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serial drama

television series genre; episodes aired in periodic sequences, usually daily or weekly, episodes lack stand-alone narrative unity but have ongoing storylines, production begins quickly and continues depending on viewer interest
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serial drama

Summary

serial drama is a type of television program[1]. It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • serial drama's instance of is recorded as type of television program[3].
  • serial drama is a type of television series[4].
  • serial drama is a type of serial[5].
  • serial drama's said to be the same as is recorded as téléroman[6].
  • serial drama is the opposite of procedural television drama[7].
  • serial drama's topic's main category is recorded as Q87411100[8].
  • serial drama's partially coincident with is recorded as soap opera[9].
  • serial drama's different from is recorded as drama television series[10].
  • serial drama's different from is recorded as television series[11].

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Definition and Type

serial drama's instance of is recorded as type of television program[3]. Recorded subclass of include television series[4] and serial[5]. It is the opposite of procedural television drama[7].

Why It Matters

serial drama is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Solidest · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Q87411100
    Different from → drama television series, television series
    Subclass of → television series, serial
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q15961987]]"
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