Understanding the Conclusion of ‘Sirens’ on Netflix: Molly Smith Metzler, the Show’s Creator, Drops Hints About What Happens to Simone and Devon Next

Netflix’s latest series, Sirens, takes viewers on a wild and unconventional journey. It deviates from a typical class satire with a straightforward murder mystery plot and instead delves into elements of mythology, magic, betrayal, trauma, and absurdity. The conclusion of Sirens may leave audiences baffled, even though creator Molly Smith Metzler describes it as a timeless story.

**Spoilers for Sirens, now streaming on Netflix**

The story unfolds during a bustling Labor Day weekend at the luxurious Martha’s Vineyard estate owned by the Kells. Devon DeWitt (played by Meghann Fahy) crashes the extravagant property to confront her sister Simone (portrayed by Milly Alcock) about her prolonged absence from the family. Simone has fully embraced the world of her boss Michaela Kell (depicted by Julianne Moore), with its cult-like atmosphere of high-end fashion, gourmet treats, and rituals centered around Michaela’s signature phrase, “Hey hey,” forsaking her life in Buffalo.

Devon becomes suspicious of Michaela’s intentions and goes to great lengths to reconcile with Simone, even going as far as cozying up to the Kells to gain Simone’s trust. The climax of Sirens features a chaotic sequence of events that includes Simone’s boyfriend Ethan (played by Glenn Howerton) tumbling off a cliff, Devon realizing Michaela’s true nature, and Peter Kell (portrayed by Kevin Bacon) abruptly divorcing his wife to be with Simone!

What is happening with the ending of Sirens? Was there ever any magic cult stuff going on? Why doesn’t Devon go sailing with “Captain Morgan” (Trevor Salter)? Will Simone be eventually replaced by a new Mrs. Kell? Here’s everything you need to know about the end of Sirens on Netflix…

Sirens ends in a very All About Eve way, with Simone, the sweet assistant, knocking her beloved boss off her pedestal and taking her place. We learn early in Sirens that Michaela is worried that her husband Peter is having an affair. A paranoid Michaela sends Simone to spy on him, only for her to give up the gig. Peter insists she go clamming with him and he reveals that, yes, he has been lying to his wife about his whereabouts but it’s because he’s been reconnecting with his adult children. Michaela wants nothing to do with the first Mrs. Kell’s offspring, but Peter felt a need to reconnect as he recently became a grandfather.

Simone and Peter’s cute clamming session takes a turn when he kisses Simone. He immediately apologizes and it seems like a moot point. However, a Vanity Fair photographer caught them while getting background footage for Michaela’s upcoming spread. He reveals this proof of infidelity to Michaela, who puts in a safe, and fires Simone. She immediately starts plotting to divorce Peter and to use this photo to circumvent their pre-nup, guaranteeing her a huge payout.

While this is going on, Simone’s older wealthy boyfriend Ethan (Glen Powell) has flown to Buffalo and brought the DeWitt patriarch, Bruce (Bill Camp), and his “nurse” Raymond (Josh Segarra) back to the Vineyard. Ethan proposes to Simone, who refuses him. Ethan gets drunk, rants at Simone, and falls off a cliff — but does not die.

When Simone realizes that Michaela has cut her off, she has a breakdown. At the same time, Peter is horrified to learn Michaela has fired the loyal Simone. He asks José (Felix Solis) to break into Michaela’s safe. Armed with the proof that Michaela was plotting to undercut him, Peter beats her to the punch. In the middle of her gala, he pulls her aside to dump her, immediately cutting her off, and introducing Simone as her replacement. (In Simone’s moment of hysteria, she instinctively ran to the beach and met with Peter.)

Sirens ends with Devon choosing to return to Buffalo with her father in lieu of taking a month vacation with the dashing Jordan. She meets Michaela on the ferry back to the mainland and learns that her “Hey hey” chant means nothing. The two women bond over what Simone has taken on, the role of the next Mrs. Kell.

When we asked Sirens creator Molly Smith Metzler if Simone won or if Peter would eventually replace her, she initially demurred. “Well, I’m so curious what the audience thinks about that,” she said, revealing she plans to hop on Reddit to see what fans think. “Because I feel I’m asking you the question a little bit.”

“I think that this is a very old story,” Smith Metzler said. “We open with Michaela on the cliff and we close with Simone on the cliffs. This is an adaptation of Greek mythology. It’s a tale as old as time. Do I think it will continue? My answer would be absolutely.”

Pissed off that Devon doesn’t get a happy ending? Smith Metlzer teased that our girl may yet get on that yacht with “Captain Morgan.”

“I really wish that Devon was in a place where she could go off and sail away, but I did not entertain that as an ending for her because that’s not who she is and that’s not where she is yet,” she said. “I do think she’s going to go home a changed person after this weekend.”

“I think she is going to get her own apartment. I think she’s gonna start to take care of herself. I think she gonna stay sober. And I think a trip to go see Jordan is in the future.”

Smith Metzler also explained that even thought she’s “obsessed” with Greek mythology, she didn’t want to go “overboard” with the magic and imagery.

“I don’t like to watch TV that feels like homework,” she said. “So I didn’t want to go too far.”

Smith Metzler did confirm that Cloe (Jenn Lyon), Lisa (Erin Neufer), and Astrid (Emily Borromeo) are meant to represent the Fates and that “Peter has a Zeus-like quality or a Hades-like, depending on how you look at it.”

Sirens was designed as a five-part limited series, but could we see a Sirens Season 2? Molly Smith Metzler explained to DECIDER that she’s had these characters in her head for fifteen years and can conjecture where they go next.

“So I guess never say never, but I do think that this particular chapter has a beginning, a middle, and an end and I think it’s very succinct,” she said. “So it would have to be something quite different.”