happening, natural event, occurrence - an event that happens

dramatic event, drama - an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional

chapter - a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters"

idyll - an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll

incident - a single distinct event

section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

broadcast, programme, program - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?"

serial, series - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"

cliffhanger - an episode that ends in suspense

photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies

motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"