Meanings
nounrequel (plural requels)
plural requels
- A movie which revisits the subject matter of an earlier film but is not a remake or a linear continuation of its plot (i.e. a sequel or prequel).
1 more example
"We want the character to look different, feel different, sound different. The back story of the character's different, the origin of the story is expanded upon in ways that the first movie didn't hint at, at all. […] It's pretty much a reboot, only with the same actor, which makes it: a requel. Or a seboot."
2011 March 21, “Ghost Rider 2 is 'very different'”, in Belfast Telegraph
Origin
From re- (“again, anew”) + quel, by analogy with sequel.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 新傳 /新传, 別傳 /别传
- 新傳 /新传 (xīnzhuàn)a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
- 別傳 /别传 (biézhuàn)a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
- 外傳 /外传 (wàizhuàn)a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
Japanese 再編
- 再編 (taihen)a movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
Spanish recuela
- recuelaa movie revisits the same subject matter as an earlier one but not a sequel or prequel
Cite this entry
APA
requel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requel
MLA
“requel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “requel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/requel.
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