Limited Series or Miniseries
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:19 pm
Limited series or miniseries is a form of a television program that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes, usually with a number less than ten, but averaging around six episodes. They might be a stand-alone series with only one season (like Band of Brothers) or have a very small number of episodes for each season (such as Whitechapel).
Ever since the conception of the term, limited or miniseries have been a popular way to adapt literature, when the story is too complex or too long to be presented in a movie, but the producers do not want to make a full, 24-episode, season out of it either.
Some of the most recent examples are A Discovery of Witches, 8-episode series adapted from the book of the same name by the author Deborah Harkness and Strike, based on the detective novels by J. K. Rowling. One particular miniseries that I am looking forward to is Good Omens, coming in the spring of this year.
What are some of your favorite limited or miniseries? Do you think that is a better way to adapt literature for the screen rather than with a movie or a fuller TV show?
Ever since the conception of the term, limited or miniseries have been a popular way to adapt literature, when the story is too complex or too long to be presented in a movie, but the producers do not want to make a full, 24-episode, season out of it either.
Some of the most recent examples are A Discovery of Witches, 8-episode series adapted from the book of the same name by the author Deborah Harkness and Strike, based on the detective novels by J. K. Rowling. One particular miniseries that I am looking forward to is Good Omens, coming in the spring of this year.
What are some of your favorite limited or miniseries? Do you think that is a better way to adapt literature for the screen rather than with a movie or a fuller TV show?