Serial

A serial is usually a fictional story, which is divided into different parts so they either get broadcasted everyday like the British Soaps such as Eastenders or they can be broadcasted every week, and a lot of Television shows do this more rather than a series. Shows such as Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones and Sons of Anarchy.

Serials rely on keeping the full nature of the story hidden and revealing elements episode by episode to keep viewers tuning in to learn or uncover the story.