SEQUEL

[noun] [C] - a book, film or play which continues the story of a previous book etc.I'm reading the sequel to 'Gone with the Wind'.Seven of the 40 top-earning films in American cinema have been sequels of earlier box-office successes.Compare prequel.A sequel is also an event which happens after and is the result of an earlier event.There was a dramatic sequel to last Thursday's scandalous revelations when the minister for trade suddenly announced his resignation.