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What is the plot?

What is the ending?

I can't give you the ending of the 2026 film, because the available sources do not contain its plot or finale yet. What is known is only that the untitled sequel to Jumanji: The Next Level is scheduled for release on December 11, 2026, and that it is being described by cast and coverage as the franchise's final film.

The ending that is documented in the sources is the ending of Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), not the 2026 sequel. That film ends with the game being completed, the main group returning to the real world, and Milo choosing to remain inside Jumanji as the horse avatar, while a final tease shows Jumanji elements leaking into reality when a repairman reactivates the game and ostriches appear in the real world.

If you want, I can do either of these next: - give you a short, simple narrative summary of the ending of Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) - give you a scene-by-scene expanded narration of that ending, including the fate of each main character

Who dies?

In the currently documented story for the 2026 untitled Jumanji sequel, no character deaths are available to confirm because the plot has not been publicly released in the search results. The only death information available is for Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), where several characters die temporarily in-game and respawn, and one villain dies at the end.

If you meant Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), then yes--these characters die during the game:

  • Anthony "Fridge" Johnson / Professor Sheldon "Shelly" Oberon is killed when a giant anaconda eats his head early in the game; he respawns with two lives left.
  • Edward "Eddie" Gilpin / Dr. Xander "Smolder" Bravestone is mauled by an ostrich and respawns with two lives left.
  • Spencer Gilpin / Ming Fleetfoot is bisected by Jurgen the Brutal's axe after trying to steal a key; he respawns with two lives left.
  • Martha Kaply / Ruby Roundhouse is thrown off a bridge by mandrills; she respawns with one life left.
  • Alexander "Alex" Vreeke / Jefferson "Seaplane" McDonough is shot in the neck by Jurgen's booby trap and respawns with two lives left.
  • Jurgen the Brutal dies for real at the end when Spencer weakens him with the purple fruit, allowing Jurgen to fall to his death.

If you want, I can also give you a full death-by-death breakdown of Jumanji: The Next Level in chronological order with exact scene context.

Is there a post-credit scene?

Yes. The film has a post-credits scene, and there is also a brief audio stinger at the very end of the credits.

In the scene, a heater repairman played by Lamorne Morris is brought into Spencer's house by Spencer's mother. He goes down to the basement, notices the broken Jumanji game console, and starts examining it because he is interested in games.

The movie then cuts to Nora's diner, where Spencer and the others are sitting together, and a herd of ostriches from Jumanji suddenly runs through the real world outside.

There is no second full scene after that; the credits end with the Jumanji drumbeat and a single ostrich sound.

Is this family friendly?