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prequel

[pree-kwuhl] / ˈpri kwəl /


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Prequel series House of the Dragon began in 2022.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

‘Many Predicted Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings” Prequel Would be a Disaster.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022

Prequel "House of the Dragon", which is set 200 years before the original series, is scheduled to premiere this year.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2022

Two attempts at a prequel were also made: Paul Schrader directed "Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist," which was eventually scrapped and retooled by Renny Harlin as 2004's "Exorcist: The Beginning."

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2021

Skullduggery: The Musical Prequel to Hamlet Claudius, Gertrude and Hamlet’s father are caught up in a romantic triangle in Michael Shaw Fisher’s new musical inspired by Shakespeare’s classic tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2016




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