unproduced
Americanadjective
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not created, made, or brought forth.
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(of drama, film, etc.) not yet presented, performed, or made public.
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Informal. (of music, drama, film, etc.) lacking professional production.
Example Sentences
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The final product—about a pharmacist in Batman’s Gotham City—remains unproduced, but the experience proved to Cregger he could write something he liked without a guaranteed paycheck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
But it was their still unproduced screenplay, “Luna Likes,” about a Mexican American teenage girl obsessed with the late chef and author Anthony Bourdain, that tangentially put them on the “KPop” path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
After it topped the Black List of industry-favorite unproduced screenplays over a decade ago, the film entered production in 2013 before falling apart and sitting in purgatory for years after.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
After college, Mr. Camp dabbled in advertising at the Houston office of McCann Erickson and then at Norsworthy‐Mercer, an agency in Dallas, while writing unproduced sitcom scripts on the side.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
Any tittle-tattle was admitted, and postmen and servants were allowed to swear as to the directions on unproduced documents alleged to have been addressed to me.
From Prisoner for Blasphemy by G. W. (George William) Foote
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