trilogy
noun
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Dozens of tragic trilogies were written for the Greek stage, though only one, Aeschylus's great Oresteia (consisting of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, *and *The Eumenides), has survived complete. Authors in later years have occasionally chosen to create trilogies to allow themselves to develop a highly complex story or cover a long span of time. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings wasn't actually intended as a trilogy, but since it was published in three volumes it's usually called one. George Lucas's three original Star Wars movies are an example of a film trilogy (which he followed many years later by another).
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 June 2025
His other film credits include Die Hard With a Vengeance, Unbreakable and the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 5 June 2025
Television was the best hope for epic fantasy on screen, as outside of a few diamonds in the rough (Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy, for instance, or Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) there are few fantasy films worth taking seriously.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
At the risk of spoiling too much of the plot, After Story largely takes place after their romance ends, relating a series of events that end up feeling like anime’s answer to the Before trilogy.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 4 June 2025
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“Trilogy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trilogy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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