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Sometimes prequels play on the audience's knowledge of what will happen next, using deliberate references to create dramatic irony. Though the word "prequel" is...

prequels. Before Lucas chose to direct the prequels, Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand expressed interest in directing one of the prequel films...

Review: The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey". Geeks of Doom. October 27, 2016. "Review: 'The Prequels Strike Back'". The Star Wars Prequel Appreciation...

remake, or reboot, but have also been regarded as prequels in a broad sense of the word. "prequel, n.". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University...

the projects. Martin said that all the concepts under discussion were prequels, although he believes the term "successor show" applies better to these...

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim...

Helander, and written by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani. The film is a prequel to First Blood (1982) and the sixth installment in the Rambo film series...

This is a list of characters from the HBO series The Sopranos, and its prequel film The Many Saints of Newark. Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero is portrayed...

dystopian novel written by American author Suzanne Collins and the second prequel novel to the original The Hunger Games trilogy, following The Ballad of...

trilogy that follows teenage protagonist Katniss Everdeen, as well as two prequels. The Hunger Games universe is a dystopia set in Panem, a post-apocalyptic...

The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film serving as a direct prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella...

Sequel to the Prequel is the third and final studio album by the English band Babyshambles. It was released on 3 September 2013 under EMI Records. It...

three films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy. The Star Wars prequel trilogy, colloquially referred to as "the prequels", is a series of epic space-opera...

2021, on Paramount+. The series is chronologically the first of several prequels to Yellowstone (2018–2024) and is the second television series in the Yellowstone...

series developed by Paul Grellong for Amazon Prime Video, serving as a prequel series to The Boys and Gen V, which is based on the comic book of the same...

Lucas was hesitant on making additional Star Wars features. However, the prequels, which were still only a series of ideas partially pulled from his original...

prequels are true prequels that are part of a main series. Prequels that are not part of a main series are called spin-off prequels, while prequels that...

American comedy television series created by Laura Kittrell, serving as a prequel to the Legally Blonde franchise. The series explores the high school years...

Lucas stated that the prequels would be "unbelievably expensive". In 1992, he acknowledged that he had plans to create the prequel trilogy. A theatrical...

(1997). The other three films follow different characters, and include prequels Prometheus (2012) and Alien: Covenant (2017), and Alien: Romulus (2024)...

re-evaluated by critics and has garnered a cult following. An Emmy Award-winning prequel television series, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, premiered on Netflix...

Prudom, Laura (May 15, 2017). "Those Game of Thrones spinoffs will be prequels, and now there are five in the works". Mashable. Archived from the original...

sequels, Foundation's Edge (1982) and Foundation and Earth (1986), and two prequels, Prelude to Foundation (1988) and Forward the Foundation (1993). The premise...

reasons for the reappraisal of the prequel trilogy. He said, "the prequels, that's theirs, and they defend the prequels. So I see the same thing. I see the...

has a sequel, known as Cold War 2 (2016), and will be followed up by two prequels, Cold War 1994 (2026) and Cold War 1995. One midnight in December 2015...

title of 2024 in November, following the same format as Yellowstone's prequels, 1883, 1923, and the in-development 1944. The series was eventually retitled...

for the ones who saw the movie as children, "the prequels, that's theirs, and they defend the prequels. So I see the same thing. I see the resurgence of...

Blood is an historical romance drama television series that serves as a prequel to the television series Outlander (2014–2026), which is based on the book...

Job'-Esque Prequel, an Anime Series, and Maybe a Sequel". Retrieved May 22, 2021. Boone, John (May 22, 2021). "Zack Snyder Talks 'Army of the Dead' Prequels, Sequels...

It has since spanned into several television projects, including two prequel series, a sequel series and a spin-off series, which are split across the...

material (derivative work). This category covers films that are sequels, prequels, remakes, reboots, spin-offs, film adaptations of other media franchises...

"Franchise Prequel" is the fourth episode in the twenty-first season of the American animated television series South Park. The 281st overall episode...

1994 film, its direct-to-video sequel and prequel, its two television series, printed media, and the prequel to its 2019 photorealistic remake. Simba (voiced...

with the television series Breaking Bad (2008–13), and was followed by a prequel/sequel series, Better Call Saul (2015–22), and a sequel film, El Camino:...

LEGEND prequel". Collider.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2008. "Director Talks "I Am Legend" Prequel". WorstPreviews...

Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and Ali) are not depicted in the film or any of its prequels. Scenes that include Muhammad are shown from his perspective, with his...

Snider of SciFi Dimensions found Herbert and Anderson's Prelude to Dune prequels to be "pulpy", though he allowed that they "make [Frank] Herbert's esoteric...

Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), Insidious: The Red Door (2023); and two prequels, Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) and Insidious: The Last Key (2018). Married...

Devil of a Time". LA Times. Retrieved August 12, 2022. "Both Exorcist Prequels Headed for DVD?". Coming Soon. April 14, 2004. Retrieved August 18, 2022...

Kane that is based on the Friday the 13th film franchise. It serves as a prequel to Friday the 13th (1980) and stars Linda Cardellini in the leading role...

and Drumindor. They are prequels to Sullivan's Riyria Revelations series. The series The Riyria Revelations and its prequels, The Riyria Chronicles, can...

an extensive extended franchise consisting of prequels, sequels, and spin-offs. The first two prequels, 1883 and 1923 take place in the titular years...

Additionally, Stewart notes that though "the dewback model was rebuilt for the prequels ... the test model was left front-and-center in a classic film." Stewart...

Heels. In March 2025, she joined the cast of Vought Rising, a spin-off prequel series from superhero television comedy series The Boys, portraying Private...

McMurtry went on to write a sequel, Streets of Laredo (1993), and two prequels, Dead Man's Walk (1995) and Comanche Moon (1997), all of which were also...

Empire Strikes Back Director Irvin Kershner Would've Helmed One of the Prequels". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved...

and Annappa, along with Jayaram, Rukmini Vasanth, and Gulshan Devaiah. A prequel to the 2022 film Kantara, the story delves deeper into the origins of the...

with Mia Goth. It is the second installment in West's X film series and a prequel to X (2022). Goth reprises her role as the title character, with a supporting...

television series based on Stephen King's 1986 novel It. Serving as a prequel to the films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), the series was developed...

younger sister of Amanda Lucas. Lucas had minor roles in all three Star Wars prequels. She portrayed young Anakin's friend, Amee, in The Phantom Menace; the...

from the comic continuations as well as the Kyoshi, Yangchen and Roku prequel novels by FC Yee, Michael Dante DiMartino and Randy Ribay. In The Last...

Robert A. Hall Jr. (born February 19, 1970),[better source needed] known by his stage name Lord Finesse, is an American rapper and hip-hop producer from...

May 12, 2018. Porter, Rick (May 12, 2022). "'Supernatural' and 'Walker' Prequels, 'Gotham Knights' Land CW Series Orders". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved...

Disney+ is an over-the-top subscription video on-demand service owned by the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company which launched in...

Prelude to Dune prequels (1999–2001) written by Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's son, and Kevin J. Anderson. According to the prequels, Gurney Halleck was...

Sith in Sydney, John Knoll, the visual effects supervisor for all three prequels, pitched an episode for the unproduced series Star Wars: Underworld. At...

List by Jack Carr. Created by Carr and David DiGilio, the series is a prequel to The Terminal List, in which the story follows Ben Edwards throughout...

The Prequel is the fourth extended play by American country singer Luke Combs, released through River House Artists and Columbia Nashville on June 7,...

Mermaid franchise, covering the 1989 film, its prequel television series, its direct-to-video sequel and prequel films, stage musical adaptation, and the live-action...

the superhero series The Boys (2022–2026), a role he will reprise in its prequel, Vought Rising (2027). He also portrayed twin super soldiers Ben/X5-493...

released on 8 July 2016 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D. It will be followed by two prequels, Cold War 1994 and Cold War 1995. In early 2016, one to two months after...

action-adventure novel written by the American author Suzanne Collins. It is a prequel to the original The Hunger Games trilogy, set 64 years before the events...

Hayden Christensen was considered to reprise his role as Anakin from the prequel trilogy before Lanter was selected. Lanter replaces Mat Lucas, who voiced...

and Laserdisc, titled Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins. Serving as a prequel to the in-development 1995 feature film, it follows the protagonists Liu...

