A prequel is a film that is made about an earlier stage of a story or a character's life when the later part of it has already been made into a successful film.
Now Saul Goodman has his own television series, inevitably entitled Better Call Saul- a prequel to Breaking Bad. [+ to]
prequel in British English
(ˈpriːkwəl)
noun
a film, novel, or play that portrays events that occurred before the events of an existing work
Word origin
C20: from pre- + (se)quel
prequel in American English
(ˈprikwəl)
noun
a film, novel, etc. about events that preceded and, often, led up to those of another novel, film, etc. that was produced or published earlier
Examples of 'prequel' in a sentence
prequel
They are needed to boost this prequel to a film very few of their countrymen have seen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They are needed to boost this prequel to a film very few of their countrymen haveseen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This may be the final instalment of the prequel trilogy, but the marathon continues on ITV until all six films have been shown.