sequelitis

The tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels.

Noun

  1. The tendency of a well-received work to spawn many sequels.
    • For an exhilarating period, until spectacle and sequelitis restored formula to the throne, experimentation became big box-office. - 1996, Peter Travers, The Rolling stone film reader:
    • Suffering a bad case of sequelitis, this Sister Act follow-up is too formulaic and frequently pauses to sermonize at the expense of entertaining. - 2000, Derek Elley, Variety Portable Movie Guide:

Origin

From sequel + -itis.