800-word, untitled short story, unofficially known as the Harry Potter prequel, was written by J. K. Rowling in 2008 as part of a charity auction event...

the first Mentat is later explored in the Legends of Dune (2002–2004) prequels written by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert. During the Butlerian Jihad...

photo or video edited with the app is called "a prequel." The app daily generates over 2 million such prequels, which are published by users in Instagram,...

the Sky" [details what happened to Mai Takano in Spiral] "Lemon Heart" [prequel to Ring] "Happy Birthday" [a direct epilogue to Loop] S (Esu) (2012) Tide...

(2015), were praised for their themes and Lawrence's performance. The first prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), received mixed reviews and...

Asbell revealed that the studio has no plans for any Kingsman sequels or prequels. Phegley, Kiel (10 January 2012). "Millarworld Exclusive: Inside The Secret...

25, 2019, after five seasons totalling 100 episodes. Development for a prequel series based on Batman began in September 2013, with Bruno Heller hired...

Ford went on to reprise the role throughout the rest of the decade in the prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and the sequel Indiana Jones...

series. Both comic series were published by Dark Horse Comics and act as prequels to the video games. The game's system is based on Wizards of the Coast's...

eight seasons and 101 episodes, with the finale airing in May 2026. A prequel series, titled Outlander: Blood of My Blood, which focuses on Jamie Fraser...

Oyama, and Josh Ruben — the original participants on the Game Changer prequels, collectively nicknamed the "Noise Boys" — are executive producers, and...

darkness within. The novels are broken up into three phases with multiple prequels and short tales. Since the release of the first novel in 2007, Skulduggery...

cinematic parts: Part 1 on 19 November 2010 and Part 2 on 15 July 2011. A prequel series is planned to consist of five films, taking place before the main...

best known for his role as Sheldon Cooper in Young Sheldon, a spin-off prequel to The Big Bang Theory, from 2017 to 2024. He also played Ziggy Chapman...

final installment in 1999. A standalone prequel novel, Season of Storms, was published in 2013. Another prequel, Crossroads of Ravens, was published in...

original trilogy. While the prequels received mixed reviews, McGregor's performance was well received. McGregor said making the prequels was difficult, as he...

a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by five sequels and three prequels. The series featured a variety of species of alien-like, fictional creatures...

is one of the two major villains in the original film trilogy. In the prequel trilogy, he transforms from the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker into the Sith...

the co-creator of the television series Yellowstone and creator of its prequels 1883 (2021) and 1923 (2022). Sheridan has written several films, including...

'Hunger Games' Prequels". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2023. Lang, Brent (December 14, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence on 'Hunger Games' Prequels: 'It's Too Soon'"...

television series created by Clyde Phillips for Paramount+ with Showtime. A prequel to the television series Dexter (2006–2013), the series' frame story sees...

(April 23, 2010). "Ridley Scott Confirms Alien Prequel Will Be Shot in 3D and He Wants to Make 2 Prequels!". Collider. Archived from the original on April...

television series, and the sixth installment in the NCIS franchise. It is a prequel to the original series and follows a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs during...

to the spirit world. The film was released on September 13, 2013. Two prequels, Chapter 3 and The Last Key were released on June 5, 2015, and January...

Ruined Jake Lloyd's Childhood & Topher Grace Edited All 3 'Star Wars' Prequels Into An 85-Minute Movie For Some Reason". theplaylist.net. March 7, 2012...

miniseries Goro: Prince of Pain. In the 2015 DC Comics Mortal Kombat X prequel series, he is featured in a subplot that shows him fighting and being maimed...

and Dangerous: The Prequel (Chinese: 新古惑仔之少年激鬥篇) is a 1998 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau. It is the second prequel in the Young and Dangerous...

displaying a Bat-Signal Easter egg in February 2022. At the same time, a prequel novel, Before the Batman: An Original Movie Novel, was written by David...

superhero series The Boys (2020-2022; 2026), a role she will reprise in its prequel Vought Rising (2027), as Cheryl Peterson in the Fox sitcom Welcome to Flatch...

role in the sequel film Return of the Jedi (1983), and in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy, and the animated series Star Wars Rebels....

Tical 0: The Prequel is the third studio album by American rapper Method Man, released on May 18, 2004, by Def Jam Recordings. Upon its release, Tical...

IX, that's their children's Star Wars. But the prequels, that's theirs, and they defend the prequels. So I see the same thing. I see the resurgence of...

spin-offs expanded the franchise: the prequel comic book series John Wick: The Book of Rules (2017–2019), the prequel television miniseries The Continental...

commercial successes include The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), its prequel The Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal...

diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma, so Starz produced a six-episode prequel miniseries entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. When the actor's cancer...

reprised the role of Walter White during the final season of the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul. In 2023, Cranston had another appearance as Walter...

In 2022, she starred as Naru in Prey, the fifth installment and first prequel of the Predator franchise. Midthunder's mother Angelique, who is originally...

and seventh series several prequels were released online, which acted as openers for their accompanying episodes. All "prequels" were usually released ahead...

screen absence, Johansson reprised her role as Black Widow in her own solo prequel film, on which she also served as an executive producer. Also starring...

was chosen to play lovelorn Clara in the CBS miniseries Comanche Moon, a prequel to 1989's Lonesome Dove. In 2010 and 2011, Cardellini returned to the stage...

role as Carmela Soprano for the 2021 film The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel to The Sopranos. However, her scenes were cut from the finished film. Falco...

in chronological order, Asimov wrote two prequels to expand on the genesis of psychohistory. The two prequels—Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation—describe...

Papers in order to shut them down. In May 2021, Netflix ordered a limited prequel series from Shondaland to focus on young Queen Charlotte, a character who...

games have been released as part of the main (numbered) series. Sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and related video games have been published, as well as numerous...

with the continuity of the show. The prequel, though mostly associated with the film, was meant to be a prequel to the series. Roman explained, "In a...

Stiller were considering expanding the universe of the series with possible prequels, spinoffs, and foreign adaptations. Media that influenced Severance include...

films, the second-largest among G-rated films, the fourth-largest among prequels, the fifth-largest among animated films, and the fifth-largest among films...

Great Sith War (3,996 BBY, or Before the Battle of Yavin). The latter were prequels that covered the Great Hyperspace War, which happened a thousand years...

– Film series is not 100% animated and has live action in a sequel or prequel (TV) – made-for-TV (V) – direct-to-video (*) – TV series attached The Aldrich...

Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton and Alfre Woodard, the film is a spin-off and prequel to the 2013 film The Conjuring, serving as the second installment in The...

since developed a cult following. Cooper reprised the role in the film's prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015), an eight-episode Netflix...

becom[es] a potential political issue". The conception for the Cold War prequels began during the filming of Anita, when Kong asked Leung to assemble "the...

Like the Star Wars Prequels Much More Than Marcia Lucas". ign.com. IGN. Retrieved October 17, 2025. "I was impressed the prequels had their own identity...

Violet Bridgerton herself. The Rokesby series, also called The Bridgerton Prequels, focus on the Rokesby family and are set before the Bridgerton series,...

question about Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley in the prequels that, "Well, we're heading toward the back end of the first Alien so [using...

Mad Love the Prequel is the first extended play by Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul. It was released by SPJ Productions and Island Records on 29...

of three witches, opposite James Franco, in the Walt Disney Pictures' prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful. She dedicated her performance in the film to...

and star in the Lionsgate film adaptation of Sunrise on the Reaping, a prequel to The Hunger Games film series, as Haymitch Abernathy. Zada was born and...

for Dune Prequels by Herbert's Son". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2014. The new prequels ... will...

wrote three sequel novels and then cowrote, with Edward M. Lerner, four prequels and a final sequel; the five latter novels constitute the Fleet of Worlds...

1996 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Super Mario 64, Duke Nukem 3D, Street Fighter Alpha 2, Mario Kart 64, King's Field III, Virtua...

Luke Goss, Tanit Phoenix, Danny Trejo and Ving Rhames all appeared in the prequels. Lists and 14K are the only returning characters and are portrayed by Frederick...

