prequel
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Game of Thrones: The Mad King, a prequel set shortly before the events of George RR Martin's first book and the all-conquering TV series, officially opened at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Tune in to House of the Dragon: After a slog of a second season, HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel is back with a surprisingly enjoyable third season.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Aghast at the ways of men, he’s dug his own Circe-like fingers into Homer to manipulate the tale into a moralistic “Oppenheimer” prequel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
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
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
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
They’re running pretty thin these days, down to rebooting reboots, making sequels for prequels and squeezing every ounce from the intellectual property tube to fill out streaming platform minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
He has starred in several major studio franchises, including the aforementioned Marvel films and the “Star Wars” prequels.
From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2025
“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
Vocabulary lists containing prequel
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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