Meaning
A sequel is a book, movie, play, or other work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one. It can also mean any event or result that follows something.
Grammar and Usage
- Part of speech: Noun
- Countable: Yes (plural: sequels)
- Used to describe the next installment in a series, or as a metaphor for something that follows another event.
Structures:
- a sequel to [something] → "The sequel to the novel"
- in the sequel (formal/old-fashioned) → "In the sequel, peace was restored"
Common Phrases
- movie sequel
- book sequel
- a sequel to the story
- direct sequel
- unexpected sequel
Collocations
- Verb + sequel: write a sequel, produce a sequel, release a sequel
- Adjective + sequel: successful sequel, disappointing sequel, long-awaited sequel
- Noun + sequel: film sequel, novel sequel, trilogy sequel
Examples
- The movie’s sequel was released two years after the original.
- She is writing a sequel to her best-selling fantasy novel.
- The sequel turned out to be more popular than the first film.
- Many fans were disappointed with the sequel’s ending.
- The book has no sequel; the story concludes in one volume.
- The director promised that the sequel would answer all the questions left open.
- That disaster was the sequel to years of neglect.
- The new game is a direct sequel to last year’s release.
Synonyms or Related
- continuation
- follow-up
- aftermath (when used in non-literary sense)
- spin-off (related but not the same)