The success of The Big Bang Theory launched a multimedia franchise. A prequel series focusing on Parsons' character Sheldon Cooper, Young Sheldon, aired...

franchise, including an animated spin-off, Tales from '85 (2026), and a prequel stage play, The First Shadow (2023). It has also inspired several books...

inspiration from the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the magnitude of prequels, sequels, spin-offs, series, games, and texts that it spawned. Sounds,...

sixth and final book published in July 2017. Colfer started plans for a prequel series in 2016, and has since published three books in this series, beginning...

of the Star Wars franchise and a prequel to the anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), itself a prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars film...

(2016) Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (2016) the Harry Potter prequel (2008) Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Characters...

Asbell revealed that "there's no plans on doing [any Kingsman sequels or prequels] anytime soon". In May 2017, Vaughn stated that a sequel to The Golden...

Marshall Cooper Jr., the older brother of Sheldon Cooper, in Young Sheldon, a prequel series to The Big Bang Theory. Initially introduced as a supporting character...

Freddy Krueger Prequel Movie Is His "Only Regret"". Comicbook.com. John Squires (October 12, 2018). "Robert Englund Still Wants to See a Prequel to 'A Nightmare...

May 2019. Parsons was expected to remain in his role as narrator of the prequel series, Young Sheldon. In 2018, Parsons was one of the actors who voiced...

eight episodes. The season covers the events of the book Fire & Blood, a prequel novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The...

interviews that Cameron planned to write a novelization of Avatar and also a prequel novel. In 2013, Cameron hired Steven Gould to write four standalone novels...

head of the costume department at Lucasfilm working on the Star Wars 'prequels' for which she created the costumes for Padmé Amidala. In 2012 she was...

to dominate the TV and movie distribution markets. Because sequels or prequels of larger-budget films may be released direct-to-video, review references...

society in the prequel trilogy is more sophisticated than in the original trilogy. To illustrate this difference, the costumes in the prequels are more elaborate...

sequel to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and a prequel to The Hunger Games (2012), and will be the sixth installment in The Hunger...

music tracks from the series. A Luminary Amiibo was released in 2020. A prequel to Dragon Quest XI starring Erik and Mia, Dragon Quest Treasures, was released...

Zelazny's will expressly forbade sequels by other authors, four posthumous prequels authorized by Zelazny's family were authored by John Gregory Betancourt...

'Sopranos' Prequel". Deadline. Retrieved January 15, 2019. D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 20, 2020). "'The Batman' Flies To Fall 2021, 'Sopranos' Prequel Moves...

it canonical to the book's fictional universe. The work functions as a prequel to the main novel, focusing on the novel's antagonist Nolan Sorrento /...

January 2018). "Krypton: Hannah Waddingham Cast As Jax-Ur In Syfy Superman Prequel Series". Deadline. Retrieved 10 December 2024. Jirak, Jamie (7 December...

iconic role of Norman Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel, a prequel to the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho that restarts the storyline in the...

(1987), directed by John McTiernan, and was followed by several sequels and prequels—Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022),...

from Illumination. In 2024, Key voiced B-127 / Bumblebee in the animated prequel film Transformers One, sharing cast with Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson...

studio over profits from the first film, slowing development of The Hobbit prequels until late 2007. The Tolkien Trust filed a lawsuit in February 2008, for...

sequel Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996) and the live-action prequel Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998–1999). The follow-ups were unable to match...

supposed to follow 1981 TV series Queen Millennia chronologically, and are prequels to 1979 film Galaxy Express 999. Central Media's site Maetel Legend (anime)...

Clarke, Stewart (8 October 2024). "Market In Focus: The Drama Sequels, Prequels, Originals & Remakes To Look Out For At MIA's Greenlit Showcase". Deadline...

PlayStation Vita platform. The PS Vita release, titled Chaos Rings III: Prequel Trilogy (ケイオスリングスIII プリクエル・トリロジー) contains all four titles in the Chaos...

three games in the series—a remake of the original Resident Evil and the prequel Resident Evil Zero, both released in 2002, as well as Resident Evil 4 (2005)—were...

a prequel series, titled The Bad Guys: The Series, was announced and premiered on Netflix on November 6 with the main cast from the holiday prequels reprising...

second and 2022 third season of the television series Pennyworth, the prequel to both Gotham and the upcoming V for Vendetta TV series. Purefoy was born...

written by Ti West. The series includes the original film X (2022), its prequel Pearl (2022), and its sequel MaXXXine (2024). The overall plot of the movies...

had expressed an interest in directing a film version of The Hobbit, the prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2008, it was reported Guillermo del...

all time. The extended franchise includes an ongoing comics series, a prequel novel series, an animated sequel series, a live-action film, and a Netflix...

in King Solomon's Mines and had a cameo appearance in the Dirty Dancing prequel Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights as an unnamed dance instructor. In 2003, Swayze...

action-adventure game developed and published by Pearl Abyss. Originally planned as a prequel to Black Desert Online, the game evolved into a standalone title during...

for Dune Prequels by Herbert's Son". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2014. The new prequels ... will...

Ki-Adi-Mundi and the Neimoidian Viceroy Nute Gunray in all three of the Star Wars prequels, as well as providing the voice of the Ood in Doctor Who. In addition to...

(2022) and returns as the villainous protagonist and title character in its prequel, Pearl (2022). She is mentioned in the third film, MaXXXine (2024), and...

series are adaptations of the original theatrical film, but are neither prequels nor sequels: 10 Things I Hate About You (based on the film of the same...

Snowpiercer: The Explorers compiled with The Crossing. It was followed by a prequel series in 2019. The graphic novel became internationally popular following...

the 1992 feature film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, which serves as a prequel to the series. The success of the series sparked a media franchise, leading...

film launched a franchise that includes the sequel Hannibal (2001), the prequels Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007), and two television adaptations...

cast as Missy Cooper, Sheldon Cooper's twin sister, in Young Sheldon, a prequel to the series The Big Bang Theory. Revord felt that the character's slight...

High Life, and A Cure for Wellness". She subsequently starred in the prequel film Pearl, which she co-wrote with West and began filming immediately...

fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the prequel trilogy as a Jedi Master who sits on the Jedi High Council during the final...

in the US and Warrior King in the UK) and directed and starred in two prequels of Ong-Bak, titled Ong-Bak 2 and Ong-Bak 3. An ancient Buddha statue named...

Retrieved 7 April 2024. Otterson, Joe (5 April 2024). "'Game of Thrones' Prequel 'Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight' Casts Peter Claffey, Dexter...

Reichert, best known for the Norse fantasy Renshai series, to write three prequels for I, Robot, since she was a science fiction writer with a medical degree...

December 20, 2021. Loughrey, Clarisse (May 19, 2020). "Why the Star Wars prequels finally deserve some respect". The Independent. Archived from the original...

– Film series is not 100% animated and has live action in a sequel or prequel (TV) – made-for-TV (V) – direct-to-video (*) – TV series attached Adams...

2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012. Page, Benedicte (July 27, 2012). "Free Prequels For Bloomsbury's Assassin". bookseller.com. Archived from the original...

Godolkin in the superhero series Gen V (2025), a role he will reprise in its prequel Vought Rising (2027). As a singer, he has released the extended plays Wanderer...

changes to the films of the original trilogy (and to a lesser extent, the prequels). As Lucas was outlining a trilogy of trilogies, he also imagined making...

dark side, portrayed as more complicated than depicted in the Star Wars prequels. Sean Keane of CNET also commented on Jedi Lost's exploration of Dooku's...

producer of The Lord of the Rings, planned to return to supervise the prequels. Jackson explained he chose not to originally direct The Hobbit because...

subtitle A Sopranos Story) is a 2021 American crime drama film serving as prequel to David Chase's HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007). The film was directed...

didn't make it for the critics." In February 2023, it was announced that a prequel series focusing on Ben Edwards had been ordered and set to air on Amazon...

Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece in association with ITV Studios. It is a prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse series and was first broadcast on ITV1...

a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by five sequels and three prequels. Many species of alien creatures (often humanoid) are depicted. For the...

one of their ambassadors. Schafer starred in the 2023 The Hunger Games prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, for which her performance...

by Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner. Mann's debut novel, Heat 2 is both a prequel and a sequel to his 1995 crime film Heat. It covers the formative years...

action-adventure game developed by RGG Studio and published by Sega. A distant prequel to the Like a Dragon franchise, the game depicts the journey of Makoto...

critics. It is the first installment of the X film series, followed by the prequel film Pearl (September 2022) and the sequel MaXXXine (July 2024). In 1979...

