Apple TV’s Wolfs Ending Explained: What Actually Happened?

Starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt, Wolfs on Apple TV+ concludes with a series of twists that leaves viewers speculating on what might happen next.

Here, we unpack the movie’s breathtaking conclusion and explain what it could mean for the characters and their futures.

How Did the Night Spiral Out of Control?

Margaret, a district attorney played by Amy Ryan, finds her life turned upside down when her one-night stand takes a deadly turn.

In a panic after her date accidentally injures himself, she seeks help from a “cleaner” (Clooney), who promises to make the problem disappear. But things take a turn for the worse when another cleaner (Pitt) shows up, revealing that Margaret’s situation is far more complicated than she initially thought.

The hotel room, the site of all the chaos, is wired with cameras, adding an even shadier element to the mix. As Clooney and Pitt’s cleaners start to handle the body, they stumble upon a massive drug stash.

The question that hangs between them is, “Why are there drugs, and who do they belong to?”

What’s the Deal with the Drugs?

Clooney and Pitt’s characters quickly realize that the body isn’t dead after all. They soon discover that the unconscious man is a drug mule on a dangerous mission.

The drugs are meant for a powerful gangster, Legrange, but the mule is just a substitute, stepping in for a friend. To complicate matters further, the mule only has partial information.

He directs them to a bar where a pager will reveal the location of the drug exchange. Things take an ugly turn when the cleaners cross paths with a violent Croatian gangster they once worked for.

What initially seems like a coincidence becomes something much more sinister as the story unfolds. It becomes clear that everything has been orchestrated for a reason, hinting that the night’s events are intertwined in ways the cleaners could never have anticipated.

How Does Wolfs Really End?

The final showdown takes place at the drug drop-off, where a deadly shootout erupts. Legrange’s men, Croatian gangsters, and even the cleaners themselves become involved in a chaotic firefight.

By the end, almost everyone is dead, except for Clooney, Pitt, and the mule. Clooney’s character, perhaps moved by the young man’s unfortunate situation, decides to spare him. But this doesn’t mean their problems are over.

The cleaners discuss a tracker hidden in the drug stash over breakfast the next morning. Pitt’s character notes that a phrase his contact used sounded eerily similar to one used by Clooney’s contact.

This realization suggests that both cleaners were set up by the same mysterious individual. So, the lingering question remains: Who would go to such great lengths to eliminate two low-profile fixers?

Why Would Anyone Set Up the Cleaners?

One believable theory is along the lines of the District Attorney, Margaret. The DA, as we know, is heavy on crime and has got a burning sense of duty to clean up the city and rid it of crime.

Is it possible that Margaret actually brewed the setup to eliminate the big players in the drug market? By playing divide-and-rule, she could very well pit the gangsters against each other, and get ahead of them with her resolutions.

Having established that Clooney and Pitt’s characters were merely pawns in her grand scheme of things, the DA could manage to dismantle the crime rings under the guise of a tragic mishap.

Are There Hints for a Sequel?

The old adage goes, “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire”, and parallelly, where there’s a cliffhanger, there’s a sequel.

The many loose ends that need tying up involve the questions of survival of the two cleaners, since new killers have visibly surrounded the diner, indicating that their troubles are yet to see the dusk.

Could this actually be teasing the release of Wolfs 2? Is there any clue we might’ve missed to guess who orchestrated this setup? The survival of the cleaners is the one thing that could single-handedly answer these questions.

Final Thoughts

In the end, Wolfs succeeds in taking fans on a thrilling roller-coaster ride full of action, gang wars, betrayals, and unexpected plot twists.

The cliffhanger of an end suggests a score of things, including the hanging sword of the survival of Clooney’s and Pitt’s characters. Whether or not they’d get an opportunity to leave this web of crime in one piece remains up for debate.

But for now, Wolfs has left us with so many questions and loose ends, that we can happily expect a sequel to officially announced any day now. Yippie!