Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "prequel-to-tv-series"

1. Young Sheldon (2017–2024)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Meet a child genius named Sheldon Cooper (already seen as an adult in The Big Bang Theory (2007)) and his family. Some unique challenges face Sheldon, who is socially impaired.

Stars: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Montana Jordan, Raegan Revord

Votes: 103,969

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.

Stars: Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh

Votes: 352,871

3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022– )

TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.

Stars: Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia

Votes: 59,218

4. 1883 (2021–2022)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Western

The post-Civil war generation of the Dutton family travels to Texas, and joins a wagon train undertaking the arduous journey west to Oregon, before settling in Montana to establish what would eventually become the Yellowstone Ranch.

Stars: Tim McGraw, Sam Elliott, Faith Hill, Isabel May

Votes: 116,768

5. 1923 (2022–2023)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Western

The Duttons face a new set of challenges in the early 20th century, including the rise of Western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression.

Stars: Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, Brandon Sklenar, Julia Schlaepfer

Votes: 54,104

6. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)

TV-MA | 58 min | Drama, History, Romance

Betrothed against her will to King George, young Charlotte arrives in London on her wedding day and faces scrutiny from the monarch's cunning mother.

Stars: India Amarteifio, Adjoa Andoh, Michelle Fairley, Ruth Gemmell

Votes: 56,008

7. The Penguin (2024– )

Crime, Drama, Fantasy | Post-production

Following the events of "The Batman," Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin, makes a play to seize the reins of the crime world in Gotham.

Stars: Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Myles Humphus

8. Berlin (2023– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Back to his golden age before the events of "Money Heist," Berlin and a masterful gang gather in Paris to plan one of his most ambitious robberies ever.

Stars: Pedro Alonso, Michelle Jenner, Tristán Ulloa, Begoña Vargas

Votes: 28,978

9. Lawmen: Bass Reeves (2023)

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Western

About the legendary lawman Bass Reeves, one of the greatest frontier heroes and one of the first Black deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi River.

Stars: David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck

Votes: 11,366

10. The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

R | 120 min | Crime, Drama

Witness the making of Tony Soprano. The story that reveals the humanity behind Tony's struggles and the influence his family - especially his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti - had over him becoming the most iconic mob boss of all time.

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 63,402

11. Welcome to Derry (2025– )

Horror | Filming

It will follow the events in the 1960s, the time leading up to the events of the first film in the Stephen King It series.

Stars: Madeleine Stowe, James Remar, Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige

12. Fantasy Island (2020)

PG-13 | 109 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

When the owner and operator of a luxurious island invites a collection of guests to live out their most elaborate fantasies in relative seclusion, chaos quickly descends.

Director: Jeff Wadlow | Stars: Michael Peña, Maggie Q, Lucy Hale, Austin Stowell

Votes: 58,174 | Gross: $27.31M

13. Alien

TV-MA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Filming

A prequel series set three decades before the events of the 1979 film.

Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Sydney Chandler, Essie Davis, Alex Lawther

14. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama | Filming

A century before GOT, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire, Egg wandered through Westeros, while the Targaryen dynasty ruled the Iron Throne and dragons were still remembered, great destinies and enemies await the incomparable friends.

Stars: Dexter Sol Ansell, Peter Claffey

15. Dune: The Prophecy (2024– )

Action, Adventure, Drama | Post-production

TV series set in the 'Dune' universe which centers on the lives of the Bene Gesserit.

Stars: Camilla Beeput, Sarah Lam, Emily Watson, Olivia Williams

16. The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022)

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

More than a thousand years before the events of "The Witcher," seven outcasts in an Elven world join forces in a quest against an all-powerful empire.

Stars: Sophia Brown, Laurence O'Fuarain, Mirren Mack, Lenny Henry

Votes: 44,917

17. The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014)

TV-14 | 42 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Carrie Bradshaw is in her junior year of high school in the early 1980s. She asks her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family while navigating the worlds of high school and Manhattan.

Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Austin Butler, Ellen Wong, Katie Findlay

Votes: 28,983

18. The Terminal List: Dark Wolf

Action, Drama, Thriller | Filming

Prequel series to The Terminal List (2022) following Ben Edwards' journey from Navy SEAL to CIA operative.

Stars: Tom Hopper, Taylor Kitsch, Luke Hemsworth, Dar Salim

19. Ferry: The Series (2023– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Before "Undercover's" Ferry Bouman became a notorious drug lord, he had to rise from obscurity by ascending the ranks of Brabant's criminal underbelly.

Stars: Frank Lammers, Elise Schaap, Sean Burgos, Raymond Thiry

Votes: 4,140

20. Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies (2023)

TV-14 | 525 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A brainy misfit sees her reputation decline and her popularity rise when she runs for student council president.

Stars: Marisa Davila, Cheyenne Isabel Wells, Ari Notartomaso, Tricia Fukuhara

Votes: 4,336

21. Red Bracelets: The Beginning (2019)

115 min | Drama

This prequel to the TV series tells of the individual fates of the member of the later "Red Bracelets" and how they came together.

Director: Felix Binder | Stars: Katinka Auberger, Timur Bartels, Luise Befort, Larissa Breidbach

Votes: 202

22. Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2022– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The adventures of Sam Wing in his youth and Gizmo the Mogwai in China.

Stars: Gabrielle Nevaeh, A.J. LoCascio, Matthew Rhys, Izaac Wang

Votes: 728

23. We Baby Bears (2022– )

TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The bear siblings, Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear, in different locations around the world, on their journey to find a perfect permanent home.

Stars: Amari McCoy, Demetri Martin, Connor Andrade, Max Mitchell

Votes: 614

24. The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

PG | 73 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

After destroying the city of Townsville in a game of tag, a trio of super-powered little girls must redeem themselves by stopping a vengeful monkey's plot for world domination.

Director: Craig McCracken | Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Roger Jackson

Votes: 11,038 | Gross: $11.41M

25. Mood Indigo (2019)

Drama

Shiro Kido, an editor for risque novels, meets former classmate and washed-up writer Kijima Rio, introducing him to a world of lust and desire.

Stars: Terunosuke Takezai, Yoshida Munehiro, Gorô Ôishi, Kenta Izuka

Votes: 418

26. Dawn of the Croods (2015–2017)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Eep, Grug, Thunk, Ugga, Sandy and Gran are back. Follow them as they meet new friends, outrun new creatures and encounter "firsts" the world has never seen - such as school, slumber parties, hiccups and elections.

Stars: Dan Milano, A.J. LoCascio, Laraine Newman, Cree Summer

Votes: 863

27. Mechamato (2021– )

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Story of a kind and creative boy named Amato, who comes across a MechaBot, who has the ability to mechanize everyday objects into high tech devices.

Stars: Armand Ezra, Muhamad Noradzlan Mohamad Nazir, Alex Teixeira, Alexander Machado

Votes: 94

28. Kakegurui Twin (2022)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

A year before Yumeko Jabami graced the hallowed halls of Hyakkou Private Academy, Mary Saotome got her own start at the gambling-addicted school. Can this normal girl achieve her own rags-to-riches story through wits and luck?

Stars: Minami Tanaka, Rina Honizumi, You Taichi, Yûko Kaida

Votes: 972

29. Baahubali: Before the Beginning

TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced

A mutinous and bitter girl with a vengeance against the throne of Mahishmati gets involved in the politics and powerplay of the empire.

Stars: Snigdha Akolkar, Mrunal Thakur, Bijay Anand, Malyaban Lahiri

30. Oggy and the Cockroaches (2013)

TV-G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Oggy beats some cockroaches through four time periods.

Director: Olivier Jean-Marie | Stars: Greg Eagles, Shailesh Pandey, Don Michael Paul, Matt Hill

Votes: 1,138

31. Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens (2016– )

Animation, Action, Adventure

During the Warring States period in China, danger seems to lurk within the Han State which is seen to be the weakest of the Seven States. It is under threat from the more powerful Qin State... See full summary »

Star: Bo Peng

Votes: 27

32. Sunday League - Pepik Hnatek's Final Match (2012)

104 min | Comedy

The film Sunday League is set just before the beginning of the TV series Okresni prebor (2010)). The film's story takes us back in time to Houslice and everything is once again centered ... See full summary »

Director: Jan Prusinovský | Stars: Miroslav Krobot, Ondrej Vetchý, David Novotný, Ludek Sobota

Votes: 459