Limited-run series

"[1] Limited-run series are represented in the form of telenovelas in Latin America and serials in the United Kingdom.

[3] Series with a limited eight-to-twelve-episode run are typically ordered to fill mid-season television network gaps.

[4] Limited series have the potential to be renewed without a required number of episodes as a typical order per season.

[5][failed verification] Actors may choose to take part in limited-run series because their set start and end dates make scheduling other projects easier.

Miniseries were brought back out in 2014, accommodating such limited series as HBO's Olive Kitteridge, History's Texas Rising, IFC's The Honorable Woman, and PBS' Wolf Hall, as well as TV movies such as HBO's Bessie and National Geographic's Killing Jesus.