Productions. The order of the films are the 8 originals followed by the 3 prequels: Love Comes Softly (2003) Love's Enduring Promise (2004) Love's Long Journey...

Battle of the Realms (2021). It received mixed-to-positive reviews. A prequel, Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match, was released in 2023. Decades after...

series, developed by Deck Nine and published by Square Enix. It serves as a prequel to the original game, focusing on 16-year-old Chloe Price and her relationship...

Krasinski. It is the third installment in the A Quiet Place film series, and a prequel spinoff of the first film. Day One stars Lupita Nyong'o as a terminally...

"generally favorable". On November 27, 2025, Apple TV reportedly greenlit a prequel series set during the Cold War with Wyatt Russell reprising his role as...

co-creator, co-writer, and executive producer for a Beauty and the Beast prequel limited series for Disney+, in which he would reprise his role as LeFou...

after which Amazon renewed the series for a second and third season. A prequel special, "Invincible: Atom Eve", was released in July 2023. The eight-episode...

VanderMeer, and the fourth entry in the Southern Reach Series. It is both a prequel and sequel to the Southern Reach Series. The three previous books in the...

depicting moments in the history of characters in The Wire. The three prequels depict the first meeting between McNulty and Bunk; Proposition Joe as a...

(2013), Despicable Me 3 (2017), and Despicable Me 4 (2024) and two spin-off prequels, Minions (2015) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022). A third film of Minions...

a respectable box office. On 31 July 2009 news surfaced of a two-part prequel to Alien with Scott attached to direct. The project, ultimately reduced...

series written by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, consisting of 25 books and three prequels, and it has been frequently challenged, as documented in the American Library...

aired on CBS from September 25, 2017, to May 16, 2024. A spin-off and prequel to The Big Bang Theory, the series is set from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s...

the long-term fans of the material, especially in context of sequels or prequels, or later seasons of series. Beginning in the 1970s with Cutie Honey and...

that continued the story of Leatherface and his family through sequels, prequels, a remake, comic books, and video games. In 2024, the film was selected...

Netflix released Ferry, a film prequel to the series and, in 2023, Ferry: The Series, an eight-part further prequel. In December 2024, movie Ferry 2...

became the creator, showrunner, head writer and executive producer of its prequel series Andor (2022–2025) on Disney+. Gilroy was born in Manhattan, New...

published in 2014. A prequel series, detailing the origin of the club, is planned. Sutter stated in an August 2014 interview that the prequel would focus on...

conception, her birth and her early years with Leto are chronicled in the prequel trilogies Prelude to Dune (1999–2001) and Caladan (2020–2022) by Brian...

sequel, Dune Messiah. Mohiam also has a major role in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy (1999–2001) and the Caladan Trilogy (2020–2022) by Brian Herbert...

the events of the prequels, the Republic is referred to as the Old Republic, suggesting its long-established nature. In the prequel era, which takes place...

Decision to Portray Tony Soprano". Esquire. August 13, 2019. "'Sopranos' Prequel Film Finds Young Tony: Michael Gandolfini Is Chip Off Old Block". Deadline...

is a fictional character in the Netflix series Money Heist and in its prequel spin-off, Berlin, portrayed by Pedro Alonso. A terminally ill grand larcenist...

all time and one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. A prequel is under development. Victor, a blind person, witnesses the murder of his...

June 2021). "Black Widow: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh on the gritty prequel unlike any other Marvel movie". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original...

actor." In 2026, Plemons will play Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, a film adaptation of the bestselling novel of the...

critics and fans viewed Revenge of the Sith as the strongest of the three prequels, some viewers thought it was more or less on par with the previous two...

40-page prequel called Red: Eyes Only. Warren Ellis gave his blessing to the project but chose not to participate. In addition, four prequels were produced...

known for providing the voice of insectoid creature Watto in the Star Wars prequels, has fittingly just moved into the Cornish village of Goonbell, with his...

and brought on their eventual obsolescence. After publishing six Dune prequel novels, Frank Herbert's son Brian Herbert and author Kevin J. Anderson...

August 16, 2016. "Update: Gemma Arterton Meeting for Ridley Scott's Alien Prequels?". CraveOnline. September 6, 2010. Archived from the original on April...

February 22, 2015. Quinn, Judy (November 17, 1997). "Bantam Pays $3M for Dune Prequels by Herbert's Son". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March...

Christensen received praise from the cast and crew while filming the two prequels. At the time of the release of Attack of the Clones, C-3PO actor Anthony...

Hating Game (2021), and as young Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the prequel series NCIS: Origins (2024–present). Stowell was born as the youngest of...

Butterworth and Bridgerton Box Set 5-8 are mass market paperbacks; Bridgerton Prequels Collection is an e-book; Queen Charlotte is a mass market paperback; and...

became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by five sequels, three prequels, nine animated television shows, and five live action television series...

on December 9, 2023. Developed by Team Undertale Yellow as a fan-made prequel to Undertale, the game follows the last human who falls into the underground...

sequels titled Saiyuki Reload and Saiyuki Reload Blast, as well as two prequels titled Saiyuki Gaiden and Saiyuki Ibun. The series has spawned a media...

2014. List of Star Wars original trilogy characters List of Star Wars prequel trilogy characters List of Star Wars sequel trilogy characters List of...

Academi and ThyssenKrupp. Voight made his first appearance in the two-hour prequel episode 24: Redemption on November 23. He then went on to recur for 10...

Billy Costa in The Golden Compass, Peter in the SyFy/Sky Movies Peter Pan prequel Neverland, and played Leo Roth on the Fox medical comedy-drama series Red...

Sciretta, Peter (October 10, 2016). "Watch The Animated 'Jurassic World' Prequel Short Film 'LEGO Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape'". /Film. Archived...

the role later in the 2019 sequel It Chapter Two, as well as in the 2025 prequel series It: Welcome to Derry, directed by Andy Muschietti. Speaking about...

in the 2022 HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's fictional history book Fire and...

as missing in action during the Vietnam War. The film was followed by a prequel, Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985), and a sequel, Braddock: Missing...

James Hurley in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991), its 1992 prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and its 2017 revival, and for his role...

critical over elements of the plot. To promote the special, three minisode prequels were released. The first was broadcast during the 2012 Children in Need...

the "legendarily bad Chinese dub" as the "best version of the Star Wars prequels," writing that it made the film "watchable by making [it] even less sensible"...

A one-season revival of the series aired in 1998, and a horror-themed prequel film was released on February 14, 2020. The same year, it was announced...

release in 2027. The franchise also includes video games, an animated prequel series and related merchandise. The mogwai are the central species of the...

Romy in the 2005 television film Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, a prequel to the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. In 2005, Heigl...

Evans was also set to reprise his role as Gaston in a Beauty and the Beast prequel limited series for Disney+, alongside Josh Gad, who was serving as co-creator...

"The Incredible Invisible Star Wars Prequels Miniatures". 2 June 2014. "PT - Practical Effects in the Prequels- Sets, Pictures, Models, etc". Jedi Council...

premiered on December 18, 2022, on Paramount+. The series serves as a prequel to Yellowstone (2018–2024), a sequel to 1883 (2021–2022), and is the third...

2017 American short film acting as a prequel to the feature film Blade Runner 2049. It is one of three such prequels, alongside Blade Runner Black Out 2022...

average rating of 6.3/10. On February 22, 2024, it was announced that a prequel about Mel's parents, Sarah and Everett, is in development. As of March...

Elgort-Ken Watanabe HBO Max Drama 'Tokyo Vice'; And What About That 'Heat' Prequel?". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 9, 2022....

Hunters of Dune (2006) and Sandworms of Dune (2007), and appears in the prequels Paul of Dune (2008) and The Winds of Dune (2009). According to Brian Herbert...

of the same name. Chris Chalk portrayed a younger Hallorann in the It prequel series, It: Welcome to Derry. Hallorann first appears in The Shining, where...

Prefontaine (1997), Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Jimmy Lee Farnsworth...

basis of the 1993 Brian De Palma film Carlito's Way as well as the 2005 prequel film Carlito's Way: Rise to Power. Torres has stated that Brigante was...

