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

Pilot order

Also called: order to pilot

ELI5

A buyer's formal decision to fund or commission production of a pilot.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the pilot order clearer in the season overview?”

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

  • Series orderA pilot order commissions the proof episode; a series order commissions a run of episodes.
  • Pilot pickupThe search label “order to pilot” can route to both entries.
  • Put pilotBoth concern pilot commitment; a put pilot adds a negotiated penalty structure.
  • PilotOne possible US-centred path from pilot to continuing series.
  • CommissionComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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