English

Noun

story arc ‎(plural story arcs)

1. An extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.
   • 1992, Linda Seger, The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film

     This story arc about "hunting the buffalo" is part of a larger story arc about "developing relationships with the Indians".

   • 2005, David Schmid, Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture

     A story arc can be developed continuously until it is completed, but it is more usual for a drama series to treat a story arc discontinuously...