August 2014, Paramount Television and HBO were reported to be developing a prequel TV series, Ashecliffe. "Edward Daniels" is an anagram of Andrew Laeddis...

trilogy. Decades later, Asimov wrote two further sequel novels and two prequels. Later writers have added authorized, and unauthorized, tales to the series...

of nostalgia and sentimentality". Kowal has released four novel-length prequels — The Calculating Stars and The Fated Sky in 2018, The Relentless Moon...

DiMeo crime family. John Magaro portrays a young Silvio Dante in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. According to The Sopranos, A Family History...

role as drug lord Tuco Salamanca in the crime drama Breaking Bad and its prequel series Better Call Saul. Cruz was born and raised in East Los Angeles,...

original lead strip, and reprints six or seven pages per issue of IDW's movie prequels and Beast Wars: The Gathering. It is edited by Steve White, who also worked...

slaughtered, while Orcs not killed in battle are captured and enslaved. Three prequels, titled Styx: Master of Shadows (2014), Styx: Shards of Darkness (2017)...

August 2023, Danny and Michael Philippou said they had finished shooting a prequel short film, with the story exploring Duckett's backstory which leads into...

film, he is best known for providing the voice of Watto in the Star Wars prequels and in tie-in media relating to the Star Wars franchise. He also voiced...

Jonathan Stroud and consists of a trilogy published from 2003 to 2005 and a prequel novel published in 2010. The story follows the career of a teenage magician...

It is based on Rebecca Wells' 1996 novel of the same name and its 1992 prequel collection of short stories, Little Altars Everywhere. In 1937 Louisiana...

pushing natural melange out of the marketplace. In the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (1999–2001), Project Amal...

Chronicles, a spin-off television series produced by the ABC that served as a prequel to the Indiana Jones films. However, Phoenix declined to reprise the role...

In 2017, Esposito reprised his role as Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad prequel series, Better Call Saul. In 2019, he appeared in the first-season finale...

films with no plans for sequels. The term "standalone film" appeared when prequels, sequels, spin-offs, and franchises became normal from the mid-2000s onwards...

film pundits noted that the franchise's limited appeal in general and prequels, in particular, contributed to poor box-office performance. Variety reported...

Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to Kōhei Horikoshi's manga series My Hero Academia. It was serialized in...

order by The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials and followed by the series prequels, The Kill Order and The Fever Code. After being kept in solitary confinement...

all the Clone Wars action and conflict Lucas left out of his big-screen prequels." Pirrello continues: "[W]hat Clone Wars lacks in intricate storytelling...

Dragons (2011) The Winds of Winter (planned) A Dream of Spring (planned) Prequels: Tales of Dunk and Egg series: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2015), collection...

reviews from critics. The film was followed by a 2011 direct-to-video prequel, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years. Newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan escape the...

cult classic. Its box office success spawned a media franchise with a prequel in 2000 and a standalone sequel in 2004, as well as a jukebox musical in...

to a full, half-hour episode with added animation and dialogue, and the prequels making up episodes 1–7.[citation needed] The English-language version of...

supposed to be 34. O'Neal, Sean (December 5, 2007). "HBO offers free Wire prequels". AV Club. The Wire S5 (DVD) (Season 5. Standard box set ed.). HBO Studios...

series created by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato for Netflix. A prequel to Money Heist, it focuses on the life of Andrés de Fonollosa, aka "Berlin"...

later cast as General Shaw in It: Welcome to Derry, a television series prequel to the 2017 supernatural horror film It, which released on HBO in 2025...

and was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the same category. A prequel, titled Gladys, is scheduled to be released in September 2028. A child...

for Dune Prequels by Herbert's Son". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2014. The new prequels ... will...

English actress Emilia Clarke. The character was introduced in the 2018 prequel novel Most Wanted by Rae Carson. A practitioner of Teräs Käsi, she is Han...

until War of the Worlds in 2005). Lucas decided to focus on the Star Wars prequels instead. In 2000, Spielberg's son asked when the next Indiana Jones film...

protagonist Lucy Gray Baird in the 2023 film adaptation of the Hunger Games prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. The film received mixed...

with the 2022 film of the same name, and has since grown to include two prequel holiday specials, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday and The Bad Guys: Haunted...

announced that Jackson and New Line Cinema had reached agreement to make two prequels, both based on The Hobbit, and to be released in 2012 and 2013 with Jackson...

feature films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), and a prequel television series commissioned by the CW, The Carrie Diaries (2013–14)...

Disney made an announcement in 2015 that it would make a live-action prequel to the aforementioned film above under the title Genies. The new film was...

the second installment in the Indiana Jones film series and a standalone prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. The film stars Harrison Ford, who reprises...

link between Alia and Mohiam, later established in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (1999-2001). Touponce, William...

Soprano. A young Carmela, portrayed by Lauren DiMario, appears in the 2021 prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. She is known for her strength, intelligence...

2019, in an interview with Variety, Stallone said that a Rocky sequel and prequel are in development. Producer Irwin Winkler said "We're very high on it"...

series since the original. After Voyager ended, UPN produced Enterprise, a prequel series. Enterprise did not enjoy the high ratings of its predecessors and...

Bauer is also featured in all four prequels, that can be found on the 24 DVD releases and various websites. These prequels are designed to bridge the gap...

2003, followed by a 2004 television series, which aired until 2009. A prequel series, Caprica, aired in 2010. All Battlestar Galactica productions share...

Sound Editing. Monsters, Inc. saw a 3D re-release in theaters in 2012. A prequel titled Monsters University, directed by Dan Scanlon, was released in 2013...

Harry Potter films and then by Fiona Glascott in the Fantastic Beasts prequel films The Crimes of Grindelwald and The Secrets of Dumbledore. McGonagall...

franchise, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and animated by Studio IAM. A prequel and the fourth installment in the Mortal Kombat Legends film series, it...

new footage for The Empire Strikes Back to create continuity between the prequels and original trilogy. Thus, in the 2004 DVD release of The Empire Strikes...

the Pillows performed the ending theme song "Vivid Venus". Grunge is a prequel to the original FLCL series from 2000. Otterson, Joe (March 17, 2022)....

films of all time. In 2025, Event Horizon: Dark Descent, a comic book prequel series began being published by IDW Publishing. In 2026, Event Horizon:...

also spawned a media franchise, including a series of Netflix-exclusive prequels released between the main films. Mr. Moe Wolf – A gray wolf and leader...

1995 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Dragon Quest VI, Mega Man 7, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's...

in 1981 in Connecticut. The franchise also includes Annabelle (2014), a prequel directed by The Conjuring cinematographer John R. Leonetti and produced...

Loughrey, Clarisse (May 19, 2020). "Phantom menaces: Why the Star Wars prequels finally deserve some respect". The Independent. Archived from the original...

directed by George Miller and written by Miller and Nico Lathouris. It is a prequel to Fury Road; Miller said that while the franchise has "no strict chronology...

from the government in protest at what they were being asked to do. A prequel, initially only available in the Marvel Made Paragon Collection, counts...

Animated Drama award for The Road to Graceland, a trilogy of animated prequels to the Warner Bros. release, 3000 Miles to Graceland. Starring Kevin Costner...

Spies is a 2017 spy novel by British writer John le Carré. It is both a prequel and a sequel to John le Carré's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Tinker...

fantasy series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. The series, which was a prequel to the 1982 fantasy film The Dark Crystal and produced by the Jim Henson...

first day." "I couldn't believe some of the things they wrote about the prequels, you know. I mean really, beyond 'I didn't like it'. I'm still angry about...

$290.3 million on a $55 million budget. It spawned two direct-to-video prequels from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment—Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)...

how the film's non-linear narrative managed to combine elements of both prequels and sequels. Lynch planned to start filming in August 1991, but Kyle MacLachlan...

crossover between the Angry Birds video game series and the Star Wars prequel trilogy. It continues the gameplay of previous Angry Birds games with Star...

of 2015 and at the Golden Raspberry Awards, it was nominated for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel and Six was nominated for Worst Director. At...

