Around movie 4 or 5 of all these big franchises (Indiana Jones, Scream, Pirates of the Caribbean) it's common to introduce the Secret Child of the main character we've been following for the last few movies, with the clear hope that the next several movies will follow this character instead. Only it never seems to take off.
So: are there examples of times when movie ~4 introduces the Son of Dracula (or whoever), and said Son successfully takes over as the franchise star?
Edit: 500-odd comments later, what I'm getting is that no, this gimmick has never worked. Not in the way Jaws 3D, Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles, Superman IV, Tron: Legacy, Halloween Kills, Expendables 4, Conjuring: Last Rites, Logan, Bill & Ted Face the Music, Seed of Chucky, The Mummy 3, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire want it to. I agree that Creed I-III is the closest, even if that's still a relaunch with a new character rather than a passing-the-torch sequel. I don't count Friday the 13th or Terminator since both series pivot to follow a character who was always integral to the original film's story.