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We’re thrilled to present you with the third annual Grey List—a curated list of original, production-ready feature and pilot scripts from writers over the age of 40. This group of diverse voices is sure to amaze, and we can’t wait for you to discover your next favorite writer right here!
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ANOTHER LIFE
Stranded in a small town, a desperate woman agrees to impersonate a wealthy man’s missing wife so he can access a safe deposit box, only to discover that the town's psychotic crime boss now wants access to it, too.
written by Tom Vaughn and Kristy Dobkin
Comparables: GONE GIRL, A SIMPLE PLAN
MEET THE WRITER: Tom Vaughan wrote WINCHESTER, HAUNTING OF QUEEN MARY, and others. Kristy Dobkin started in television with shows like MELROSE PLACE and CSI. Their favorite projects, however, are when they write together. This has resulted in PLAYING HOUSE (2011) and DADDY'S GIRL for XYZ Films, which is slated for production this summer.
Representation: Kailey Marsh, Five Line — Danny Toth, The Gersh Agency
ENCOUNTERS
After a drunken one-night stand, two strangers wake up to discover an alien invasion outside the window, forcing them to navigate their budding relationship while fighting to survive.
written by Gary King
Comparables: TREMORS meets DIE HARD…with a heart
MEET THE WRITER: Gary King is an accomplished writer, director, producer and Nicholl semifinalist. He has written and directed several critically acclaimed feature films. His latest film, AMONG US, a horror/thriller that Bloody Disgusting said, “looks crazy awesome” and SLATE named one of “The Best Movies Coming to Amazon in November 2024”, is now available in North America. Gary is currently in development on several new film and series projects.
Gary is available for representation
SYLVESTER - QUEEN OF DISCO
Over thirty years ago, a star rose out of the night club scene and took the dance floor by storm. She wasn’t Donna Summer, wasn’t Gloria Gaynor, and sho’nuff wasn’t Thelma Houston. He was the incomparable Sylvester–this is the tumultuous rise and fall of the first male Diva of Disco!
written by Hilliard Guess
Comparables: ROCKETMAN meets BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
MEET THE WRITER: Hilliard is an accomplished black, queer writer/producer/podcaster with an impressive portfolio that spans across both TV & film. With credits on The Russo Bros SYFY series DEADLY CLASS and as EP/Showrunner of the series TICKER (winner Best Series 2021 World International FF), Hilliard is a creative force in the industry. Currently, he serves as EP on Amazon’s highly anticipated CROSS bonus series: CROSS: AFTER HOURS and Producer on the new Deadline-announced, coming-of-age film - MERMAID!
Representation: Geoff Silverman, Evoke Entertainment
THE WIDOW DAREDEVIL
Based on the incredible real-life story of Annie Edson Taylor. A failed charm schoolteacher attempts to reverse her fortunes by becoming a daredevil, sparking a movement in her students leading to women’s suffrage.
written by Rich Talarico
Comparables: ERIN BROCKOVICH, THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
MEET THE WRITER: Rich Talarico is a Peabody Award-winning writer/producer, known for his work on Key & Peele, with multiple Emmy® and WGA Award nominations. Credits include MADtv, The Tonight Show and SNL. Second City and Improv Olympic alum, Rich also contributed punch-up work on Mean Girls and Get Out.
Representation: Jeremy M. Brook, The Brook Law Firm
100 STRANGERS
When a dogwalker and three dogs go missing in the woods, her distraught family turns to Search and Rescue and discover that it will take the selfless dedication of these one hundred strangers to bring her home.
written by Katie Weekley & Geoff Redknap
Comparables: THIRTEEN LIVES, NYAD, and SOCIETY OF THE SNOW
MEET THE WRITERS: Katie Weekley and Geoff Redknap have written, produced and directed multiple films, including THE UNSEEN which premiered at The Fantasia International Film Festival. Katie is a graduate of the Netflix Pacific Screenwriting Program and has received support for her scripts from Screen Ireland and Creative BC. Geoff attended the National Screen Institute and the TIFF Writers and TIFF Directors’ Labs and has an extensive career as a makeup artist, including the high-profile films DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE and GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE.
Katie and Geoff are available for representation
A cold-hearted assassin with three days to live must battle a team of rival killers to rescue her son from the government agency that turned her into a werewolf—and now plans to do the same to him.
