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Development, commissioning & orders · Working

Back order

Also called: additional order

ELI5

Additional episodes ordered after an initial series order.

Used in conversation

“The season plan needs to show how the back order functions within the run.”

Pitch context

You may encounter this in a series pitch, pilot process, writers' room or commissioning conversation.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Connected terms

  • Back nineA back order adds episodes to an initial order; “back nine” is the traditional nine-episode version of that idea, not a universal count.
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