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Television movie

A television movie is a movie that does not normally feature in cinemas but is released to, and for television only.

Some TV movies feature B-actors or former stars now in decline, however this may be a popular stereotype.

Often successful series may spawn a TV movie, and TV movies may also be used as the first episode of a series.

A variant are Direct-to-video movies.

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