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Miniseries

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, miniseries means: A television drama told in a limited number of episodes, usually with one complete story and no long ongoing run.

In Turkish: mini dizi

How it is used

Used for scripted TV projects shorter than regular series, often marketed as event programming with a planned ending.

Example sentences

  1. The network ordered the political thriller as a six-part miniseries, so the writers designed a complete ending from the start.

    Here the term signals a fixed episode count and a story structure that is meant to conclude, not continue for seasons.

  2. Reviewers praised the miniseries for staying focused on one family case instead of stretching the plot across several seasons.

    In this example, miniseries emphasizes a compact format that can keep the narrative tighter and more concentrated.

Common collocations

  • six-part miniseries
  • television miniseries
  • limited miniseries
  • seriesA TV or streaming programme made of many episodes that share the same characters, subject or story.
  • episodeOne part of a TV series, podcast or web series that is broadcast or released as a separate programme.

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