Duology

A duology (from Latin duo “two” and Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos), “word”) is a narrative series comprising two literary, theatrical, or cinematic works. Despite many films being part of duologies, the term is seldom used outside of literature. Duologies often consist of an original narrative work and a sequel or prequel to that work.

Examples[]

Literature[]

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
  1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
  2. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972)
• Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg
  1. Jumanji (1981)
  2. Zathura (2005)
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  1. Ready Player One (2011)
  2. Ready Player Two (2020)

Films[]

• American Graffiti
  1. American Graffiti (1973)
  2. More American Graffiti (1979)
• Angry Birds
  1. The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
  2. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
• Blade Runner
  1. Blade Runner (1982)
  2. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
• Frozen
  1. Frozen (2013)
  2. Frozen II (2019)
• Goosebumps
  1. Goosebumps (2015)
  2. Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
• Knives Out
  1. Knives Out (2019)
  2. Knives Out 2 (TBA)
• Monsters, Inc.
  1. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
  2. Monsters University (2013)
• National Treasure
  1. National Treasure (2004)
  2. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
• Space Odyssey
  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  2. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
• The Incredibles
  1. The Incredibles (2004)
  2. Incredibles 2 (2018)
• Top Gun
  1. Top Gun (1986)
  2. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
• Tron
  1. Tron (1982)
  2. Tron: Legacy (2010)
• Wayne’s World
  1. Wayne’s World (1992)
  2. Wayne's World 2 (1993)
• Wreck-It Ralph
  1. Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
  2. Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

See also[]

• Trilogy
• Tetralogy
• Film series

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