A movie sequel or prequel is a film that is connected to a previous movie and either continues the story from the original film (sequel) or tells the story that occurred before the events of the original film (prequel).
A movie series, on the other hand, refers to a collection of films that are connected through their shared characters, setting, or themes. These films often build on the events of the previous films and tell a larger story across multiple installments.
While a sequel or prequel can also be part of a movie series, they are typically more self-contained and can be viewed and enjoyed on their own. A movie series, on the other hand, requires viewing all of the films in order to fully understand and appreciate the story being told.
For example, "Star Wars a New Hope" is the first film in the "Star Wars" movie series, while "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" is a sequel to that film, continuing the story of the characters introduced in the first film. "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" on the other hand is a prequel to the original "Star Wars" film, telling the story that occurred before the events of the first movie.
A movie sequel or prequel is a film that is connected to a previous movie and either continues or tells the story that occurred before the events of the original film, while a movie series is a collection of films that are connected through their shared characters, setting, or themes and tell a larger story across multiple installments.
- The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III
- Rocky (1976) and its sequels Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky V (1990), Rocky Balboa (2006), and Creed (2015) and its sequels Creed II (2018) and Creed III (2022).
- Star Wars (1977) and its sequels Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) along with the stand alone movies Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story.
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its sequels Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
- Back to the Future (1985) and its sequels Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Back to the Future Part III (1990).
- Die Hard (1988) and its sequels Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990), Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995), Live Free Or Die Hard (2007) and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
- Terminator (1984) and its sequels Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Terminator Salvation (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015), and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019).
- Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).
- Jurassic Park (1993) and its sequels The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Jurassic Park III (2001), Jurassic World (2015), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
- Men In Black (1997) and its sequels Men In Black II (2002), Men In Black 3 (2012), and Men In Black: International (2019).
- Toy Story (1995) and its sequels Toy Story 2 (1999), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Toy Story 4 (2019) as well as the upcoming Toy Story 5.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (2001) and its sequels Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011).
- James Bond series
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia With Love (1963)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Thunderball (1965)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
- Moonraker (1979)
- For Your Eyes Only (1981)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A VIew to a Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
- License to Kill (1989)
- Goldeneye (1995)
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
- The World Is Not Enough (1999)
- Die Another Day (2002)
- Casino Royale (2006)
- Quantum of Solace (2008)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Spectre (2015)
- No Time To Die (2021)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Iron Man (2008)
- The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Black Widow (2020)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2020)
- Eternals (2020)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2020)
- Doctor Strange In the Multitude of Madness (2022)
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania (2023)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- The Marvels (2023)
- Captain America New World Order (2024)
- The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
- The Two Towers (2002)
- The Return of the King (2003)
- The Hobbit Trilogy
- An Unexpected Journey (2012)
- The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
- The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
- Star Wars Original Trilogy
- Star Wars (1977)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
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Robert Hyde
Robert has been a film buff since he first visited the old Palace Cinema in High Wycome when he was young.
After working for Ritz Video Film Hire, later Blockbuster Express, it cemented his interest in film and gave him the drive to go to university with the intention of working in the industy.
6 years of college/university studying film and Culture and he decided to take a different path, so he taught himself to develop websites.
8 years at Amazon, 3 years at eBay, a year at PayPal and 6 years running his own digital marketing agency and here we are writing and developing saltypopcorn.co.uk.
