series (series plural )
1 n-count A series of things or events is a number of them that come one after the other.
usu sing: oft N of n
(=succession)
...a series of meetings with students and political leaders., ...a series of explosions.
2 n-count A radio or television series is a set of programmes of a particular kind which have the same title. usu sing ...the TV series `The Trials of Life' presented by David Attenborough.
mini-series (mini-series plural )A mini-series is a drama shown on television in two or three parts, usually in one week. n-count