docudrama

[ dok-yuh-drah-muh, -dram-uh ]

/ ˈdɒk yəˌdrɑ mə, -ˌdræm ə /

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noun Television.

a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.

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Origin of docudrama

First recorded in 1960–65; docu(mentary) + drama

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doc·u·dram·a·tist

[dok-yuh-dram-uh-tist, -drah-muh-], /ˈdɒk yəˌdræm ə tɪst, -ˌdrɑ mə-/, noun

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How to use docudrama in a sentence

You could argue that at least the new wave of docudramas is educating viewers about current events and recent history.
From Super Pumped to Inventing Anna, Docudramas Are Taking Over TV. Here's Why That's Worrisome|Judy Berman|February 23, 2022|Time
Such blurring of fact and fiction is endemic on TV these days, thanks to a spike in the production of docudramas, many of which center on larger-than-life newsmakers.
From Super Pumped to Inventing Anna, Docudramas Are Taking Over TV. Here's Why That's Worrisome|Judy Berman|February 23, 2022|Time
Featured playwrights in the docudrama include, among others, Helen Hayes Award winner Dane Figueroa Edidi, Farah Lawal Harris, Teshonne Nicole Powell, and Karen Zacarías.
D.C. theater scene adapts with films, concerts, and more|Patrick Folliard|September 17, 2020|Washington Blade
Over the phone, she tells me how NYC Prep was sold to her and her similarly privileged peers as a docudrama.
The Surreal Genius of Bravo’s Rich Kids Docudrama ‘NYC Prep’|Amy Zimmerman|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Perhaps because it has been covered so exhaustively, even the 9/11 chapter seems like a docudrama we've already watched.
George Bush's Book Will Offend the Right|Matt Latimer|November 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Sarah Palin and reality-TV titan Mark Burnett are about to collaborate on a “docudrama” about Alaska?
Palin's Reality TV Makeover|Lee Siegel|March 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for docudrama

docudrama

/ (ˈdɒkjʊˌdrɑːmə) /

noun

a film or television programme based on true events, presented in a dramatized form

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