teleplay

noun

tele·​play ˈte-li-ˌplā How to pronounce teleplay (audio)
: a story prepared for television production

Examples of teleplay in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo wanted their scripts to be as authentic as possible, but that meant more than just translating their teleplays, written first in English, into period-accurate Japanese dialogue and precise subtitles. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2024 Both are credited as writing the teleplay for the premiere episode with Kim, while Konietzko is credited on the teleplay for episode 6 with Emily Kim and Hunter Ries, based on a story from Konietzko and DiMartino. EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024 While the musical largely follows the same beats as the movie (and the 1958 teleplay it was based on), Lucas challenged himself to prune the plot to its bare essentials and craft a show so propulsive that the audience can’t dwell on its despondence. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 The season-four finale of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City on January 2 played like a Hercule Poirot teleplay. Vulture, 3 Jan. 2024 Fuchs is writing the teleplay for the first episode of the series, based on a story by him and the Muschiettis. Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023 Curtis’ screenplay for the film is based on his 1991 teleplay Bernard and the Genie, and is directed by Sam Boyd. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2023 There are traces of that turmoil in the credits; the pilot’s teleplay is attributed to no fewer than five screenwriters. Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Apr. 2023 Streaming movie writers working on projects with budgets of $30 million or more will see their story and teleplay minimum compensation jump to $100,000, as well as a 26 percent jump in their residual payment rates. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teleplay was in 1947

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“Teleplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teleplay. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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