ALPHA LOBO
written by Jeremiah Lewis
Comparables: BOURNE x UNDERWORLD
MEET THE WRITER: Jeremiah Lewis is a writer and producer in development on multiple features with Range Media Partners and Temple Hill Entertainment. Jeremiah believes in creating a supportive space and community for all writers through online shared daily early writing sessions (#5AMWritersClub) and relishes seasons in upstate New York with his wife and two dogs.
Representation: Francis McDonough, Range MP
BETRYAL WITHIN
SPECIAL AGENT ROGER GRIGGS
Inspired by a true story, after stumbling upon a mysterious murder connected to high level corruption, a tenacious FBI Agent races against time to prove the truth as danger closes in around his family.
written by Rosemary Griggs
Comparables: AMERICAN HUSTLE meets GOODFELLAS
MEET THE WRITER: Hired to adapt Amanda DuBois' thriller novel UNSHACKLED with Ross Kagan Marks producing, Rosemary has 3 scripts as featured Top Scripts on the Black List, an MFA, an award-winning book & play, and US/EU citizenship. Her screenplays have been recognized by the Nicholl, PAGE and won the 2025 WeScreenplay Diverse Voices Lab.
Rosemary is available for representation
BROKEN STONES
Three generations of thieves—one retired, one reformed, and one recently released from prison—travel to East Berlin in the aftermath of the collapse of the Berlin Wall to steal a painting and uncut diamonds seized from their family during WWII.
written by Rudi O’Meara
Comparables: OCEAN’S ELEVEN meets FAMILY BUSINESS and TOPKAPI
MEET THE WRITER: Rudi O’Meara is an award-winning action/horror screenwriter whose work has been recognized by Austin Film Festival, PAGE and Final Draft, among others. His work tends to focus on misfits and outsiders struggling to redefine themselves (and their tribe) to survive, and he sees genre as a tool for exploring taboo subjects in unexpected and arresting ways.
Rudi is available for representation
BUFFALO CREEK
After a company dam fails and the ensuing flood kills 125 and renders 4000 homeless, a listless lawyer represents the survivors in a class-action suit against Big Coal - and wins the landmark case which establishes the legal precedent for PTSD. The true story of Buffalo Creek, West Virginia - February 26, 1972.
written by Vaughn Roste
Comparables: THE IMPOSSIBLE meets ERIN BROCKOVICH in the setting of DARK WATERS
MEET THE WRITER: Vaughn Roste has published books, plays, poems, peer-reviewed articles, and book reviews. An optioned and produced screenwriter, he is represented by Citizen Skull. Canadian by birth, he currently lives in Chicago. His writing tends to center around telling dramatic true stories from history the world needs to hear.
Representation: Jason Bellitto, Citizen Skull
CARIBBEAN RUN
When his ex-girlfriend is kidnapped, a former Navy diver trying to live the quiet life in the Caribbean must access his long-dormant skills to track her down through the area’s hundreds of small islands – using every type of rickety, damaged, abandoned and hi-tech transport he can find – before she disappears forever.
written by Tony Hutchison
Comparables: TAKEN on air, land and sea
MEET THE WRITER: Tony Hutchison started writing while building a successful Investment Advisory Business. He is currently working with produced WGA writers in L.A. and Austin and, while under their mentorship, he has honed his craft and further developed his passion for high concept action.
Tony is available for representation
In 1911 Wild West Wyoming, a baseball team of death-row inmates play for their lives where it’s either win and have sentences commuted or lose and a teammate dies. Based on a True Story.
DEADBALL
written by Rich Orstad
Comparables: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION meets THE NATURAL
MEET THE WRITER: Rich is a two-time winner and fifteen-time finalist with one feature in development. He won the Screencraft True Story Competition with his inspirational bio-pic ENDURANCE, currently in development with Noble Story Co, and placed Silver in PAGE with his family feature RESCUE DOG.
Rich is available for representation
DEEP AND DARK
After a series of personal setbacks, a disillusioned college student, visiting relatives in a remote, luxury cabin over the winter break, finds herself in a brutal fight for survival against a gang of ruthless criminals who are convinced her tech-savvy uncle holds the keys to millions in cryptocurrency— and won’t leave until they get it.
written by Jennifer Grand
Comparables: A home invasion thriller like PANIC ROOM meets a crime neo-noir like THE LAST SEDUCTION
MEET THE WRITER: Jennifer spent 15 years in sales and marketing, an experience that made her resilient and a pro at pitching— but screenwriting was always her passion. Now in her second act, she’s written for MGM Studios, has both feature and TV specs, and is a member of the WGA LGBTQ committee.
