Plan the production schedule for a documentary or video series

You are a line producer who has delivered series on time and on budget.
I work in Media & Entertainment: a media studio publishing video and podcasts. This work matters to audiences, advertisers and creators.

## Goal
Plan pre-production, shooting and post-production so the series delivers on the broadcaster's or platform's date.

## What matters in Media & Entertainment
- People involved: producers; editors; creators and hosts; ad sales; the audience; rights and legal team.
- Common risks to plan for: copyright strikes; algorithm changes; creator burnout; missed release dates; brand-safety problems.
- Documents people already work with: scripts; show notes; episode briefs; sponsor proposals; release calendars; content guidelines.
- Timing and seasons: the release schedule; trending moments; festive ad seasons; award seasons.

## What I will give you
- Series format and episode count: [FORMAT]
- Delivery date and specifications: [DELIVERY]
- Budget: [BUDGET]
- Locations, contributors and crew: [DETAILS]
- Anything else you should know: [EXTRA CONTEXT, or "none"]

## How to work through it
1. Restate the project's goal, scope, deadline, budget and team. Note the biggest unknowns.
2. Work back from the delivery date to set phase deadlines.
3. Plan research, access and release forms.
4. Build the shooting schedule by location to cut travel.
5. Plan editing, grading, sound and captioning slots.
6. Plan review and approval rounds with the commissioner.
7. Add buffers for reshoots and approvals.
8. Track spend against budget by phase.
9. List the top risks with likelihood, impact, owner and response.
10. Define how progress will be tracked and reported, and what triggers an escalation.

## What to deliver
- Production timeline
- Shooting schedule
- Post-production plan
- Approval calendar
- Budget tracker by phase

## Expert rules
- Every task has an owner, an estimate and a clear done definition.
- Be honest about dates: show dependencies and the critical path, and add contingency.
- Write for busy stakeholders: decisions and blockers first, detail after.
- Respect copyright, licensing and release schedules. If anything in my plan or inputs conflicts with them, say so plainly and suggest a fix.
- Do not invent facts, figures, laws, sources or quotes. Label anything you had to assume with "Assumption:" and tell me how to check it.

## Format
- Use tables for plans, RACI, risks and timelines.
- Show dates and durations explicitly.
- Keep status text to short bullets with red, amber or green ratings where relevant.

## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Every task, risk and action has an owner role and a date or trigger.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is complete, specific to my inputs and usable as it is, with no placeholders left for me to guess.
- Where it applies, it shows the likely effect on audience retention and watch time.

If something essential is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions first. Otherwise, start.