Cyberpunk universe created by Mike Pondsmith, the anime serves as a standalone prequel to the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by CD Projekt Red, and follows David Martinez...

second live-action television series, Gen V, premiered in September 2023. A prequel series, Vought Rising, is in production and set to premiere in 2027. The...

either edit or direct. Sharma, who had served as a creative producer on the prequel, among Ranjan's other films, was roped in to direct, while editor Chetan...

acclaimed 1975 film adaptation, in the Netflix drama series Ratched, a prequel to the novel which would portray the character's origins. The first season...

a goddess, in The Witcher: Blood Origin, a six-episode limited series prequel to The Witcher. In April 2021, Netflix announced that she had departed...

– Film series is not 100% animated and has live action in a sequel or prequel (TV) – made-for-TV (V) – direct-to-video (*) – TV series attached 7 Dwarves...

role-playing video game developed by Spiders and published by Nacon. A prequel to GreedFall (2019), the game was released via early access in September...

Foundation series. Decades later, Asimov wrote two sequel novels and two prequels. Later writers have added authorized tales to the series. The Foundation...

original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2018. "'Vampire Diaries' Prequel Web Series, CW Starts Biting Early". Tubefifter. August 26, 2009. Archived...

The English translation of the light novel was done by Murtaza Burhan. A prequel light novel was published in 2017. The series has received a manga adaptation...

six-episode romp from Shondaland" and "a rare exception to the rule of prequels and will hopefully set many of its younger stars on the road to success"...

2001, Ratner directed Rush Hour 2. In 2002, he directed Red Dragon, the prequel to The Silence of the Lambs, about Hannibal Lecter. In 2004, Ratner directed...

one season from October 3, 1998 to May 22, 1999. The series serves as a prequel to the games, following the original Kung Lao (Paolo Montalban) as he protects...

television series to air on CBS. On January 5, 2024, it was announced that the prequel, NCIS: Origins, will be aired during the 2024–25 season, as another spin-off...

Trachtenberg. It is the fifth installment in the Predator franchise and a prequel to Predator (1987), set in the Northern Great Plains in 1719. It stars...

Ziggurat Interactive (who purchased the rights to Slave Zero) announced a prequel titled Slave Zero X. It was released on February 21, 2024 for the PlayStation...

Song ("Under the Sea"). The film's success led to a media franchise. A prequel television series aired on CBS from 1992 to 1994. A direct-to-video sequel...

from the very first movie, The Mystery of Mamo, of which it serves as a prequel. Produced by TMS Entertainment and animated by Telecom Animation Film,...

television series Twin Peaks, who also plays a supporting role in the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. He is portrayed in all his appearances...

Caroline Blakiston, Mon has become a prominent character in subsequent prequel media, including the film Rogue One (2016), the animated series The Clone...

greatest action films of all time. A prequel comic book series was published by Vertigo from May to August 2015. A prequel film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, was...

In 2023, he co-wrote and appeared in Wonka, a film which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, exploring Willy...

Film. A sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, was released in 2017, and a prequel, The King's Man, was released in 2021. In 1997, Lee Unwin, a probationary...

initially renewed for a fourth season, but it instead became Narcos: Mexico, a prequel/sequel companion series. Pedro Pascal as Javier Peña, DEA agent tasked...

director Mahesh Manjrekar, which allegedly transferred the rights to create prequels, sequels, or other derivative works to Everest. The company also issued...

Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, an adaptation of The Hunger Games prequel of the same name. Blyth has an upcoming role in the adaptation of Ernest...

– Film series is not 100% animated and has live action in a sequel or prequel (TV) – made-for-TV (V) – direct-to-video (*) – TV series attached Ah Boys...

– Film series is not 100% animated and has live action in a sequel or prequel (TV) – made-for-TV (V) – direct-to-video (*) – TV series attached 3 Ninjas...

the MGM+ period drama Belgravia: The Next Chapter (2024) and the Starz prequel Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025). She was named a 2023 Bright Young...

DokiDoki Groove Works and published by Square Enix. The game serves as the prequel to Octopath Traveler, and a console adaptation of Octopath Traveler: Champions...

goes on to accede to the throne of the Emperor. In the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, it is established that...

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You (2025), which served as a lyrical prequel to her debut album. Hayden Silas Anhedönia was born on March 24, 1998,...

generally negative reviews from critics. The film was followed by a standalone prequel titled The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007). Cousins Bo, Luke, and...

location in Berlin. Ifans plays Otto Hightower in the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, which premiered 21 August 2022. Following his role...

Dan Friedkin. It is part of the Bourne franchise and serves as both a prequel to The Bourne Identity (2002) and a sequel to Jason Bourne (2016). A "special...

Like the two television specials that came before, the series serves as a prequel to the original film. Michael Godere, Ezekiel Ajeigbe, Raul Ceballos, Chris...

Apartment 7A is a 2024 American psychological horror film serving as a prequel to Rosemary's Baby (1968). Directed and co-written by Natalie Erika James...

franchise, which he created: the original Star Wars (1977), and two of its prequels The Phantom Menace (1999), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). James Cameron...

Wade in the Paramount+ Western television miniseries 1883, which is a prequel to Yellowstone. Duplechain, Shea (2023-12-05). "You can find these South...

acting as a prequel to the feature film Blade Runner 2049 and the sequel to the short film 2036: Nexus Dawn. It is one of three such prequels, alongside...

for Dune Prequels by Herbert's Son". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2014. The new prequels ... will...

warlord Dementus. Hemsworth voiced a young Optimus Prime in the Transformers prequel film Transformers One. In October 2024, Hemsworth entered talks to play...

adapted to fit into her stories. Cassandra Clare has written a series of prequels called The Infernal Devices set in the same universe as The Mortal Instruments...

Variety reported that an adaptation of the Tales of Dunk and Egg series, a prequel to the events of Game of Thrones, was in early development on HBO. It was...

2024). "'Rings of Power' cast teases season 2 of the 'Lord of the Rings' prequel series". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-08-08. Murphy, J. Kim (March 20, 2023)...

the role of Agent Lala Dominguez in the original cast of the NCIS 2024 prequel spinoff NCIS: Origins. Anderson, Hayley (March 16, 2024). "NCIS Origins...

(MMORPG) for Windows and the second game in the Lineage series. It is a prequel to Lineage and is set 150 years before the first game. It has become popular...

and board games – as well as a video game of the same title and a 2011 prequel film of the same title. In 2025, it was selected for preservation in the...

broader Predator franchise. This includes several direct sequels and prequels‍—‍‌Predator 2 (1990), Predators (2010), The Predator (2018), Prey (2022)...

Michael Caleo that premiered on Paramount+ on 25 January 2024. It is a prequel of the 2000 film of the same name. It traces the relationship between best...

on an unproduced screenplay by Mario Puzo, who died in 1999. It is the prequel to Puzo's The Godfather. It was published by Grand Central Publishing and...

response, it grossed $103.6 million worldwide on a $5–8 million budget. A prequel directed by Mike Flanagan, titled Ouija: Origin of Evil, was released in...

Hikaru Nakamura. It was published by Shueisha on May 19, 2015. It is a prequel to and ends with their one-shot manga titled "The One Wish That Must Be...

in Sevro and feels like Sevro was the friend he never had." A six-issue prequel comic book series exploring the origins of the rebel group "Sons of Ares"...

"Sulley" Sullivan and Mike Wazowski from the original film and the 2013 prequel Monsters University; several other voice actors from the films reprise...

Minkoff, led to a direct-to-video sequel and prequel, a photorealistically animated remake in 2019, a 2024 prequel/sequel to the 2019 film, a television film...

title in the series to be released for handheld devices, and acts as a prequel to 2001's Grand Theft Auto III, using the same setting of Liberty City...

also reprises his role as Gannicus from Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, the prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand. On June 6, 2012, Starz and Anchor Bay Entertainment...

production budget of $20 million and received mixed reviews from critics. A prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, premiered on October 6, 2023, on Paramount+...

January 9, 2022. The series was followed by Dexter: Original Sin in 2024, a prequel series with a frame story picking up from the final scene of New Blood...

loyalty to the Chiss Ascendancy. At the 2019 New York Comic Con, a new prequel trilogy from Zahn was announced to launch with Book I: Chaos Rising in...

world". On March 16, 2016, Mann announced that he was developing a Heat prequel novel, as a part of launching his company Michael Mann Books. On April...

paranormal investigators to help get their son back. The third film, a prequel, focuses on the same psychic who helped the family; this time she comes...

