Some are calling Victoria an 8 part mini series but IMDb says:
TV series 2016-
I read it was to follow the finale of 'Downton Abbey' as a summer mini-series.
shareAll titles submitted to IMDb must comply with IMDb's submission guidelines on title types:-
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IMDb's guidelines as to whether a television programme should be classed as a TV Series, TV Mini-Series or even a TV Movie are open to interpretation by contributors.
As it stands at the moment "Victoria" meets all of the criteria to be classed as a TV Series.
- Originally produced for release on television. Check
- Initial release/premiere on television. Check
- Total running time is 60 minutes or less per episode excluding commercials. Check
- Shown in 4 or more episodes. Check.
- Shown in 1 or more seasons/series/years. Check.
It is unusual to know if a TV Series will run for more than one season/series before S1 EP1 has been broadcast.
It could have been submitted as a TV Mini-Series. The "Shown in how many parts/episodes" for a mini-series is NORMALLY 2 to 4. Which is where interpretation comes in. Is this an abnormally long TV Mini-Series?
At the moment it is not a problem and I personally cannot see any reason to alter the title type for this programme.
Thankfully, data submitted to IMDb can be edited if the need arises.
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Surely the overriding criterion on which series/mini-series is judged should be whether it is an ongoing story, spread over many episodes (serial or mini-series), or whether it's lots of separate self-contained stories, featuring some recurring characters (series). By that criterion, Victoria a mini-series.
Ideally we need a third category for dramas like BBC's "Play For Today" where totally separate plays (totally self-contained stories with no common characters/setting) are shown in a regular weekly slot under a common umbrella title. That's at the opposite end of the spectrum (in terms of continuity of story) from mini-series.
Personally I would say a mini-series has a finite story arc and is irrevocably concluded by the end of one season.
Most TV series don't have self-contained stories anymore but have an ongoing story arc per season.
It is called Victoria and not Young Victoria. It could last 60 years.
It's that man again!!
Hope not!!!
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It's now official: "Victoria" will get a second series.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/sep/23/itv-victoria-second-series-bbc-poldark-jenna-coleman-tom-hughes
If it runs long enough maybe they'll get to the time when Victoria established the Torchwood Institute :-).
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