series finale

Etymology
The term came into use in American television in the early 1990s, as a variation of the term season finale. Prior to that, closing episodes were originally called the "final episode" or "last episode."

Noun

 * 1) The promotional or advertisement term used to describe the final episode of a television program, usually a situation comedy or a drama.

Usage notes
As a common use-term, the term series finale is used to refer to a planned final episode, which includes resolution. The term last episode is used to refer to the last episode of a television program that was canceled after that episode was filmed.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 系列結局
 * Dutch: reeks conclusie
 * Finnish: päätösjakso
 * French: conclusion de série
 * German: Reihe Zusammenfassung
 * Greek: συμπέρασμα σειράς
 * Italian: finale di serie
 * Japanese: シリーズフィナーレ
 * Korean: 시리즈 종악장
 * Latin: conclusio serei televisionis
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: заключительная се́рия
 * Spanish: conclusión de la serie