docudrama

noun

docu·​dra·​ma ˈdä-kyə-ˌdrä-mə 

-ˌdra-,

-kyü-

: 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

Late in Hulu’s new series Good American Family comes a moment of irony that’s become all too familiar in true crime docudramas. —Aja Romano, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025

The unusual 2011 docudrama Wilde Salomé, which chronicles Al Pacino’s obsession with the Wilde play, stars Pacino as Herod, Jessica Chastain as Salome and Kevin Anderson as John the Baptist. —E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025

Brings Plenty also appeared in docudrama Into the Wild Frontier and The Tall Tales of Jim Bridger. —Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025

Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Seán Devlin’s docudrama Asog exposing a land grab by developers on the Philippines’ picturesque Sicogan Island in the wake of a devastating super-typhoon. —Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

documentary + drama

First Known Use

circa 1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for docudrama

• diorama
• panorama
• trichogramma
• gamma
• grama
• gramma

Kids Definition

docudrama

noun

do·​cu·​dra·​ma

ˈdäk-yə-ˌdräm-ə,

-ˌdram-

: a drama (as for television) dealing freely with historical events especially of a recent or controversial nature