the small screen

noun

: television
a movie made for the small screen

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Turns out, the tale of the wild American dogs chasing the Brits back over the pond and beginning one of the greatest leaps of faith in human history still makes for pretty damn good history, on the small screen and otherwise. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025 And its those layers that convinced executive producer and Carnival Films managing partner Nigel Marchant, whose credits include Downton Abbey and The Day of the Jackal, to scoop up Irish author Andrea Mara’s homonymous bestseller for Megan Gallagher to adapt on the small screen. Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025 Production for the adaptation began in July, more than two years after plans to bring Harry Potter to the small screen were first revealed. Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025 No one is complaining about Patricia Arquette leading yet another true crime account for the small screen. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the small screen

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“The small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20small%20screen. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.

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