Development, commissioning & orders · Working

Development slate

Also called: slate in development, development pipeline

ELI5

The set of projects currently being worked on before production is approved.

“The series is on the development slate, but it has not received an order.”

The group of projects an organisation or producer is actively developing at a given time.

Here “Development slate” means: The group of projects an organisation or producer is actively developing at a given time.

Explains a project’s status within a company, broadcaster, studio or producer’s pipeline.

Why it matters: Being on a slate indicates active development, not a production commitment.

GreenlightA development-slate project is not necessarily greenlit.
SlateA slate is the broader project list; a development slate specifies development status.
DevelopmentProjects on the slate are undergoing development.

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