noun
- a television or film production that dramatizes real events using a combination of documentary footage and fictional reenactments
Examples
- The network aired a docudrama about the space shuttle disaster.
- She starred in a docudrama depicting the civil rights movement.
- The docudrama mixed actual news footage with scripted scenes.
- Critics praised the docudrama for its historical accuracy.
- The award-winning docudrama explored the politician’s rise to power.
- Many viewers couldn’t tell which parts of the docudrama were real.