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Season

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/ˈsiːzn/nounCore term

In film & television, season means: A group of episodes of a TV series produced and released as one set, usually once a year.

In Turkish: sezon

How it is used

Shows are renewed for a new season or cancelled after one season. Key words: season premiere (first episode), season finale (last episode), midseason break. In British English the same unit is often called a series.

Example sentences

  1. The second season will have only eight episodes.

  2. The season finale ends with the brothers on opposite sides.

Common collocations

  • season finale
  • season premiere
  • renewed for a second season
  • final season
  • binge a season
  • 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.
  • cliffhangerAn exciting ending to an episode, season or film that leaves an important question unanswered so the audience wants to see what happens next.
  • pilotThe first episode of a TV series, made to show the idea to a channel or platform and convince it to order the full series.

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