Jennifer is available for representation
1980s. Heavy Metal. Satan. Copious amounts of gore. Exploding old ladies. Kleptomania. Elvis. Aliens. Slushees. Cigarettes. Vehicular manslaughter. A strange totem that smells like shit. And Styx’s “Come Sail Away.”
DOOMTOWN
written by Chad Michael Ward
Comparables: EVIL DEAD meets DEATHGASM
MEET THE WRITER: Chad Michael Ward is an artist, writer-director, and cinematographer known for evocative horror and darkly fantastical imagery. His debut body-horror feature, STRANGE BLOOD, premiered in 2015 and FAIRY DUST, a genderqueer heavy metal fairytale is currently in development with Paranoid Android Productions in the UK.
Chad is available for representation
Words mean nothing when survival is everything. Three women from different worlds, unable to understand each other, must learn to communicate through action as they fight their way through a brutal trafficking ring to escape certain death.
FIGHT!
written by Gavin Michael Booth
Comparables: THE RAID meets REVENGE
MEET THE WRITER: Gavin Michael Booth directed Fifteen, Blumhouse’s first-ever live-broadcast film, and the horror feature The Scarehouse (Universal). His acclaimed real-time drama Last Call was named one of 2021’s best films by Harper’s Bazaar. In 2025, he debuts two features: Primary and Sydney vs. Sean. He’s also the showrunner of Dreamcrusher, an interactive murder mystery.
Representation: Maritza Cabrera, Limitless Management
When two undercover police officers - one a war veteran and the other the son of boat refugees - infiltrate rival biker gangs, they discover the healing power of motorcycles and brotherhood, whilst protecting their own criminal pasts.
FIRE KINGS
written by Phoenix Black
Comparables: POINT BREAK meets THE BIKERIDERS
MEET THE WRITER: Phoenix Black is on the ‘Top 25 Screenwriters To Watch’ list by Network ISA. She is a single foster mom and former UN aid worker who writes genre-benders about identity, adventure and loss. Her social dramas, blended with whatever the muse brings, are told from her perspective as an Asian woman of color with a disability.
Phoenix is available for representation
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
Henry VIII divorced and killed his way through several marriages…but he’s not getting out of this one so easily. Denied her crown and humiliated, Anne of Cleves must fight her way through assassins to escape her doomed marriage alive.
written by Jeremy Anderson
Comparables: THE FAVOURITE meets JOHN WICK
MEET THE WRITER: Jeremy Anderson cowrote the pilot EXPECTATIONS for ABC and producer Debra Martin Chase. On the feature side he rewrote THE MENTAL STATE which released on VOD in late 2023. Jeremy wrote children’s animation in the earlier days of his career and had three scripts (two quarterfinalist and one semifinalist) place at AFF in 2024.
Representation: Jordan Bayer, Original Artists
HIGH LONESOME, WYOMING
15 years after leaving home to chase stardom, one-hit wonder Kel Berry is at rock bottom in Austin, Texas when he gets word his estranged father is in the ER and may not live. Returning to Wyoming he winds up face-to-face with everything he ran from; his violent childhood, the love of his life and his former best friend.
written by Gale Hansen
Comparables: TENDER MERCIES meets MONSTERS BALL and CRAZY HEART
MEET THE WRITER: Gale Hansen is an actor/writer based in Los Angeles. He is the writer of BELFAST BLAZERS, DARK HEART DOWN, HYBRID (based on the Studio 407 graphic novel) and the TV pilot, WELTON. G can be seen in GOOD BAD THINGS (winner of the 2024 Slamdance Jury & Audience Awards) coming soon to Hulu, Apple TV+, and Amazon Prime, and is currently in post-production on MALUS.
