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* ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'': ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartII Part II]]'' and ''[[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Part III]]'' both begin with the date on which the previous movie's events ended, then shows that movie's ending, though in ''Part II'' it also doubles as a FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' loves this trope, with these segments often lasting minutes at a time, which helps a little with ContinuityLockout caused by having so many characters and plotlines. It was also used as a SpoilerOpening as specified above: in the second-to-last episode, when a character turned out to be EvilAllAlong, the Previously On segment managed to set this up -- mostly by [[{{Demonification}} eliding any of that character's actions which contradicted the twist]].

* ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'': On meeting the Northuldrans, Olaf decides to introduce himself to them by doing a [[LargeHam humorously over-the-top]] recap of the first movie. [[spoiler: In TheStinger, Olaf does it again, explaining the events of the movie to Marshmallow and the Snowgies.]]

** In some overseas releases (usually in countries that [[NoExportForYou didn't receive a release]] of ''The Search For Spock''), the beginning of ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' has a played-straight pre-credits "Previously On" sequence recapping ''Star Trek III'', complete with voiceover narration by Kirk. The North American release simply goes from the [[{{Dedication}} space shuttle]] ''[[{{Dedication}} Challenger]]'' {{dedication}} to the Paramount logo and opening titles.

* ''Series/{{Doom Patrol|2019}}'' does this nearly every episode, despite the fact that it's a show done exclusively on a streaming service rather than broadcast.

* Cleverly incorporated into the fifth season premiere of ''Series/{{Castle}}''; the last two "previously" clips were Beckett and Castle kissing passionately, followed by the man who tried to kill Beckett in the fourth season finale promising to finish the job. Cuts immediately to Castle bolting up in bed as though he was having a CatapultNightmare of Beckett's would-be killer.

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* The animated adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Tintin}}'' would begin each Previously On segment with the phrase "It all started when..." -- since each episode was a two-parter, it happened a lot.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'':

* Used and parodied in ItWebOriginal/DinaMarino, where regular recaps are done in each episode but occasionally some never before seen clip is added to the mix.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks'' doesn't typically do this, instead recapping previous episodes through exposition, but two episodes so far have had recap reels. "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption" gave a character ADayInTheLimelight ''immediately'' after a long absence, meaning that character had to be reintroduced. "Old Friends, New Planets" is both the second half of a two-part DramaBombFinale ''and'' the culmination of a season-long StoryArc, meaning there was likely no time for meaningful exposition.

* Beating ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' unlocks a "History of DMC" video that briefly recaps the previous three games, though they are arranged in release order; there's only a little hint that the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry series]] has an AnachronicOrder or that ''{{Devil May Cry 3|DantesAwakening}}'' is a {{prequel}}. In between the plot summaries, there are also short bios for the major characters of each game.

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'' loves this trope, with these segments often lasting minutes at a time, which helps a little with ContinuityLockout caused by having so many characters and plotlines.

* ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'': [[Film/RockyII The]] [[Film/RockyIII first]] [[Film/RockyIV four]] [[Film/RockyV sequels]] each begin by showing the final scenes of the previous movie.

* ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'': [[Film/{{Rocky}} The]] [[Film/RockyII first]] [[Film/RockyIII four]] [[Film/RockyIV sequels]] each begin by showing the final scenes of the previous movie.

* The first four ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}'' sequels each begin by showing the final scenes of the previous movie.

* Both of the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' sequels begin with the date on which the previous movie's events ended, then shows that movie's ending, though in the first sequel it also doubles as a FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin.

* Happens in every episode of ''LetsPlay/SkyblockButEvery30SecondsARandomItemSpawns'' sans the first episode and finale.

* ''Film/TheMummysTomb'' began with a recap of ''Film/TheMummysHand''.

** In some overseas releases, the beginning of ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'' has a played-straight pre-credits "Previously On" sequence recapping ''Star Trek III'', complete with voiceover narration by Kirk. The North American release simply goes from the [[{{Dedication}} space shuttle]] ''[[{{Dedication}} Challenger]]'' {{dedication}} to the Paramount logo and opening titles.

* Several games in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' franchise (''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'', ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'') feature recaps upon loading a new "story", as the Adventure games have multiple separate storylines, and Shadow has a path system that changes the story based on gameplay. These tend to be scrolling blocks of text with a voiceover by the relevant character; Shadow included images from the level select.

* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' did this during its whole run. The dubbed version had two of them were recapped by a character from the previous season (Davis for ''[[Anime/DigimonTamers Tamers]]'', and Rika for ''[[Anime/DigimonFrontier Frontier]]'' until Creator/MelissaFahn got a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot), the other four had each episode recapped by one of the characters.

** ''Film/TheKarateKidPartII'' features a recap of the events of the first film.