🏷 Discover The Best Prequel Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Uncover the Hidden Gems: Best Prequel Movies and TV Shows

Get ready to dive into the fascinating world of prequels, where the past sets the stage for an epic story. From iconic films to gripping TV series, we've curated a list of the best prequel movies and shows that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Explore the untold stories, witness the origins, and uncover the secrets behind your favorite franchises.

Cast

Bob Odenkirk

Jonathan Banks

Rhea Seehorn

Tony Dalton

Better Call Saul (2015) TV Show

8.7 6.6K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 6

Episodes: 63

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, and, often, against Jimmy, is “fixer” Mike Ehrmantraut. The series tracks Jimmy’s transformation into Saul Goodman, the man who puts “criminal” in “criminal lawyer".

Style: gritty

Plot: new mexico, moral conflict, crooked lawyer, prequel, romance, dark comedy, family relationships, tragedy, ...

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie

Cast

Yuichi Nakamura

Takahiro Sakurai

Anna Nagase

Takehito Koyasu

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie (2025)

8.6 110 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Fantasy

Country: Japan

Duration: 110 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Pursued by a religious cult and other curse users, former friends Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto are the only sorcerers capable of carrying the difficult task of protecting Riko Amanai, a student who has been designated to be sacrificed as the Star Plasma Vessel, until she can fulfill her duty.

Plot: supernatural, prequel, compilation, based on manga, school life, edited from tv series, shounen, anime, ...

Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025) TV Show

8.5 96 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 11

Audience: TV-MA

Story: From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, unfolding in surprising and unforeseen ways in this romantic saga that unfolds across time.

Plot: post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), prequel, romance, scottish highlands

Time: world war i, 18th century, 1910s

Place: england

Cast

Peter Claffey

Dexter Sol Ansell

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026) TV Show

8.4 1.0K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros: a young, naive but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits await these improbable and incomparable friends.

Style: provocative, suspenseful, tense, romantic, whimsical

Plot: based on novel or book, prequel, knight, spin off, blunt, fantasy world, squire, complex, ...

Cast

Matt Smith

Emma D'Arcy

Olivia Cooke

James Norton

House of the Dragon (2022) TV Show

8.4 6.6K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 26

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The Targaryen dynasty is at the absolute apex of its power, with more than 15 dragons under their yoke. Most empires crumble from such heights. In the case of the Targaryens, their slow fall begins when King Viserys breaks with a century of tradition by naming his daughter Rhaenyra heir to the Iron Throne. But when Viserys later fathers a son, the court is shocked when Rhaenyra retains her status as his heir, and seeds of division sow friction across the realm.

Style: melancholy, absurd

Plot: based on novel or book, kingdom, prequel, dysfunctional family, knight, dragon, king, blunt, ...

Cast

Tetsuya Kakihara

Hiro Shimono

Aya Hirano

Atsushi Abe

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (2009) TV Show

8.3 663 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 26

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The Sacred war tale that took place during the 18th century is now unveiled. Tenma, Alone and Sasha, three orphans living their childhood protecting each other and then separated at diferent ages made a pact to meet again. Find themselves again connected but now in roles they never saw as posible. Pegasus, Hades and Athena. Its now time to fight but destiny can be bitter since war between Athena and Hades forces can put old friends and families face to face.

Plot: greek mythology, friendship, god, prequel, based on manga, battle, spin off, shounen, ...

Cast

Helen Mirren

Harrison Ford

Brandon Sklenar

Julia Schlaepfer

1923 (2022) TV Show

8.3 795 votes

Genre: Drama, Western

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 15

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.

Style: gritty

Plot: africa, montana, sequel, prequel, range war, cattle ranch, yellowstone, big game hunter, ...

Time: 1920s, 20th century

Cast

Diego Luna

Andor (2022) TV Show

8.3 2.1K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.

Plot: space war, prequel, space, rebellion, revolutionary, imperialism, political thriller, spy thriller, ...

Cast

Taylour Paige

Jovan Adepo

James Remar

Stephen Rider

IT: Welcome to Derry (2025) TV Show

8.2 1.5K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: based on novel or book, small town, clown, haunted house, prequel, disappearance, psychotic, dead children, ...