Tarantino talks Vega Brothers, the Pulp Fiction & Reservoir Dogs sequel/prequel". Slashfilm. "Madsen still scarred by BloodRayne movie". contactmusic.com...

– Film series is not 100% animated and has live action in a sequel or prequel (TV) – made-for-TV (V) – direct-to-video (*) – TV series attached Carry...

(featuring Dua Lipa), which served as the lead single from his EP Mad Love the Prequel, which would be released in 2018, making it his first project release with...

'Hunger Games' Prequels". Variety. Retrieved August 4, 2023. Lang, Brent (December 14, 2015). "Jennifer Lawrence on 'Hunger Games' Prequels: 'It's Too Soon'"...

boss in the video game, Bloodborne Amidala, a character in the Star Wars prequels This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Amygdala...

for Peacock. The third installment in the Ted franchise, it serves as a prequel to the first film and its sequel. It is produced by Fuzzy Door Productions...

Targaryen in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon, a Game of Thrones prequel and adaptation of George R. R. Martin's companion book Fire & Blood. D'Arcy...

of the Prime series The Boys. He is set to return as Bombsight in its prequel Vought Rising, set to premiere in 2027. In February 2025, Dye became engaged...

(May 18, 2013). "A 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Fan Review: Your 'Star Wars' Prequel Anger Is What I Feel Now". 2. Khan. Hollywood.com. p. 1. Retrieved May...

with yellow fever. In February, 2026 Barker announced he'd written three prequels in his 4MK thriller series. The First Scarlet Door, the initial title in...

Fear the Walking Dead, a television series that is a companion series and prequel to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same...

Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. It is both a sequel and a prequel to the 1972 film The Godfather, presenting two parallel dramas: one picks...

on February 18, 2022, on Netflix. List of horror films of 2017 List of prequels Leatherface (disambiguation) The Blu-Ray release contains an option to...

Carrie Fisher in the original film trilogy and the sequel trilogy. The 2005 prequel film Revenge of the Sith reveals that Leia's mother is Senator Padmé Amidala...

One Night in Miami (2020), and served as narrator in the 2021 Sopranos prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark. In January 2022, Imperioli was cast in...

best-selling books of all time. Ruiz Zafón's follow-up, The Angel's Game, is a prequel to The Shadow of the Wind. His third in the series, The Prisoner of Heaven...

Actor in a Comedy Series. He also reprised his role in The Big Bang Theory prequel spin-off series Young Sheldon (2017–2020). George Robert Newhart was born...

in the same time frame. McMurtry followed Streets of Laredo with two prequels, which with Laredo were also subsequently made into TV miniseries. Captain...

with the release of the third prequel film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2005. In addition to the prequels, Lucas created the Special Editions...

in Comanche Moon, a television miniseries that aired in early 2008 as a prequel to the Lonesome Dove miniseries based on Larry McMurtry's book series of...

expanding the fictional universe. Plans for a reboot led to the production of prequel films chronicling the X-Men as young people, from X-Men: First Class (2011)...

Houten, Paloma Faith, Michael McElhatton, Kosar Ali, 9 More Cast In Starz Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 June 2021. Andreeva, Nellie (27...

supporting villain Rictus Erectus in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and its 2024 prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. He also appeared in films such as Troy (2004)...

video game developed by Voidpoint and published by 3D Realms. It is a prequel to the 2016 video game Bombshell. Ion Fury runs on a modified version of...

American actor who played Leo Johnson on the TV show Twin Peaks and its prequel film, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. He has worked behind the scenes in...

The year 2002 in video games saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Madden NFL 2003, NBA Live 2003, NBA 2K3, Tony Hawk's...

the series. A novelization was released in August 2018, followed by a prequel comic series published from November 2018 to June 2021, while a live-action...

release of the last three episodes on March 8, 2018. The program is a prequel to the other works in the franchise, taking place in 1939, some decades...

Soren's nephew Nyroc, later renamed Coryn, for Books 7 and 8. Books 9-11 are prequels to the other books, telling the story of Hoole, the first king of the Great...

installments at the same time. The series will continue with another sequel and a prequel, both currently in development. Tessa prides herself as an accomplished...

hit due to its successful TNT premiere ratings and home video sales. A prequel entitled Gods and Generals was released in 2003, also directed by Maxwell...

advertising included a viral marketing campaign, coordinated releases of prequel comic books, toys, and books, as well as product placement deals with companies...

Adaptation (awarded to media based on video games) at The Game Awards 2022. A prequel tie-in novel written by C. L. Clark, titled Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf...

Information" and the Animatrix short film The Second Renaissance act as prequels to the films, explaining how the franchise's setting came to be. The video...

Newton's (played by Britt Robertson) father.[citation needed] 1883, a spinoff prequel to Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone television series was released in late...

Abrams' outline was eventually abandoned. Nat Mauldin was hired to write a prequel titled Roger Rabbit: The Toon Platoon, set from 1941 to 1943. Similar to...

short comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment in 2017. A prequel to the Red Rising science fiction series by Pierce Brown, it was written...

produced by Film Afrika Worldwide and Platinum Dunes. It was written as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. The series was renewed...

It is the second installment in the Train to Busan film series, and a prequel of its eponymous film. The aeni (South Korean animation) depicts the onset...

2014. Trumbore, Dave (September 26, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049' Anime Prequel Introduces New NEXUS 8 Replicants". Collider.com. Retrieved September 26...

and the Rise of Alexander, also written and drawn by Miller, acting as a prequel and sequel to the events of 300, depicting Xerxes I's rise to the throne...

the film was nominated for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. A spin-off and prequel film, White Bird, was released in October 2024, with Bryce Gheisar reprising...

Job'-Esque Prequel, an Anime Series, and Maybe a Sequel". Retrieved May 22, 2021. Boone, John (May 22, 2021). "Zack Snyder Talks 'Army of the Dead' Prequels, Sequels...

Jedi Master who trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Force. In the prequel trilogy, he mentors Luke's father, Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan is portrayed...

portrayed Magneto in the superhero blockbuster X-Men: First Class, the prequel to X-Men. Set in 1962, it focuses on the friendship between Charles Xavier...

mock the quality of the Star Wars prequels, Portman (dressed as Padmé Amidala, whom she portrayed in the prequels, in the music video) takes a man hostage...

he returned to full-time directing and wrote all three entries in the prequel trilogy: The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge...

the end of the film, all nine teenagers are dead. The film served as a prequel to the first film. It is revealed that Maynard is a serial killer who has...

2006 saw the release of such video game sequels and prequels as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Madden NFL 07, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Tom Clancy's...

Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He first appeared in the prequel film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). Maul returned in...

retelling of Saint George and the Dragon." A Day of Fallen Night, a standalone prequel, was published on 28 February 2023, also by Bloomsbury Publishing. A thousand...

followed by two sequels: Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997), a prequel film, Alien: Romulus (2024), and a TV series, Alien: Earth (2025). A deep-space...

was cast in the pilot of Gotham. McKenzie returned to Fox in the Batman prequel television show Gotham, which premiered on September 22, 2014. In the series...

super-villains to perform a super-powered heist, the first nine episodes serve as a prequel to the comic book series, with the last three episodes adapting the comic...

mobile game was also released in August 2025 called Destiny: Rising, a prequel that takes place in alternate timeline. Destiny's style has been described...

Order is associated with the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, a series of prequels and sequels to the original Final Fantasy VII. Although not an official...

voice-over work for animated films reprising the role of Randall in its prequel Monsters University (2013), Mr. Wesley in Home on the Range (2004), Nebbercracker...

actor. Notable roles include K-2SO in the film Rogue One (2016) and its prequel series Andor (2025), the superhero series Young Justice (2010–2013, 2019)...

All Night Falling (1979) October's Baby (1980) All Darkness Met (1980) Prequels The Fire in His Hands (1984) With Mercy Toward None (1985) Sequels Reap...

retrospectively regarded as one of the best Spider-Man games ever made. A prequel, Spider-Man: Battle for New York, developed by Torus Games, was released...

successfully launched its titular film series starring Fuhrman, including the prequels titled Orphan: First Kill (2022), and Orphans in production. In Hamden...

apprentice Luke Triton, while the subsequent three games and film are prequels, focusing on how Luke and Layton met and their original adventures; later...

