The formation and development of the genre of poetic drama in Uzbek literature has its own foundations. First, as a result of the European writing tradition that emerged in the early twentieth century, literature has been enriched by new genres. That is, the first works of the epic-dramatic type saw the face of the world. The first examples of the historical novel, story, story, drama, comedy and tragedy were created. Poetic drama is also important as a work of this period. The article describes the origin factors and the essence of the genre.