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Development, commissioning & orders · Specialist

Blue-sky development

Also called: blue-sky session

ELI5

An open exploratory phase for generating possibilities before narrowing to a fixed story plan.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the blue-sky development clearer in the season overview?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Blue-sky development” in scripted television conversations or materials.

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

Sources & evidence · 6

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.