miniseries

American  

[min-ee-seer-eez] / ˈmɪn iˌsɪər iz /

noun

plural

miniseries

1. a short series of events or presentations.

2. Television. a program or film broadcast in parts, as the dramatization of a literary work.

   The novel was made into a four-part miniseries.

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miniseries British  

/ ˈmɪnɪˌsɪəriːz /

noun

1. a television programme in several parts that is shown on consecutive days or weeks for a short period

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Etymology

Origin of miniseries

First recorded in 1970–75; mini- + series

Example Sentences

Kaczmarek and Cranston as Lois and Hal in a scene from “Life’s Still Unfair,” the miniseries revival.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Every miniseries and period piece that came after the 1967 adaptation looks and feels the way they do because of what that series achieved.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

So I will not ring a bell every time the miniseries, which admittedly bills itself as “inspired by a true story,” diverts from the record, even though in my head it may be clanging.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The book served as the basis of a documentary miniseries about Ghosn’s career, arrest and flight from Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

She clicks the remote, and the opening notes of Pride and Prejudice, the miniseries, begin to play.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali