Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Series types & formats · Core

Anthology series

Also called: anthology, anthology series

ELI5

A series that changes major story elements while keeping one larger organising idea.

Used in conversation

“The deck describes the project as an anthology series; the episode examples need to prove that promise.”

Definition

A series that changes major story elements such as cast, period, world or case according to a stable overarching concept.

Here “Anthology series” means: A series that changes major story elements such as cast, period, world or case according to a stable overarching concept.

Pitch context

You may encounter this in a series pitch, pilot process, writers' room or commissioning conversation.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Connected terms

  • Episodic anthologyAn anthology series changes major story elements across instalments; an episodic anthology resets them every episode rather than every season.
  • SeriesAnthology series is a narrower kind of Series.
  • Seasonal anthologyComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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