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Specials, spin-offs & adaptations · Core

Prequel series

Also called: prequel

ELI5

A series set before the events of an existing work.

Used in conversation

“The deck describes the project as a prequel series; the episode examples need to prove that promise.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Prequel series” in scripted television conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Connected terms

  • SeriesPrequel series is a narrower kind of Series.
  • Sequel seriesComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 6

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.