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

Straight-to-series order

Also called: direct-to-series

ELI5

A commitment to produce a series without first making a conventional pilot for a separate pickup decision.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the straight-to-series 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

  • Put pilotStraight-to-series bypasses a conventional pilot decision.
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