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television series
A program on television that consists of several individual episodes, which often tell an ongoing story or have the same main characters.
Jeden Dienstagabend schaue ich meine Lieblingsfernsehserie.
Every Tuesday evening, I watch my favorite television series.
The word is made up of 'Fernsehen' (television) and 'Serie' (series). 'Fernsehen' itself is also a compound of 'fern' (far) and 'sehen' (to see). So a 'Fernsehserie' is a series that you watch from afar.
Diese historische Fernsehserie wurde in Großbritannien produziert.
This historical television series was produced in Great Britain.
In the context of 'Fernsehserie', the words 'Staffel' (season) and 'Folge' or 'Episode' (episode) are very important. A series consists of several seasons, and each season has several episodes.
Die letzte Folge der zweiten Staffel war extrem spannend.
The last episode of the second season was extremely exciting.
Typical verbs used with 'Fernsehserie' are 'schauen' (to watch), 'gucken' (to watch/look), 'produzieren' (to produce), or 'absetzen' (to cancel/end production). On television, a series 'läuft' (is on/airs).
Leider wurde die Fernsehserie nach nur einer Staffel abgesetzt.
Unfortunately, the television series was canceled after only one season.
series
Eine Serie and a Fernsehserie can refer to the same multipart program. Serie is the more general term and leaves the medium unspecified, while Fernsehserie explicitly refers to a television program. Use Serie when the medium is known or unimportant, and Fernsehserie when television is clearly being emphasized.
Die neue Fernsehserie über eine Familie auf dem Land läuft jeden Sonntag.
The new television series about a family in the countryside airs every Sunday.
Wir sehen heute Abend die neue Serie über eine Familie auf dem Land.
We're watching the new series about a family in the countryside tonight.
