"legacy sequel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: legacy sequels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} legacy sequel (plural legacy sequels)
  1. (film, television) A postquel (sequel) to earlier entries in a media property, sitting after them in the fictional timeline, ignoring more recent entries, and decanonizing those later entries. Coordinate_terms: soft reboot
    Sense id: en-legacy_sequel-en-noun-VYA9lVMm Categories (other): Film genres, Television Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  2. (film, television) An interquel, a sequel to older entries of a media property, a prequel to later entries after those older entries, sitting inbetween entries in the fictional timeline.
    Sense id: en-legacy_sequel-en-noun-NdJBrB44 Categories (other): Film genres, Television Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
  3. (film, television) A sequel, a new entry, in an old media property that has lain dormant for a long time; which in relation to the fictional timeline, may function as a prequel, postquel, interquel, or, sidequel. Hypernyms: sequel Coordinate_terms: reboot, reimagining
    Sense id: en-legacy_sequel-en-noun-u1xyLcJ- Categories (other): Film genres, Television, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 22 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 20 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 23 49 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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