from a wide-eyed innocent to a confident fighter by the end of the film. The movie concludes with Iris following through on her statement from the beginning of the movie when she teased that she would eventually be the one to kill Josh. However, the final moments of the film, including some scenes before the climax and during the credits, tease the directions that Iris could be going — and what a possible sequel could be about.

Companion’s Mid-Credits Scene Shows Iris Making Her Getaway

Iris Ends Companion On Her Own And With A Lot Of Cash

The mid-credits scene of Companion confirms that Iris is free after the events of the film, setting the stage for a possible sequel. After discovering her true nature as a robotic companion instead of a human being, Iris spends most of Companion struggling to escape the grasp of Jack Quaid’s Josh and his friends. Iris is eventually been able to fully unlock her potential and even kill Josh after he tries to destroy her. Her self-acceptance is visualized by Iris taking a shower and ripping the charred false skin on her arm to reveal the robotic appendage.

The mid-credits scene shows Iris driving off to some unknown future in one of Sergey’s luxury cars, with his cash in the back and the future ahead of her. Iris makes eye contact with another woman in a car, who could be inferred to either be a robot like her or simply a woman also caught in a toxic relationship. Iris smiles and waves at her, revealing her robotic arm. This signifies that Iris is happy with who she is giving the character a happy ending. However, it’s also open-ended enough for potential future stories.

How Companion’s Credits Scene Sets Up A Sequel

Iris Could Go In Plenty Of Directions In A Possible Sequel To Companion

Companion ends on a fairly conclusive note. Josh and his friends are all dead, all at the hands of either Iris or the other robot in the film, Patrick. Iris is also free to explore the world at large and make some genuine memories of her own, instead of simply being controlled by Josh and people like him. Iris going on the run with millions in cash could allow her to venture to entirely different parts of the world with little effort. However, the company that designed her will likely be on the hunt for her.

There’s also the potential that she follows through on what the audience learned from Teddy. One of the engineers sent to recover Iris, Teddy is the only other survivor of Companion after she saves him from Patrick and he unlocks her full potential. Teddy suggests that other people agree with him that robots should have more freedom and autonomy. Iris could be heading off into the sunset, or she could be seeking out like-minded people to lead a robot revolution. Both could work well as possible storylines for a prospective sequel to Companion.

Companion

Release Date

January 31, 2025

Runtime

97 Minutes

Director

Drew Hancock

Writers

Drew Hancock