: a work (such as a novel or a play) whose story precedes that of an earlier work
Examples of prequel in a Sentence
His next film will be a prequel to last year's hit movie.
Recent Examples on the Web
In a series of photos shared to his Instagram Stories, the Young Sheldon star, 15, revealed that The Big Bang Theory prequel had wrapped its last day of filming after CBS announced that the series would be concluding with its 7th and final season in November 2023.
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Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Packed to the brim with genuinely funny jokes, unique character designs and fearless commitment to its own complex narrative, The People’s Joker does with one film what most superhero stories stretch out with sequels, prequels and tie-in shows.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, GoT fans will have the second season of the prequel series, House of the Dragon to look forward to.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
The First Omen, a chilling prequel to the 1976 horror classic The Omen, brought sinister nuns back to the box office only two weeks after Immaculate premiered.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
Is that the most bananas part of the ‘Omen’ prequel?
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
The original Omen has spawned a number of remakes, sequels, and now, a prequel, with director Arkasha Stevenson's The First Omen delving into the terrifying conspiracy that brought about Damien's birth in Rome.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Best of all, the series is thankfully not a prequel nor a reboot, and, refreshingly, not a sequel.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Starz, meanwhile, is developing a Power prequel series, Origins, which would follow Ghost and Tommy.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Packed to the brim with genuinely funny jokes, unique character designs and fearless commitment to its own complex narrative, The People’s Joker does with one film what most superhero stories stretch out with sequels, prequels and tie-in shows.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, GoT fans will have the second season of the prequel series, House of the Dragon to look forward to.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
The First Omen, a chilling prequel to the 1976 horror classic The Omen, brought sinister nuns back to the box office only two weeks after Immaculate premiered.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2024
Is that the most bananas part of the ‘Omen’ prequel?
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
The original Omen has spawned a number of remakes, sequels, and now, a prequel, with director Arkasha Stevenson's The First Omen delving into the terrifying conspiracy that brought about Damien's birth in Rome.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Best of all, the series is thankfully not a prequel nor a reboot, and, refreshingly, not a sequel.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Starz, meanwhile, is developing a Power prequel series, Origins, which would follow Ghost and Tommy.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Prequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prequel. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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