The Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-Offs
Explore our list of the most anticipated sequels, prequels, and spin-offs coming to theaters and streaming.
List activity
2M views
• 458 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
26 titles
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsAnya Taylor-JoyChris HemsworthTom BurkeThe origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and teamup with Mad Max.Anya Taylor-Joy stars as Imperator Furiosa in the prequel to George Miller’s jaw-dropping ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’—a movie both critics and fans consider to be one of the best films of the 2010s. Chris Hemsworth co-stars, and with filming wrapped, the movie is expected to hit theaters in 2024.
- DirectorShawn LevyStarsRyan ReynoldsHugh JackmanEmma CorrinWolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.Everyone’s favorite “merc with a mouth” returns for a third adventure, and the first movie in the franchise produced as part of the MCU after Disney’s 20th Century Fox acquisition in 2019. But if the idea of such a family friendly company creating a Deadpool movie makes you nervous, never fear! The saucy antihero’s next feature will still sport an R rating, with mastermind and star Ryan Reynolds reprising his roles both in front and behind the camera. Hugh Jackman, Morena Baccarin, and Brianna Hildebrand are all slated to return alongside new addition Jennifer Garner, who will reprise her pre-MCU role as Elektra. Oh, and did we mention the alternate reality canine Dogpool is going to make an appearance? Yeah, we don’t know what to expect, and that’s just the way we like it.
- DirectorMichael SarnoskiStarsJoseph QuinnDjimon HounsouLupita Nyong'oA woman named Sam must survive an invasion in New York City by bloodthirsty alien creatures with ultrasonic sound hearing.
- DirectorAdil El ArbiBilall FallahStarsWill SmithMartin LawrenceVanessa HudgensThis Summer, the world's favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami's finest are now on the run.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJenna OrtegaMonica BellucciMichael KeatonAfter a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.It’s been 35 years since Tim Burton introduced us to the mischievous trickster known as Beetlejuice, and after several stalled attempts, the director is conjuring a sequel. Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara reprise their roles, and Jenna Ortega joins the cast as the daughter of Lydia Deetz. The film had nearly wrapped when production was halted due to labor strikes in 2023, so the release may be pushed to 2025.
- DirectorLee Isaac ChungStarsGlen PowellDaisy Edgar-JonesMaura TierneyAn update to the 1996 film 'Twister', which centered on a pair of storm chasers who risk their lives in an attempt to test an experimental weather alert system.Producer Frank Marshall has stressed that this movie is a “new chapter” rather than a “spiritual sequel,” but it’s unclear what that will look like on screen. What we do know is Lee Issac Chung (‘Minari’) will direct an all-star cast lead by Daisy Edgar-Jones, who is rumored to play the daughter of weather scientists Bill and Jo Harding from the original film. Allegedly writer Mark L. Smith’s (‘The Revenant,’ ‘Overlord’) script impressed Stephen Spielberg so much that Amblin Entertainment signed on to produce.
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsZazie BeetzJoaquin PhoenixCatherine KeenerSequel to the film "Joker" from 2019.Three things you need to know about Todd Phillips’ sequel to 'Joker': 1) The film is a musical. 2) Lady Gaga has been cast to play Harley Quinn. 3) "Folie à Deux" is defined by the NIH as "an identical or similar mental disorder affecting two or more individuals."
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonPedro PascalPaul MescalFollows Lucius, the son of Maximus's love Lucilla, after Maximus's death.No, Russell Crowe will not appear in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’ sequel (remember, Maximus died). The consolation prize is a cast that includes Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Paul Mescal in the lead role of Lucius (nephew of Joaquin Phoenix’s Commodus from the original). Expect more dazzling fight sequences, including a fight between Mescal and a pack of baboons!
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsAaron PierreKelvin Harrison Jr.Seth RogenSimba, having become king of the Pride Lands, is determined for his cub to follow in his paw prints while the origins of his late father Mufasa are explored.
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonJodie ComerCillian MurphyPlot under wraps. The third film in the "28 Days Later" franchise.
