Brubaker is within the genre of prison drama.
When used to define a specific genre or type of film or television programme , drama is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular subgenre , such as `` political drama , '' `` courtroom drama , '' historical drama , '' `` domestic drama , '' or `` comedy-drama . ''. genre. genre. type of film. Film genre. political drama. political drama. courtroom drama. courtroom drama. historical drama. historical drama. domestic drama. domestic drama. comedy-drama. comedy-drama. television. television. comedy. Comedy ( drama ). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter , or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods .. setting. Setting ( narrative ). moods. Mood ( literature ). All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent -LRB- mimesis -RRB- characters .. cinema. Film industry. television. television. fictional stories. Fiction. drama in the broader sense. Drama. represent. Representation ( arts ). mimesis. mimesis. characters. Character ( arts ). In this broader sense , drama is a mode distinct from novels , short stories , and narrative poetry or songs .. mode. Mode ( literature ). short stories. Short story. poetry. poetry. In the modern era before the birth of cinema or television , `` drama '' came to be used within the theatre as a generic term to describe a type of play that was neither a comedy nor a tragedy .. cinema. Film industry. television. television. theatre. theatre. play. Play ( theatre ). comedy. Comedy ( drama ). tragedy. tragedy. It is this narrower sense that the film and television industries , along with film studies , adopted .. television. television. film studies. film studies. `` Radio drama '' has been used in both senses -- originally transmitted in a live performance , it has also been used to describe the more high-brow and serious end of the dramatic output of radio .. Radio drama. Radio drama. radio. radio