docudrama
noun
docu·dra·ma
| \ ˈdä-kyə-ˌdrä-mə
, -ˌdra-, -kyü-\
, -ˌdra-, -kyü-\
Definition of docudrama
: a drama (as for television) dealing freely with historical events especially of a recent and controversial nature
Examples of docudrama in a Sentence
They are making a docudrama about the controversial court case.
Recent Examples on the Web
Yet Unbelievable, a wrenching eight-episode Netflix docudrama due out Sept. 13, actually sticks extraordinarily close to the facts of a real case. — Time, "Netflix's Wrenching Rape Docudrama Unbelievable Is the Anti-Law & Order—And That's a Good Thing," 3 Sep. 2019 If this were a typical political comeback story (the kinds that are immortalized in best-selling campaign books that later become HBO docudramas), Warren would rescue her campaign at this critical juncture with a dramatic gesture or bold decision. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "Arguing the World," 15 Aug. 2019 The docudrama unfolds with journalistic precision, telling the true story of three Israeli teens who were abducted and killed in the West Bank in 2014. — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, "Your definitive guide to all the 'Boys' of summer, on Amazon, HBO and the big screen," 12 Aug. 2019 While the unfounded fear in a pending Yellowstone eruption has swirled for decades, the BBC and Discovery's 2005 docudrama forever tied the volcano to its super-moniker. — National Geographic, "How dangerous are supervolcanoes? Get the facts.," 19 Mar. 2019 The 101-year-old actress was not happy about her portrayal in the 2017 docudrama, but a California court of appeals has reversed a trial court's decision green-lighting her lawsuit against FX and showrunner Ryan Murphy on 1st Amendment grounds. — latimes.com, "Today: Russia, the Slapdown and the Silence," 27 Mar. 2018 Watching Three Identical Strangers, I was reminded of Errol Morris’s recent Netflix docudrama series, Wormwood, another slow-burn thriller about a conspiracy and a cover-up. — Julia Felsenthal, Vogue, "Three Identical Strangers Revisits a Shadowy Scientific Conspiracy," 29 June 2018 An article last Sunday about the actress Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit against FX and Ryan Murphy Productions over her portrayal in a docudrama rendered incorrectly the name of a video game. — New York Times, "Corrections: March 11, 2018," 11 Mar. 2018 Greyman A true-story docudrama just waiting to be told and recorded for history. — BostonGlobe.com, "Globe South Commentary," 8 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'docudrama.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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docudrama
noun
English Language Learners Definition of docudrama
: a movie that is usually made for television and that tells a story about real events that have happened recently
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