: a work (such as a novel or a play) whose story precedes that of an earlier work
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His next film will be a prequel to last year's hit movie.
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Comments While Andor was ostensibly a Rogue One prequel series that focused on Diego Luna’s Cassian, several other characters from the film also showed up at one point or another during the Disney + streaming series.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Irlam, who won four Emmys for his work on Game of Thrones, including one for the final season, has remained involved in the HBO franchise and is overseeing stunts on Season 3 of prequel series House of the Dragon, currently shooting in the UK.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Presumably, that means that the screams will be terrifyingly audible in Noah Hawley’s prequel TV series, which is set two years before the original film and brings the chest-bursting action to Earth for the first time in the franchise.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
The film also sees Todd reprise his role for the first time since Final Destination 2.
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Final Destination Bloodlines
Final Destination Bloodlines serves as both a prequel and sequel.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 17 May 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 May 2025
Irlam, who won four Emmys for his work on Game of Thrones, including one for the final season, has remained involved in the HBO franchise and is overseeing stunts on Season 3 of prequel series House of the Dragon, currently shooting in the UK.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Presumably, that means that the screams will be terrifyingly audible in Noah Hawley’s prequel TV series, which is set two years before the original film and brings the chest-bursting action to Earth for the first time in the franchise.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 19 May 2025
The film also sees Todd reprise his role for the first time since Final Destination 2.
Watch Final Destination 5 on Max
Final Destination Bloodlines
Final Destination Bloodlines serves as both a prequel and sequel.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for prequel
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“Prequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prequel. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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