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An anthology series is a written series, radio, television, film, or video game series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a different cast in each episode, but several series in the past, such as Four Star Playhouse, employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Some anthology series, such as Studio One, began on radio and then expanded to television.

The word comes from Ancient Greek ἀνθολογία (anthología, "flower gathering"), from ἀνθολογέω (anthologéō, "I gather flowers"), from ἄνθος (ánthos, "flower") + λέγω (légō, "I gather, pick up, collect"), coined by Meleager of Gadara circa 60 BCE, originally as Στέφανος (στέφανος (stéphanos, "garland")) to describe a collection of poetry, later retitled anthology – see Greek Anthology. Anthologiai were collections of small Greek poems and epigrams, because in Greek culture the flower symbolized the finer sentiments that only poetry can express.

In the history of television, live anthology dramas were especially popular during the Golden Age of Television of the 1950s with series such as The United States Steel Hour and The Philco Television Playhouse. Dick Powell came up with an idea for an anthology series, Four Star Playhouse, with a rotation of established stars every week, four stars in all. The stars would own the studio and the program, as Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had done successfully with Desilu studio. Powell had intended for the program to feature himself, Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, and Rosalind Russell. When Russell and McCrea backed out, David Niven came on board as the third star. The fourth star was initially a guest star. CBS liked the idea, and Four Star Playhouse made its debut in fall of 1952. Beginning in 1971, the long run Masterpiece Theatre drama anthology series brought British productions to American television. In 2011, American Horror Story debuted a new type of anthology format in the U. S. Each season, rather than each episode, is a standalone story. Several actors have appeared in the various seasons, but playing different roles—in an echo of the Four Star Playhouse format. The success of American Horror Story has spawned other season long anthologies such as American Crime Story and True Detective.

Title Started Ended Instalments Notes Carry On 1958 1992 31 Comedy series which used the same roster of comedic actors and comedians Shinobi no Mono 1962 1970 9 Composed of five unrelated stories/characters. Story 1 (films #1–3), story 2 (films #4–5, 7), story 3 (film #6), story 4 (film #8), story 5 (film #9). The Bloodthirsty Trilogy 1970 1974 3 The Ninja Trilogy 1981 1984 3 Composed of Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, and Ninja III: The Domination. Shake, Rattle & Roll 1984 2023 16 Hanna Barbera Superstars 10 1987 1988 10 The series of syndicated animated television films produced by Hanna Barbera, as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna Barbera programming block. Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy 2004 2013 3 Cloverfield 2008 N/A 3

Anthology video games have been very rare since the 1980s. +TitleStartedEndedInstallmentsNotes Final Fantasy 1987 N/A 16 Silent Hill 1999 N/A 9 Each game presents a different story and main characters, but in the same titular town of Silent Hill. The Dark Pictures Anthology 2019 N/A 4 It is planned to consist of eight games, with one entry per year. Fears to Fathom2021N/A4An episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.