continuing story
Tale with installments
A continuing story is a narrative that extends across multiple installments rather than concluding in a single episode or volume.
Television dramas with season-long arcs, serialized novels, and comic book series are continuing stories.
The term often contrasts with self-contained or episodic formats: Unlike procedurals, this show tells one continuing story.
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- serialOccurring in ordered succession
- episodeSerialized content unit
- next episodeSubsequent TV installment
- chapterDivision of a book
cliffhanger · season finale · sequel · narrative · narrative thread · unfolding · ongoing · installment · part two · arc · plot · plot twist · character development · suspense · stay tuned · tune in · next time · binge
- serialsserial, serials, series, periodicals, magazines
continuing storyone-shot
Occurring just once
standalone episode · vignette · short story · limited series · one-off
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