cliffhanger
plot device in which dramatic tension is left unresolved at the end of an episode of serialized fiction to entice the audience to return
en-GB/ˈklɪfhæŋə/
en-US/ˈklɪfˌhæŋɚ/
plot device in which dramatic tension is left unresolved at the end of an episode of serialized fiction to entice the audience to return