Representation: Jasper Grey, The Vendetta Group
HORRORGATE
When she’s targeted by a deadly horde of misogynistic fanboys, a former scream queen—now a tough-as-nails horror director—fights back like all the best final girls.
written by Tim O’Leary
Comparables: SCREAM meets ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
MEET THE WRITER: Tim O'Leary is an LA-based filmmaker whose brand is Murder & Gay Stuff. He’s the creator of the series Demonhuntr, which was exhibited in a display at the Hollywood Museum in 2023. He is a writing coach, fight choreographer, and founder of the Los Angeles LGBTQIA+ TV Writers.
Tim is available for representation
MOTHER FUCKING SNAKES
A closeted pool hall hustler and an aspiring stripper team up in a fight for survival when an earthquake traps them in a train tunnel under the San Francisco Bay with vengeful and venomous snakes.
written by Stephen Krespel
MEET THE WRITER: Stephen Krespel is a screenwriter and producer who fled the doldrums of suburbia to play in various rock and roll bands in San Francisco. Ultimately, he ended up bartending in the city for way, way, way too long. But, as it turns out, hanging out with a bunch of real-life raconteurs is a terrific pathway to writing about great characters for the screen.
Comparables: SAN ANDREAS meets JAWS
Stephen is available for representation
NECESSARY DETOUR
After an attempt on her life, an internationally beloved celebrity hides from a psychotic stalker at her remote lake house to protect her newfound pregnancy. But, when a suspicious neighbor moves into the abandoned house across the small bay, and she suspects a crime is in the making, she can’t look away to save her own life.
written by Kim Hornsby
Comparables: THE BODYGUARD meets REAR WINDOW
MEET THE WRITER: Kim Hornsby is a produced screenwriter and USA Today Bestselling Author. Her family adventure, BRAVING RAPIDS, and Lifetime thriller, SECRET LIFE OF MY OTHER WIFE, will be released in 2025 and other projects are in development. Kim writes overlooking her forested acreage on an island off Seattle, conjuring up stories of gutsy heroines overcoming near insurmountable obstacles.
Kim is available for representation
NO GHOSTS TONIGHT
In a bid to get home, a young woman forces her way aboard an inflatable dinghy full of asylum seekers who must band together to evade capture and survive a deadly Channel crossing.
written by Adele Smaill
Comparables: WINTER’S BONE meets ALL IS LOST
MEET THE WRITER: Adele focuses on thriller features driven by characters with secrets to keep and dirt under their nails. A migrant herself, her scripts often touch on migration and borders. In 2024 she was an Academy Nicholl finalist and won the Shore Script Feature Contest.
Adele is available for representation
OONA IN HALLOWEENLAND
After a sorority girl’s untimely death on Halloween, she must embark on a quest to escape the horrors of the Otherworld and return to the land of the living.
written by Mage Lanz
Comparables: PAN’S LABYRINTH meets THE WIZARD OF OZ in a Celtic mythological hellscape
MEET THE WRITER: Mage is an LA-based writer who spans many formats and genres, but one of her common themes is women who experience grief and trauma in unusual or unhealthy ways. Her feature, DRACULA: THE COUNT’S KIN was released on streaming services in 2024, and she currently works as a story editor for a small production company. Mage also fosters cats and kittens, propagates rare fruit trees, and grows food in her backyard garden to donate to the local food bank.
Mage is available for representation
PRO LIFE
When a pregnant woman and her wife are caught in a snowstorm in rural South Dakota, an alt-right religious family takes them in for the night. Things turn deadly when the family discovers the nature of the couple’s relationship and decide to “rescue” their unborn child.
written by Leah Simmons
Comparables: RED STATE meets MISERY
MEET THE WRITER: Leah is a genre writer from South Dakota specializing in horror and sci-fi ranging from the deep exploration of humanity’s darker nature to laugh-out-loud funny. Leah is a two-time Stowe Story Lab alumni and joined the Independent Writers’ Caucus in 2025.
Leah is available for representation
THE BOOK OF RUTH
When a Jewish woman discovers her fiancé isn't also Jewish, she worries about her family's approval and forces him to pretend he is, only to reveal her true neuroses.
written by Lou Stone Borenstein
Comparables: MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING meets FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
MEET THE WRITER: Lou Stone Borenstein is a writer/director/actor in Los Angeles whose short film "Jewish for Lunch" (based on “The Book of Ruth”) won Best Comedy at the Mentone Film Festival and Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival, among other awards. He also wrote the web series “Is This Thing On?” and “Constance & Florence.”
