Editing Trilogy (section)

==Adding works to an existing trilogy==
Creators of trilogies may later add more works. In such a case, the original three works may or may not keep the title "trilogy".

* The first three novels in ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' series were dubbed a trilogy and even after he extended the series, author [[Douglas Adams]] continued to use the term for humorous effect{{mdash}}for example, calling ''[[Mostly Harmless]]'' "the fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named trilogy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/hhgg.html|title=Douglasadams.com creations|website=Douglasadams.com|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Smith]]'s films ''[[Clerks (1994 film)|Clerks]]'', ''[[Mallrats]]'' and ''[[Chasing Amy]]'' were often marketed as "The New Jersey Trilogy"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everything2.com/title/New+Jersey+Trilogy|title=New Jersey Trilogy - Everything2.com|website=Everything2.com|access-date=2 December 2017}}</ref> because they had overlapping characters, events and locations. After the release of a fourth film, [[Dogma (film)|''Dogma'']], the series is referred to as "the [[View Askewniverse]]".
* The [[Star Wars original trilogy|''Star Wars'' trilogy]], released between 1977 and 1983, has since been expanded into a trilogy of trilogies, which have since been titled the "Skywalker Saga": the original trilogy, the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]] released between 1999 and 2005, and the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel trilogy]] released between 2015 and 2019. More movies and television series in the ''Star Wars'' franchise were also developed.
* The [[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series]] began with the first three films released between 2003 and 2007, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl|The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest|Dead Man's Chest]]'', and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End|At World's End]]''.<ref name="Jason Surrell book">{{cite book|last1=Surrell|first1=Jason|title=Pirates of the Caribbean: From The Magic Kingdom|date=2005|publisher=Turtleback Books|isbn=978-1-417-692-74-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mfqzQwAACAAJ&q=pirates+of+the+caribbean+from+the+magic+kingdom+to+the+movies}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Singer|first1=Michael|title=Bring Me That Horizon: The Making of Pirates of the Caribbean|date=2007|publisher=[[Disney Editions]]|isbn=978-1-4231-0319-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CYYOAgAACAAJ}}</ref> Although the ''Pirates'' series continued with fourth and fifth films, ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides|On Stranger Tides]]'' and ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales|Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'', the term "Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy" was still used in most media and reports online,<ref name="OSTPressKit">{{Cite web |year=2011 |title=Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |url=http://media-file.net/7/onstrangertides/images/PIRATES%204%20PRESS%20KIT%20FINAL.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131161944/http://media-file.net/7/onstrangertides/images/PIRATES%204%20PRESS%20KIT%20FINAL.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2012 |access-date=November 14, 2022 |publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney Enterprises, Inc.]]}}</ref> notably by an interview with director [[Gore Verbinski]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/gore-verbinski-interview-pirates-of-the-caribbean-2-pirates-3-production/ | title=Exclusive: Gore Verbinski Reflects on His 'Pirates' Trilogy and the Intense Production of the Sequels: "It Was Survival Mode" | website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] | date=14 March 2021}}</ref>