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Series types & formats · Working

Miniseries

Also called: mini-series, limited series

ELI5

A short, finite television series telling a largely complete story.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the miniseries clearer in the season overview?”

Definition

A short, finite television series telling a substantially complete story.

Here “Miniseries” means: A short, finite television series telling a substantially complete story. Other meanings are stored as separate sense entries and must be chosen explicitly.

Pitch context

You may encounter this in a series pitch, pilot process, writers' room or commissioning conversation.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Connected terms

  • Limited seriesBoth describe a bounded series; “limited series” is now more common commercially, while “miniseries” is an older and still-used label.
  • SeriesMiniseries is a narrower kind of Series.
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