Development girl

This article is about the term used in film production. For The Sopranos episode, see D-Girl (The Sopranos episode).

For the song, see D-Girl.

A d-girl or development girl is a person in a film production company who is responsible for finding and identifying potential movie ideas for their development into a script. Also, they are responsible for writing script coverage for scripts that arrive at a production company. Typically, a d-girl is the entry-level position in a film production company.