prequel

[pree-kwuhl]

noun

1. a literary, dramatic, or filmic work that prefigures a later work, as by portraying the same characters at a younger age.

prequel

/ ˈpriːkwəl /

noun

1. a film or book about an earlier stage of a story or a character's life, released because the later part of it has already been successful

Word History and Origins

Origin of prequel¹

First recorded in 1970–75; pre- + (se)quel

Word History and Origins

Origin of prequel¹

C20: from _pre- + ( se ) quel

Example Sentences

Next on the cards is a sequel and potentially a prequel to Songs of Forgotten Trees.

From BBC

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow,’ a prequel to the hit streaming series, opens at the Marquis Theatre, bringing Netflix branding to Broadway.

From Los Angeles Times

“Welcome to Derry” continues the “IT“-verse as a prequel set in the 1960s before the “IT” and “IT Chapter 2” films.

From Los Angeles Times

Stamp appeared in the first Star Wars prequel movie was as Chancellor Finis Valorum.

From Salon

What I had to wrestle with were the choices that Ridley made later on in ‘Prometheus,’ which was a prequel to ‘Alien.’

From Los Angeles Times