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Television reboot

Also called: reimagining

ELI5

A new version of an existing television property that largely resets its continuity, cast or approach.

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A new version of an existing television property that substantially resets its continuity, cast or approach.

Here “Television reboot” means: A new version of an existing television property that substantially resets its continuity, cast or approach.

You may encounter “Television reboot” in scripted television conversations or materials.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.