Lou is available for representation
THE DECOLONIZERS
When Alien colonizers take Earth’s most precious artifacts for their galactic museum, Earth hatches a plan to steal them back and spark a revolution.
written by Michael Boaks
Comparables: OCEAN’S ELEVEN meets GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
MEET THE WRITER: Michael Boaks is an adventure traveling Aussie M.D. who writes fun, high-concept genre. He recently optioned two scripts (SHACKLED, HADES) and has been a finalist in PAGE and Screencraft, 3rd place winner of Script Summit, had multiple Austin placements and placed in Nicholl (2024) with THE DECOLONIZERS. Life can be tough, so let's have some fun!
Michael is available for representation
When a washed-up TV host is lured to his eerie Midwestern hometown with the promise of “redemption by reality show,” he finds himself at the center of a vampire apocalypse fed by the wrath of a hungry Mayan bat god.
THE LOT
written by Eric Anderson
Comparables: The love child of SHAUN OF THE DEAD, ALAN PARTRIDGE, and SALEM’S LOT—with a second-act worthy o THE WORLD’S END
MEET THE WRITER: Eric Anderson is a writer/producer and one of the founders of Corn Bred Films. This is his third straight appearance on The Grey List—ORIOLE PARK (TGL 2023) and JUNE (TGL 2024) are currently in development with Sonny Mallhi (THE STRANGERS) producing, and Jordan Galland (AVA’S POSSESSIONS) and Emily Bennett (ALONE WITH YOU) directing.
Representation: Briana Franklin, Formation Talent Agency
To avoid having to go to a home for adults with disabilities, a young man with Down syndrome tricks his sister into taking a trip through the South Island of New Zealand to find the rest of their family and themselves.
THE OPEN AIR
written by Stacey Russell
Comparables: THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON and CODA meets HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
MEET THE WRITER: Stacey writes heavy but quirky character driven stories about outsiders, misfits, and sometimes just all-around spectacular failures. A late diagnosis of ADHD and raising a child with Down syndrome, she uses her writing to advocate for those who are deemed "unworthy" as they battle to rise above expectations - both society's and their own.
Representation: Chris Coggins, Heroes and Villains Entertainment
Inspired by a true story. When a captured Jewish piano virtuoso refuses to play for Nazi entertainment in the concentration camp, she’s faced with a heartbreaking choice - share her music or suffer crippling torture.
THE REBEL PIANIST OF MAJDANEK
written by Nicola Pittam
Comparables: THE PIANIST meets SCHINDLER’S LIST
MEET THE WRITER: Nicola Pittam is a British screenwriter, award winning author and former Fleet Street journo based in the US. Her scripts feature strong female leads inspired by true stories and have placed in contests from Shore Scripts to AFF to The Bitch List. Her books have won several awards and appeared on the Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller list.
Representation: Alex Robb, Insignia Entertainment
Plagued by gruesome premonitions of her execution, a desperate Queen Anne Boleyn turns to dark witchcraft in an attempt to resurrect the miscarried male heir who might ensure her daughter's safety amidst the blood-drenched intrigues of Henry VIII's court.
THE WITCH QUEEN
written by Dayna Noffke
MEET THE WRITER: Dayna Noffke is a WGAE writer of female-forward horror. Her stories are fueled by gallows humor and a desire to connect and are informed by her unique life experiences. Her first feature film is currently in post-production, and she is the author of the upcoming novelization of the cult classic film, Spider Baby.
Comparables: THE WITCH x THE TUDORS x NOSFERATU
Dayna is available for representation
When a ragtag squad of French Foreign Legionnaires stumble across an illegal gold mining camp deep in the French Guianan jungle, it’ll take everything they’ve got to survive the harsh environment and combat the ruthless bandit miners and guerrilla warriors that call this primeval rainforest home.
THOSE WHO HIDE
written by Colin Matthews
MEET THE WRITER: Originally from the UK, Colin is a writer-director and art department member. The son of an East End bookie who mingled with notorious gangsters, he has decades of production experience and over 350 hours of produced film and TV credits. Colin’s also a commercial pilot, reformed stockbroker, and former reservist in the Special Air Service (SAS). He holds British, Canadian, and Irish (EU) passports.
Comparables: A primal combination of DELIVERANCE and PREDATOR
Colin is available for representation
Three bumbling buddies lost in the Mexican desert on Christmas Eve help a pregnant young woman trying to hike to Texas before she gives birth in the wilderness.
