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What is a good single word to describe a story that is based on real-life events and people, and extrapolates them to build a hypothetical future scenario?

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  • If there were a better single term than based on, I think the film and tv industries would be using it. But what does your research reveal?
    – Xanne
    Commented Aug 19, 2019 at 7:36
  • I came across the term faction, a story, film, or television programme that is a mixture of real and imaginary events or people However, faction is also used to mean a small organized dissenting group within a larger one, and I'm extrapolating future events, not inventing facts, so it seems to be only partially correct
    – Anshul Goyal
    Commented Aug 19, 2019 at 8:37
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    Why not just use the term extrapolation? For example, instead of based on real events, you could say extrapolated from real events.
    – Zack
    Commented Aug 19, 2019 at 13:38
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    Ummm, this is just called fiction. All fiction is just an extrapolation of real life and built upon to build a new story.
    – David M
    Commented Sep 20, 2019 at 2:05
  • I think the best you can hope for is a phrase.
    – Hot Licks
    Commented Jan 18, 2020 at 2:15

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ScienceFaction ...we invented the word for you over morning tea.

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