prequel

Example Sentences

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We knew every player in every division in England and we used to make our own game, like a management game, that was the probably the prequel to the Championship Manager game.

From BBC

The stage play “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is a prequel diving into Henry’s origins and how he eventually became 001, and Vecna.

From Los Angeles Times

Fantasy producers are casting more inclusively these days, evidenced by the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon” and Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power.”

From Salon

“Welcome to Derry,” a prequel to the events of Stephen King’s 1986 novel, seems especially fond of using nativity to midwife atrocities, although body horror in general is a defining trait of the show.

From Salon

Though it has been decades since the last “Gremlins” movie hit the big screen, the furballs got their own spotlight in the 2023 animated prequel TV series “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.”

From Los Angeles Times