- DirectorDavid G. Derrick Jr.Jason HandDana Ledoux MillerStarsAuli'i CravalhoDwayne JohnsonAlan TudykAfter receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she has ever faced.In a surprise move, Disney announced a sequel to the 2016 animated hit that will somehow be released this year. While the plot was announced, there are no voice cast details at this time. Meanwhile, the live-action remake of the original is coming too!
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHannah WaddinghamHayley AtwellThe 8th entry in the long running Mission Impossible franchise.Last summer’s 'Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One' (say that five times fast) wasn’t the box office smash that Paramount was hoping it would be, despite favorable reviews by both fans and critics. The eighth franchise installment (now scheduled for a 2025 release) was originally planned as a send-off for Ethan Hunt, but Tom Cruise has expressed interest in continuing to leap from high places as the superspy.
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsAna de ArmasKeanu ReevesLance ReddickA young female assassin seeks revenge against the people who killed her family.The ever-expanding John Wick saga is getting its first film spin-off in 2024 with ‘Ballerina.’ Starring Ana de Armas, with support from franchise star Keanu Reeves and Ian McShane, the movie follows an assassin on a classic Wick-style revenge mission. The script from Shay Hatten (‘John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum’) is under wraps, but cast members like de Armas and Reeves have dropped a few breadcrumbs for us to follow. The actress confirmed she and the action icon have a “very difficult stunt scene together,” while Reeves has hinted that the Ballerina’s quest is wrapped up in the mysterious death of her father.
- DirectorJulius OnahStarsHarrison FordGiancarlo EspositoLiv TylerPlot kept under wraps. Fourth movie in the Captain America franchise.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsKeanu ReevesPeter StormareReeves will reprise his role as supernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine. Who, in the original is dying, but sticks around to save his soul by keeping demons in hell from breaching earth.Things have been quiet around 'Constantine 2' recently, but that doesn’t mean enthusiasm for the movie has died down. Director Francis Lawrence and writer Akiva Goldsman are back to work on the script, now that the Hollywood labor disputes are resolved, and meeting with star Keanu Reeves to work out the trajectory of the long-awaited sequel.
- DirectorJeff FowlerStarsBen SchwartzColleen O'ShaughnesseyIdris ElbaPlot under wraps
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsCailee SpaenyIsabela MercedArchie RenauxWhile scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
- DirectorJoaquim Dos SantosKemp PowersJustin K. ThompsonStarsShameik MooreHailee SteinfeldBrian Tyree HenryAfter leaving off from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the story continues.
- DirectorKelly MarcelStarsTom HardyJuno TempleAlanna UbachEddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.
- DirectorEmma TammiStarsElizabeth LailJosh HutchersonMatthew Lillard1987, after a rather unstable life, Jeremy Fitzgerald found work as a security guard at the new Freddy's Fazbear Pizzeria, but when he entered there he would realize that not everything there is as it seems.
- DirectorGerard JohnstoneStarsAllison WilliamsIvanna SakhnoAmie DonaldPlot under wrap.
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsEthan HawkeJeremy DaviesMason ThamesPlot under wraps.If you're familiar with the events of the first movie, you, like the rest of us, might be wondering how Ethan Hawke will return as the serial killer The Grabber, or how the Shaw family will factor into the story, since that tormented clan is back as well. Fingers crossed for a proper sequel instead of going the prequel route.
- StarsTimothy OlyphantSydney ChandlerEssie DavisA prequel series set three decades before the events of the 1979 film.Did you know this series is from "Fargo" and "Legion" creator Noah Hawley, and he doesn't have much use for the whole Engineers storyline revealed in the two most recent 'Alien' sequels? Picture how those talks with Ridley Scott went. While it's uncertain if the franchise can be stabilized in terms of fan satisfaction, we won't count out Hawley for being able to explore origins of the Xenomorph species.
- CreatorAaron KorshStarsStephen AmellRachelle GouldingTroy WinbushFollows a new group led by Ted Black, a former New York prosecutor who built an L.A. law firm that specializes in criminal and entertainment law.