After nearly 30 years, three on-screen deaths, and at least a dozen wild stunts, Ethan Hunt and Mission: Impossible have approached some kind of end with The Final Reckoning. The question now is “what’s next?,” which has hovered over this franchise for years, and in several different ways.

The Final Reckoning' ends with a bang, but is it truly the end? Cast clues and Tom Cruise’s silence suggest otherwise.

Angela Bassett, Hayley Atwell and Simon Pegg address Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise future after the upcoming Final Reckoning.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning almost had a post-credits scene, but its deletion may hint at future movies.

After eight films of Tom Cruise's spy action franchise in 30 years, the next major question is if there's going to be a Mission: Impossible 9.

We’ve got two major Hollywood movies this holiday weekend, Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning and Lilo & Stitch , and they’re both killing it in theaters.