episode arc
Multi-part story sequence
An episode arc is a storyline that spans multiple episodes of a television series, developing gradually rather than resolving within a single installment.
The arc might follow a character's transformation, an unfolding mystery, or a season-long conflict: The show's best episode arc was the corruption investigation in season three.
Distinguished from standalone episodes, which tell complete stories in one sitting.
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- narrativeAccount of events
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- character developmentProtagonist's psychological growth
- chapterDivision of a book
installment · serial · cliffhanger · mid-season finale · season premiere · plot · season · finale · premiere · showrunner · binge · recap · filler · canon · continuity · multipart · monster of the week · trilogy
- TV seriesTV series, drama series, sitcom, soap opera, miniseries
- TV writingshowrunner, staff writer, story editor, pilot script, spec script
- radio dramaradio play, radio serial, radio scripts, radio broadcast, radio mystery
episode arcstandalone episode
Self-contained series entry
bottle episode · anthology series · one-off · filler episode · procedural drama
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