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what comes after the dark knight rises

If you mean the Batman story after The Dark Knight Rises , there was no direct sequel to Christopher Nolan’s trilogy; it was designed as the final chapter.

Quick scoop

  • In Nolan’s continuity: nothing officially comes after it. The film ends the trilogy on purpose.
  • In broader Batman films: the character was later rebooted in a different universe, rather than continuing Nolan’s version.
  • If you mean the next movie in release order: there isn’t a “Part 4” of that trilogy.

What people usually mean

“What comes after it?” often means one of three things:

  1. the next Batman movie in theaters,
  2. the next story in Nolan’s timeline, or
  3. what fans expected to happen after the ending.

For Nolan’s version, the ending leaves Gotham’s future open, but the official story stops there.

Easy answer

Nothing officially comes after The Dark Knight Rises in that same trilogy. If you want, I can also tell you what Batman movie came next after it in release order or what happens in the ending.