prequel
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The other contenders for best drama include Keri Russell's political soap opera "The Diplomat," spy series "Slow Horses" and "Game of Thrones" prequel "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms."
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
"Elle seems more like a parody than a true prequel," she wrote, adding that the series "has heart and humour, but that's not enough".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
What to know: It’s debatable whether “Legally Blonde” needs a prequel series, but one is coming anyway, starring Lexi Minetree in the title role made famous by Reese Witherspoon, one of the show’s executive producers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The “Game of Thrones” prequel boasts many dragons, most of them bound to the Targaryen royal bloodline.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
“The Bear,” now in the space between its fourth and fifth seasons, has released a surprise episode on Hulu, “Gary,” that functions as a prequel until, in its final seconds, it turns into something else.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
In an exceptional level of productivity, Sheridan received sole writing credit on almost every episode of “Yellowstone,” plus its two prequels “1883” and “1923.”
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
The path these men blazed led to the endless sequels and prequels, remakes and reboots, churned out by the corporate-owned, IP-obsessed studios of the 2020s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Village Roadshow alleged WB had shut it out of its rights to any sequels and prequels of the films the two companies had previously worked on together.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
I just loved so much that it was something that I had never come across before and so rare in our industry where we’re so obsessed with remakes and prequels and sequels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
“You haven’t seen the prequels or the original trilogy? The podrace? Young Luke? This is a travesty. We have to fix that.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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