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Episode formats, counts & runtimes · Working

Multi-part episode

Also called: multipart story

ELI5

A story extending across several specifically linked episodes.

Used in conversation

“The season plan needs to show how the multi-part episode functions within the run.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Multi-part episode” in scripted television conversations or materials.

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

Connected terms

  • Two-parterComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.