"Drama comes from the Greek word for "action." In television, drama is a broad category or genre in narrative fiction that can be further broken down into subcategories like crime, dramedies, legal, and domestic. Even before the advent of television, dramas entertained audiences on stage and radio throughout history.
These days, television dramas often explore serious topics such as death, love, and illness— but no matter how long or short a series may be, certain episodes tend to be more popular than others.
While these episodes all fall under the umbrella of television drama, they each delve into the lives of their characters and bring audiences plotlines filled with tension, action, and serious content. They are filled with twists, turns, revelations, epiphanies, and secrets (...)."
-Nicole Johnson, Abby Monteil