Abstract:

In the digital age, interconnected narratives based on original stories are becoming increasingly prevalent. Film and television production teams build upon those original stories that have gained audience acclaim by engaging in various forms of interconnected storytelling, such as sequels, interwoven narratives, and cross-media adaptations.“Linked domain”serves as the connection point between the new story and the original, representing the overlapping segments of both stories. This manifests in three primary ways: firstly, the continued use of characters from the original story; secondly, the temporal expansion of an event from the original story; and thirdly, the repeated use of the story’s spatial setting. A purely ethical dimension cannot form a“linked domain.”The multifaceted ethical orientation of interconnected works is primarily governed by the dual forces of audience interest and narrative subject orientation. Interconnected

Key words: “linked domain”, interconnected narratives, original story, new story, ethical consensus