Editing Trilogy (section)

==In media==
===Films===
{{Main|List of feature film series with three entries}}
The increase in sequels in recent years means there are a number of franchises that have produced three films, often with ''II'' and ''III'' appended to their title as an indication. Less obvious film trilogies include:
* Lars von Trier has occasionally referred{{cn|date=December 2022}} to his films as falling into thematic and stylistic trilogies; about the [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|apocalyptic subject matters]] in ''[[Europa trilogy|Europa]]'' trilogy (''[[The Element of Crime]]'' (1984), ''[[Epidemic (film)|Epidemic]]'' (1987), and ''[[Europa (1991 film)|Europa]]'' (1991)); the [[Tragedy|heroine's tragedies]] in [[Golden Heart trilogy|''Golden Heart'' trilogy]] (''[[Breaking the Waves]]'' (1996), ''[[The Idiots]]'' (1998), and ''[[Dancer in the Dark]]'' (2000)); the [[Anti-Americanism|anti-American culture]] in ''Land of Opportunities'' trilogy (''[[Dogville]]'' (2003) and ''[[Manderlay]]'' (2005)); and the [[Art film|artistic imagery portrays graphic sexuality and disturbing violence]] in ''Depression'' trilogy (''[[Antichrist (film)|Antichrist]]'' (2009), ''[[Melancholia (2011 film)|Melancholia]]'' (2011), and ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]'' (2013)).
* The ''[[Before trilogy|Before]]'' trilogy consists of three American [[romance film]]s created by [[Richard Linklater]] and starring [[Ethan Hawke]] and [[Julie Delpy]], who both co-wrote the two sequels. It begins with ''[[Before Sunrise]]'' (1995), and continues with ''[[Before Sunset]]'' (2004) and ''[[Before Midnight]]'' (2013).
* The ''Death'' trilogy consists of three [[psychological drama]] films about the human condition and [[Hyperlink cinema|intertwined plots]] with different characters: ''[[Amores perros]]'' (2000), ''[[21 Grams]]'' (2003) and ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]'' (2006), all directed by [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]] and written by [[Guillermo Arriaga]].
* ''[[Philippine animation#Borromeo's filmography|Two Teenagers]]'' trilogy consists of three original [[RPG Maker]] animated short films released on [[YouTube]], follows the two main characters portrayed as teenagers having a conversation in comfortable place: ''Teenagers in Chester Street'' (2021), ''Twins: The Story of Joshua and Lester'' and ''Ikalawang Pag-ibig'' (both in 2025), all written and directed by Frederick C.G. Borromeo under the Studio Moonchalk banner.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=The Trilogy of Two Teenagers |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqov7iTjQBsPhruvw3-UoX74tCRoqpNVp |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>

===Music===
The term is less often applied to music. One example is the ''[[Berlin Trilogy]]'' of [[David Bowie]], which is linked together by musical sound and lyrical themes, all having been recorded at least partly in Berlin, Germany. Another example can be found in the [[Guns N' Roses]] songs "[[November Rain]]", "[[Don't Cry]]" and "[[Estranged (song)|Estranged]]", whose videos are considered a trilogy.<ref>Dombal, Ryan. "Revisiting the Magnificent Excess of Guns N' Roses' Use Your Illusion Video Trilogy." Pitchfork. N.p., April 15, 2016. Web. September 28, 2016.</ref> [[Tyler, the Creator]]'s ''[[Wolf (Tyler, the Creator album)|Wolf]] Trilogy'' (named by fans) consists of his first three albums; ''[[Bastard (Tyler, the Creator album)|Bastard]]'', ''[[Goblin (album)|Goblin]]'', and ''[[Wolf (Tyler, the Creator album)|Wolf]]''. [[The Weeknd]]'s 2012 compilation album ''[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]'' is a [[remaster]]ed and remixed collection of his 2011 [[mixtape]]s ''[[House of Balloons]]'', ''[[Thursday (album)|Thursday]]'', and ''[[Echoes of Silence]]''. [[Taylor Swift]]'s eighth studio album, ''[[Folklore (Taylor Swift album)|Folklore]]'', contains the songs "[[Cardigan (song)|Cardigan]]", "[[August (song)|August]]" and "[[Betty (Taylor Swift song)|Betty]]", a trilogy that tells a story of a [[love triangle]].{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}

===Video games===
* The ''N. Sane Trilogy'', released between 1996 and 1999, consists of ''[[Crash Bandicoot (video game)|Crash Bandicoot]]'' (1996), ''[[Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back|Cortex Strikes Back]]'' (1997), and ''[[Crash Bandicoot: Warped|Warped]]'' (1998), which were originally developed by [[Naughty Dog]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. This resulted to remaster into a collection titled ''[[Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy]]'', but not affiliated with Naughty Dog.
* The ''Lisa'' Trilogy was released between 2012 and 2015, developed by Dingaling Productions, with each of the three games (''The First'', ''[[Lisa: The Painful|The Painful]]'', and ''The Joyful'') having different apocalyptic settings and playable protagonists, and themes of [[transgenerational trauma]] and [[child abuse]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=John |date=2021-09-23 |title=Game Cred: Causality, Generational Trauma, and Failed Masculinity in 'The LISA Trilogy' |url=https://film-cred.com/game-cred-the-lisa-trilogy/ |access-date=2022-09-29 |website=Film Cred |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The ''[[Mother (video game series)|Mother]]'' trilogy is a video game series that consists of three [[role-playing video games]]: ''[[Mother (video game)|Mother]]'' (1989), known as ''EarthBound Beginnings'' outside Japan, for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Family Computer]]; ''Mother 2'' (1994), known as ''[[EarthBound]]'' outside Japan, for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]; and ''[[Mother 3]]'' (2006) for the [[Game Boy Advance]].