It has both a mid-credits scene and a stinger at the tail end of the credits, which are pretty long. But if you want a tiny hint about what’s up with the future of the Venom universe, you’ll need to stick around to the bitter end. [ Ed. note: The rest of this post contains spoilers for Venom: The Last Dance .]

The Venom trilogy, which began in 2018 when it launched Sony's Spider-Man universe, has come to a close. The series of films focused on Spider-Man villains

The Last Dance now playing in theaters, we're taking a closer look at the threequel's post-credits scenes to reveal what happens and what they might be laying the groundwork for down the line.

The wildly successful Marvel series from Sony is a trio of comic book movies featuring Tom Hardy’s take on journalist Eddie Brock and his sassy symbiote sidekick.

It’s not a high bar – and yet, it’s still one that director Kelly Marcel’s Venom: The Last Dance manages to limbo beneath. Expectations should not be excessive going into the film; the ineptitude of Andy Serkis’ Venom: Let There Be Carnage following Ruben Fleischer’s Venom taught that particular lesson (not to mention Sony’s baffling and dreadful other efforts at expanding its Spider-Man Minus Spider-Man franchise).