How to Use prequel in a Sentence

prequel

noun

• His next film will be a prequel to last year's hit movie.
• And that's not even the only new Game of Thrones prequel in the works for Max.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2023
• And with a prequel and a sequel, this franchise can last a long haul.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• So a prequel — told from the point of view of the Bene Gesserit order — seems like a decent idea.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
• The prequel tells the story of young Queen Charlotte's life, rise to power and romance with King George over six episodes.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 8 May 2023
• But just like the prequels, Shadow the Hedgehog is best left in the past, and should not be celebrated.
  — Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
• Patrick Sean Smith serves as showrunner and is writing the prequel series.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
• Presently, fans can tune in to Paramount Network on Sunday nights to catch episodes of the prequel 1883.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2023
• The trailers also tease a return to Winterfell, the snowy home of the Starks that is ruled over by Cregan Stark in the prequel.
  — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
• And, well, there’s a reason all the Apes movies after this were time-traveling prequels.
  — James Grebey, Vulture, 20 July 2023
• She was joined by two of her costars to represent the Yellowstone prequel.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 24 Apr. 2023
• The First Shadow will be a prequel of sorts to the supernatural thriller, with many of the same characters.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
• The script for the prequel was well underway and completed before there was any talk of strikes and closed writer’s rooms.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2023
• This story, however, will be a prequel to the John Wick franchise.
  — Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
• Similar to the Hunger Games prequel, the film is skewing female (69 percent).
  — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2023
• Giancarlo De Cataldo, who wrote the novel on which the series is based, as well as the series bible, is on board for the prequel.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
• As a result, the Breaking Bad prequel — which turned out to be as great as its parent show (and in some ways better) — went 0-for-53 across six seasons.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
• This year, Guo extended his vision with a prequel, The Wandering Earth 2, told years before the story of the first film.
  — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2023
• In the prequel, which is set to debut in theaters on May 24, Taylor-Joy will a young version of the fan-favorite character.
  — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
• House of the Dragon, the first GOT prequel, is currently in production on season two.
  — Town & Country, 15 Apr. 2023
• The new version is technically a prequel, though all that really means is that the heart of King’s story has now been ripped out and tossed aside.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2023
• Plot details for the prequel are still being kept under wraps, but the story is expected to take place in 1960s Europe.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
• Max also announced a June 16 release date for the eight-episode second season of the Game of Thrones prequel that picks up where the first season of the Emmy-winning show left off.
  — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
• The first season of the Grease prequel has officially come to an end, chronicling the formation of Rydell High's sole girl gang.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 8 June 2023
• His film, which draws on Dahl’s characters but is mostly freshly conceived, is a kind of prequel to the later movie versions.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
• The couple appeared in 1883, a prequel to Yellowstone that tells the origin story of the Dutton family.
  — Caitlyn Hitt, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2023
• In early May, fans of Yellowstone were ecstatic to learn that the prequel series 1883 would air for the first time on primetime television.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 13 Aug. 2023
• Building off that success, Rhimes’ latest effort for Netflix is a prequel series that takes place several decades prior to the events of the books.
  — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2023
• The slate of films coming at audiences this year doesn’t skimp on sequels, prequels and the occasional reboot.
  — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
• The Nun movies are actually prequels to The Conjuring series.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024