Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Development, commissioning & orders · Core

Greenlight

Also called: green light, production approval

ELI5

Formal approval allowing a project or production stage to move ahead.

Used in conversation

“The project has development money, but it does not have a production greenlight yet.”

Definition

Formal approval allowing a project to proceed into production under the stated conditions.

Here “Greenlight” means: Formal approval allowing a project to proceed into production under the stated conditions.

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

  • CommissionA commission is a buyer's order or funding commitment; a greenlight authorises production to proceed.
  • Development slateA development-slate project is not necessarily greenlit.
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