A miniseries is a television story told in several parts, with each part usually shown on a different evening, and then the story is finished. It is longer than a film but much shorter than a weekly show that can run for years. You get a complete tale in a handful of nights. Listings, reviews, and fans all use the word. Though actually television likes new labels, and streaming services now often say limited series for the same idea. The everyday meaning has not really changed: not “small TV for children,” and not an endless soap. Mini here means shorter and complete, not baby-sized.

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