Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Ki Hong Lee, Dexter Darden, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Barry Pepper, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jacob Lofland, Katherine McNamara, Rosa Salazar, and Will Poulter reprise their roles from the previous films with Walton Goggins joining the cast.

Against the orders of Vince, the leader of the Right Arm, the three head to the Last City to rescue Minho, who is being tortured by WCKD along with several other children in the hope of developing a cure for the virus.

When WCKD opens fire at the protesters, the group is captured and taken to a hideout by a crew wearing gas masks.

[b] He then takes them to meet Lawrence, a rebellion leader, who helps Thomas, Newt, Gally, and Frypan enter the Last City.

After delivering the Immune children and the serum to Brenda, Gally returns to WCKD headquarters to find Thomas.

Teresa transmits her voice throughout the city and tells Thomas that his blood can save Newt if he returns to WCKD.

The group escapes with the rest of the Immunes to a safe haven, where the remaining population can live in safety and rebuild civilization.

In March 2015, it was confirmed that T. S. Nowlin, who co-wrote the first and wrote the second film, would adapt Maze Runner: The Death Cure.

[10][11][12][non-primary source needed] In May 2017, it was announced that Walton Goggins would play the part of Lawrence, described as "an unusual and dangerous character who is part-revolutionary, part-anarchist, and a voice for the voiceless people.

[14][non-primary source needed] The visual effects were provided by Weta Digital and supervised by Chris White.

[2] In the United States and Canada, The Death Cure was released alongside the wide expansion of Hostiles, and was expected to gross around $20 million from 3,786 theaters in its opening weekend.

[25] A week prior to its North American release, the film debuted in South Korea, Australia and Taiwan, grossing $15.1 million over its opening weekend.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Maze Runner: The Death Cure may offer closure to fans of the franchise, but for anyone who hasn't already been hooked, this bloated final installment is best left unseen.

[31] In May 2024, it was announced that a reboot was in development, with Wes Ball returning as a producer and Jack Paglen hired as writer.

The new installment was described as "not a redo of the story nor ... a direct sequel to the original trilogy" but "a sort of continuation ... yet also return to the elements that made the first movie connect with its audience".