mini-series
Brief television event
A mini-series is a television program that tells a complete story over a limited number of episodes, typically between two and ten.
Unlike ongoing series, mini-series are designed to end: The network aired an eight-part mini-series based on the novel.
The format suits adaptations of novels and historical events that need more time than a film but less than a full season.
Distinct parts of a series
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- binge-watchConsume many episodes consecutively
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
broadcast · chapters · parts · serialized · anthology · adaptation · production · premiere
Sequence of fictional events
- arcCurved line segment
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- protagonistStory's central figure
antagonist · backstory · subplots · themes · development · continuity · resolution · pacing
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- scriptWritten words for performance
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- castingShaping through liquid form
showrunner · actors · performance · costume · set-design · score · editing · budget
episodes
Distinct parts of a series
- installmentsPeriodic partial payments
- binge-watchConsume many episodes consecutively
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
television · broadcast · chapters · parts · serialized · anthology · adaptation · production · premiere · finale
storyline
Sequence of fictional events
- arcCurved line segment
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
protagonist · antagonist · backstory · subplots · themes · development · continuity · resolution · pacing · tension
director
One who leads
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- scriptWritten words for performance
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
casting · showrunner · actors · performance · costume · set-design · score · editing · budget · filming
- TV moviesTV movie, TV movies, telefilms, made-for-TV, telefilm
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, network television
- visual storytellingcomic strip, comic book, graphic novel, manga, picture book
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
- Commentary Mediaop-ed, editorial, columnist, pundit, commentator
mini-serieslong-running series
ongoing series · soap opera · procedural · telenovela · daytime drama