The horror franchise The Omen is back, and whether there is a The First Omen post-credits scene setting up the franchise’s future is a major question. 20th Century resurrected the franchise in 2024 with the first installment since 2006’s remake of the original 1976 movie. The First Omen is a prequel to the first film that takes viewers back to the early 1970s as a young woman named Margaret becomes part of a Roman church, where she learns the dark secrets of it and their plans for the Antichrist. It marks the sixth installment in the franchise overall.
Since there have been five other The Omen movies released, the franchise’s continued longevity and ability to expand the story is clear. This began with an original trilogy of films that were all made in quick succession. While The First Omen takes the franchise back to the past instead of potentially continuing the story in the future or rebooting it again, what exactly will come next for the horror franchise is a mystery. But given the franchise history for sequels, and now prequels, curiosity about if The First Omen has an after-credits scene is understandable.
It is confirmed that there is no The First Omen post-credits scene attached to the movie. This includes a lack of a mid-credits scene or anything special added to the very end of the credits, like an audio tease. Without an end-credits scene of any kind, The First Omen‘s ending is left to stand on its own. This does mean that audiences do not necessarily have to wait around once the credits begin to roll. However, it is always encouraged to sit through the credits to see the names of everyone who worked on the movie.
The decision to not put an after-credits scene with The First Omen is not a massive surprise. Despite the continued success of the franchise, the Omen movies have never had a post-credits scene. This could largely be attributed to the fact that most of them were made before Hollywood became so used to including end-credits scenes, but the 2006 remake did not break tradition. It only makes sense that The First Omen did not include a post-credits scene either, especially considering where the movie leaves the franchise.
As a prequel to The Omen, the 2024 movie builds directly up to the original 1976 release. This includes some major revelations about the franchise’s history and connections to the original movies and characters. It would have been difficult for The First Omen to include a post-credits scene that worked properly as a tease for what happened in the original movies and further set up another potential prequel to them. Leaving the ending as the true finale of the film and putting any sequel teases in the final moments works better in this case.