: 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.
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The backstory behind her appearance is never explained in that movie, so when its prequel, Furiosa, was announced, fans were champing at the bit to know if that part of her origin story would be explored.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Rings of Power Season 2 Aug. 29 on Prime Video
Rings of Power, Amazon’s first dip into the Lord of the Rings estate, is based on The Silmarillion, with the prequel series tracing back to the formation of the One Ring and Sauron’s rise to power.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the hit theatrical prequel, has extended its run on London’s West End into 2025 and shared a new teaser that offers a look at some of the impressive stagecraft anchoring the production.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
But after more than a decade of development and a grueling shoot, the work was not done for filmmaker George Miller and stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, who faced the international press during a lively conference to discuss the long journey to their Fury Road prequel.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 May 2024
Rings of Power Season 2 Aug. 29 on Prime Video
Rings of Power, Amazon’s first dip into the Lord of the Rings estate, is based on The Silmarillion, with the prequel series tracing back to the formation of the One Ring and Sauron’s rise to power.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 23 May 2024
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the hit theatrical prequel, has extended its run on London’s West End into 2025 and shared a new teaser that offers a look at some of the impressive stagecraft anchoring the production.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
But after more than a decade of development and a grueling shoot, the work was not done for filmmaker George Miller and stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, who faced the international press during a lively conference to discuss the long journey to their Fury Road prequel.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
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“Prequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prequel. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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