- This article details the term miniseries as it is used in the television industry. For discussion of the miniseries as used in the comic book industry, see limited series.
A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes.
Television
In television, the format dates back to at least a 1966
ABC broadcast of an
adaptation of
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, produced by David L. Wolper.
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