Time: 1960s, 1930s, 1900s

Cast

Patrick Gibson

Christian Slater

Molly Brown

James Martinez

Dexter: Original Sin (2024) TV Show

8.2 450 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: In 1991 Miami, Dexter Morgan transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements' radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.

Plot: miami, florida, based on novel or book, sequel, prequel, serial killer, based on tv series, admiring

Time: 1990s

Cast

Megumi Ogata

Kana Hanazawa

Yuichi Nakamura

Takahiro Sakurai

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)

8.1 1.8K votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Fantasy

Country: Japan

Duration: 105 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the curse that haunts him?

Plot: supernatural, exorcism, paranormal, prequel, tragedy, curse, based on manga, spirit, ...

Cast

Vera Farmiga

Freddie Highmore

Max Thieriot

Olivia Cooke

Bates Motel (2013) TV Show

8.1 1.8K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 50

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.

Plot: parent child relationship, small town, motel, prequel, dysfunctional family, serial killer, single mother, based on movie

Cast

Iain Armitage

Zoe Perry

Lance Barber

Montana Jordan

Young Sheldon (2017) TV Show

8.0 3.0K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 7

Episodes: 141

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.

Style: nostalgic, lighthearted

Plot: prequel, family relationships, coming of age, school, sibling, family, sitcom, knowledge, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Mekai Curtis

Patina Miller

Hailey Kilgore

London Brown

Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021) TV Show

8.0 222 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 48

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Set in South Jamaica, Queens, in 1991, this prequel to "Power" revolves around the coming of age of Kanan Stark.

Plot: new york city, prequel

Time: 1990s

Cast

India Ria Amarteifio

Corey Mylchreest

Golda Rosheuvel

Arsema Thomas

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) TV Show

8.0 718 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel.

Style: intimate, witty

Plot: based on novel or book, queen, monarchy, society, love, prequel, royalty, king, ...

Time: 18th century

Cast

Rikiya Koyama

Ayako Kawasumi

Akio Otsuka

Akira Ishida

Fate/Zero (2011) TV Show

8.0 380 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-MA

Story: The Fourth Holy Grail War has begun, and seven mages must summon heroes from history to battle each other to the death. Only one mage-and-hero pair will remain to claim the Grail and have their wishes granted! Kiritsugu Emiya was once an assassin but now fights in this war to save the world from those who would destroy it with the Grail’s power.

Plot: holy grail, assassin, fight, anti hero, magic, prequel, king arthur, epic battle, ...

Cast

Anson Mount

Ethan Peck

Jess Bush

Christina Chong

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022) TV Show

8.0 772 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 40

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

Style: nostalgic, whimsical

Plot: exploration, prequel, space, alien, space adventure, ship's crew, playful, explore, ...

Cast

Seth MacFarlane

Max Burkholder

Alanna Ubach

Scott Grimes

ted (2024) TV Show

7.9 701 votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 15

Audience: TV-MA

Story: It's 1993 and Ted the bear's moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, he's willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family.

Plot: boston, massachusetts, high school, prequel, teenage boy, teddy bear, based on movie, sitcom, ...

Time: 1990s

Cast

Yoko Hikasa

Ai Kayano

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Kazuyuki Okitsu

No Game No Life: Zero (2017)

7.8 445 votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 106 min.

Audience: R

Story: Six thousand years before Sora and Shiro were even a blink in the history of Disboard, war consumed the land, tearing apart the heavens, destroying stars, and even threatening to wipe out the human race. Amid the chaos and destruction, a young man named Riku leads humanity toward the tomorrow his heart believes in. One day, in the ruins of an Elf city, he meets Schwi, a female exiled "Ex Machina" android who asks him to teach her what it means to have a human heart.

Plot: magic, anti hero, post-apocalyptic future, prequel, end of the world, survival, tragedy, disaster, ...

Cast

Taron Egerton

Anya Taylor-Joy

Nathalie Emmanuel

Donna Kimball

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019) TV Show

7.8 441 votes

Genre: Action, Family, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.

Style: surreal

Plot: resistance, emperor, castle, mythical creature, prequel, rebellion, puppetry, fantasy world, ...

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