docudrama

 [dok-yuh-drah-muh, -dram-uh]  

doc·u·dra·ma

   [dok-yuh-drah-muh, -dram-uh]
noun Television.
a fictionalized drama based primarily on actual events.
Origin:
1960–65; docu(mentary) + drama

Related forms
doc·u·dram·a·tist  [dok-yuh-dram-uh-tist, -drah-muh-] , noun
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docudrama (ˈdɒkjʊˌdrɑːmə)
 
—n
a film or television programme based on true events, presented in a dramatized form

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