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

Last year, TV creator Mara Brock Akil adapted “Forever,” Blume’s 1975 story of the kind of mutually shared devotion that feels like it will last eternally, into a miniseries set in 2018 Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The making of the film was famously difficult—as dramatized in the 2022 Paramount+ miniseries, “The Offer”—but Duvall and his colleagues found ways to lift spirits on set, even if it meant dropping their pants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

That’s the setup for the kind of foreign-policy disaster that gets its own miniseries.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Ransone also appeared in the 2008 miniseries Generation Kill and 2019's It Chapter Two, adapted from Stephen King's novel.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

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