sequel
n. countablen. a book, movie, or game that continues the story of an earlier one. You usually see the same characters and setting in this new part.
n. a literary, cinematic, or digital work that continues the narrative of a preceding work. Often features the same characters and setting to maintain continuity.
The sequel to the movie is even better than the first one.
Fans waited three years for the sequel to the bestselling novel to finally hit the shelves.
While many critics dismissed the sequel as a commercial cash-in, others praised its ambitious attempt to deconstruct the themes established in the original film.
From Middle English sequele, sequelle, sequile, from Middle French sequele, sequelle and its etymon, Latin sequēla, from sequī (“to follow”). Doublet of sequela.
Often takes the preposition 'to' when identifying the original work.