Entertainment. It is the third installment in the A Plague Tale series and a prequel to A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022). The game is set to release in 2026 for...

American television series produced by The Jim Henson Company. It is a prequel to the 1982 Jim Henson film The Dark Crystal that explores the world of...

first season of the fantasy drama television series House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones. The episode was written by Ira Parker and directed...

(Michelle Williams) and in Las Vegas (2003). She also appears in the comedy prequel Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003). In 2004, she starred alongside...

Jones using a gong to shield himself from gunfire, ideas later used in the prequel Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). To his frustration, much of...

grossed $499.3 million, becoming the highest-grossing film in the series. A prequel, The Conjuring: First Communion, is set to be released on September 10...

includes Not Fade Away (2012) and The Many Saints of Newark (2021), a prequel film to the TV series The Sopranos. Chase was born as an only child to...

Returns (2004) and The Godfather's Revenge (2006), and Edward Falco's prequel novel The Family Corleone (2012). There are also three video games set...

venues. In February 2015, Anderson directed and starred in a short film prequel to A Streetcar Named Desire, titled The Departure, written by novelist...

(February 16, 2026). "'God Of War' creator slams Jack Quaid's "insulting" prequel game 'Sons Of Sparta'". NME. Retrieved June 4, 2026. Marnell, Blair (June...

adapted from the Witcher book series by Andrzej Sapkowski. It serves as a prequel to The Witcher. The series premiered on Netflix on December 25, 2022, and...

game series Tekken published by Bandai Namco Games. The film serves as a prequel to Tekken: Hegemony (2009). It stars Kane Kosugi, Rade Šerbedžija, and...

Bernstein in the 2001 comedy film Wet Hot American Summer, its Netflix prequel series, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015) and its Netflix...

1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Final Fantasy VII, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, GoldenEye 007, Star Fox 64, Crash Bandicoot...

Marla Mason series is a series of ten main sequence novels and various prequels and short stories written by American author Tim Pratt under the pseudonym...

Rory's breakup. A prequel was released to iTunes on 1 September 2012, and to Zune and Amazon Video on 2 September 2012. In the prequel, a hooded messenger...

Rourke and Angie Everhart and was directed by Anne Goursaud. In 1998, a prequel film, titled The First 9½ Weeks starring Paul Mercurio and Clara Bellar...

21, 2021). "'Jackie Brown' Icon Pam Grier Joins Cast of 'Pet Sematary' Prequel (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 21, 2021. "Pam Grier (visual voices...

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. In 2019, she co-created a prequel spin-off of Black-ish titled Mixed-ish. In 2020, she starred in and recorded...

announced the new G.I. Joe ongoing series that follows its four previous prequels. In November 2024, Skybound announced deluxe editions for the coming years...

as Dr. Foley The producers, Glass Eye Pix, created seven webisodes as prequels set during the start of the apocalypse, to coincide with the release of...

Hundred Billion Stars, a Hundred Billion Lights (9–12). Both Gaidens are prequels to the main story, depicting events that take place before season 1 of...

Retrieved 5 May 2017. "Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Joins Universal's Thing Prequel". DreadCentral. 21 September 2012. Siegel, Lucas (28 October 2014). "Marvel...

sequel, Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj, was released on December 1, 2006. A prequel, Van Wilder: Freshman Year, was released straight-to-DVD on July 14, 2009...

was released. While he clearly states on his website that no sequels or prequels will be released, he still does bugfixes, and releases the updated versions...

2024. Burlingame, Russ (September 24, 2024). "Halle Berry Says They Have Prequels and Sequels Figured Out for Never Let Go". ComicBook.com. Retrieved September...

Of Songbirds And Snakes: Jason Schwartzman Newest Addition To Lionsgate Prequel". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2024. D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten...

reprised his role as Andy from Wet Hot American Summer in the Netflix prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, alongside an ensemble cast...

Beginning with Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, several games have served as prequels, following Big Boss' past as Naked Snake, as well as the origins of the...

New Batman Adventures) and Superman: The Animated Series, as well as a prequel to Batman Beyond, and is the seventh series of the DC Animated Universe...

– Film series is not 100% animated and has live action in a sequel or prequel (TV) – made-for-TV (V) – direct-to-video (*) – TV series attached 1920...

producer John Fawcett and written in collaboration with Karen Walton. A prequel, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning, was filmed back-to-back with Ginger...

and Eternals; as well as television series including HBO Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon, 3 Body Problem, Prison Break, Person of Interest...

against a production budget of $45 million. The film was followed by the prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans in 2009 and later a direct sequel Underworld:...

starred as Captain James Flint in the Starz television series Black Sails, a prequel to Treasure Island, set in the early 18th century during the Golden Age...

cover by Gil Kane, with the variant by Dave Cockrum. Issue #0 features two prequel stories to the film, and was only available with the trade paperback of...

album), television shows (second seasons), films and video games (sequels/prequels). In the United Kingdom, the "sophomore slump" is more commonly referred...

released on Amazon Prime Video, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Like its prequel, it was highly acclaimed and appreciated worldwide. His other works include...

the producer, while Colin Teague directed the film. The second and third prequels, Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire and Dragonheart: Vengeance, were...

direct-to-video spin-off, Legally Blondes, released in 2009, and an upcoming prequel television series about Woods's high school years, Elle, scheduled to premiere...

2024). "Latest Pokemon X Hatsune Miku Project Voltage Song "Journey's Prequels, Journey's Traces" Now Live". NintendoSoup. Retrieved March 31, 2025. Yoerider...

Sumptuous Prequel to The Crown May Be On the Horizon". Vogue. Retrieved 14 April 2022. McTaggart, India (30 April 2026). "The Crown prequel to span Victoria's...

began publication in 2017, following 2017's The Heart of What Was Lost. A prequel to the entirety of Osten Ard, Brothers of the Wind was published in 2021...

on June 30, 2021. GreedFall was met with a mixed critical reception. A prequel, titled GreedFall 2: The Dying World, was released on March 10, 2026. The...

Patterson in New Tricks, and Grandad Trotter in the Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips. He is also known for featuring on Blur's 1994 hit single...

and Men in Love, were published in 2002, 2018, and 2025 respectively. A prequel, Skagboys, was published in 2012. Mark "Rent Boy" Renton – The novel's...

From then until his death, Asimov published several more sequels and prequels to his existing novels, tying them together in a way he had not originally...

director, producer and actor. He is known for co-starring in the Netflix prequel film to Army of the Dead, Army of Thieves (2021). Cohen was born in the...

Hobbit (1937), The Lord of the Rings, and its appendices. These included prequel stories focused on characters such as Aragorn, Gimli, and Gandalf. J. D...

Runner 2049 was preceded by the release of three short films that served as prequels, where the chronological first, Blade Runner Black Out 2022, was anime...

most-watched show each week for its 8-episode run. Goode starred in the prequel to Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman series, entitled The King's Man, portraying...

Christopher (December 9, 2018). "Bumblebee First Reviews: Nostalgia-Heavy Prequel Might Be Series' Best Film". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 10, 2018...

the 2000s, DisneyToon Studios began development on a computer-animated prequel to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, titled The Seven Dwarfs. Director Mike...

of the prequel novels, illustrated by Azu Azuko, began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's KadoComi website on January 9, 2025. The prequel manga's...

American remake, 2006 and 2009 sequels, a 2020 sidequel to the remake and a prequel television series entitled Ju-On: Origins, which premiered in 2020. Several...

passages, she had written 17 of the top 20. Collins released a Hunger Games prequel titled The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in May 2020. It is based on the...

(who incorporated Expanded Universe elements into the Special Editions, prequels, and The Clone Wars) in incorporating multiple spin-off elements into his...

World". Foxtrot Films. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016. "'Kingsman' Prequel: Harris Dickinson, Gemma Arterton, Ralph Fiennes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson...

to a continuing storyline, with sections of the storyline presented in prequels or sequels, sometimes presented in other media from the originating video...

starred alongside most of the original cast in the Netflix eight-episode prequel to the 2001 comedy film Wet Hot American Summer. In 2017, Garofalo starred...

12-issue prequel series called Minutemen featuring the 1940s superhero group from the story. DC offered Moore and Gibbons chances to publish prequels to the...