Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Adaptation, fidelity & reimagining · Specialist

Reboot

Also called: franchise reboot

ELI5

A new version of an existing property that largely resets continuity or approach.

Used in conversation

“Let’s track the reboot through the outline before rewriting scenes.”

Definition

A new version of an existing property that substantially resets continuity or approach.

Here “Reboot” means: A new version of an existing property that substantially resets continuity or approach.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Reboot” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Connected terms

  • RemakeA remake retells an earlier work; a reboot restarts or reconfigures a property for new continuation.
Sources & evidence · 4

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