THREE WISE MEN
written by Brett Nicholson
Comparables: LITTLE DRUMMER BOY meets THE HANGOVER
MEET THE WRITER: Brett Nicholson hails from Houston TX and nearly moved to LA in his 20s but got married and started a family instead. After 20 years as a freelance writer, he resumed the quest and soon after became a Nicholl finalist in 2007. He’s done assignment work on multiple unproduced projects and written nine specs in various genres.
Brett is available for representation
On a road trip from Texas to California, friends record a state trooper murdering one of their own, sparking a deadly chase for survival through the harsh Texas desert.
UNFORGIVEN ROAD
written by Aaron Isaac Vasquez
Comparables: NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN meets HELL OR HIGH WATER with a touch of SICARIO
MEET THE WRITER: Aaron Isaac Vasquez is a screenwriter known for atmospheric horror and thriller stories that immerse audiences in tension and psychological intensity. His work explores morality, survival, and unseen forces shaping fear. Blending slow-burning suspense with explosive moments, Vasquez crafts eerie horror and gritty, high-stakes thrillers.
Aaron is available for representation
A South Dakota farmer desperate to save his land thinks he’s found his answer when a rare white buffalo calf starts making miracles, but the miracle he gets is not the one he expects.
WHITE BUFFALO
written by Jan Kimbrough
Comparables: FIELD OF DREAMS with Buffalo
MEET THE WRITER: Jan Kimbrough is a writer/producer with experience as a television journalist who has produced work across a wide range of dramatic, non-fiction, and documentary shows for all four major television networks and numerous cable TV channels. A member of the WGA, her work has been recognized by Scriptapalooza and the Writers Lab (funded by Meryl Steep and Nicole Kidman), among others.
Jan is available for representation
Based on actual events after the 1972 passage of Title IX, a gutsy schoolgirl battles injury and animosity with her father’s help on her way to the Boys State Wrestling Championship, and inspires her brilliant, frustrated mother to reclaim her dream of college.
WRESTLE LIKE A GIRL
written by Stacy Bannerman
MEET THE WRITER: Stacy Bannerman, MFA, writes female-forward socially relevant dramas, spiritually informed screenplays, and super sassy Adult Animated TV Sitcoms. Stacy is the author of two books, a stage play performed at the US Capitol, 80 articles, and four bills, two of which became laws. A nationally known anti-war activist, she writes from her singular POV as a woman who spent a lifetime on the front lines of actions, advocacy and activism for equality, peace, and climate.
Comparables: THE BLIND SIDE meets REMEMBER THE TITANS
Stacy is available for representation
After failing to save his only sister from being taken captive by an enemy tribe, a young African man journeys to Japan to become a warrior strong enough to save her and earn the status of a samurai.
YASUKE
written by Darryl Wharton-Rigby
Comparables: GLADIATOR meets THE LAST SAMURAI with a touch of SHOGUN
MEET THE WRITER: Darryl Wharton-Rigby is an award-winning writer/director known for STAY and DETENTION. A Baltimore native based in Japan, Darryl crafts global stories centering Black experiences with work that spans film, TV and theater. He is also a Temple University Japan Assistant Professor and champions diverse storytelling on an international level.
Darryl is available for representation
After a courtside run-in with a fan, a disgraced WNBA superstar retreats to her hometown where she reluctantly takes a job working at the neighborhood gym where she got her start, while planning her return to pro basketball.
BAD B
written by Jan Arnold
Comparables: TED LASSO meets CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
MEET THE WRITER: A native of South Central Los Angeles, Jan attended the University of Southern California School of Electrical Engineering. She is a Black List Screenwriting Lab Fellow and a PGA Create Fellow. As a writer/producer, Jan’s films have been official selections for several international film festivals.
Jan is available for representation
The untold story of the first Black special agent in FBI history, and his mission to spy on Martin Luther King, Jr.
DIVISION 5
written by Tim Furlong
Comparables: MRS. AMERICA meets MAD MEN
MEET THE WRITER: Tim writes about identity, family, and change. Coming of age during the Cold War in the American West, Tim has always searched for stories that counter conventional narratives. His work as a TV producer, playwright, interpreter, and teacher all flow from his belief in the importance of powerful communication between cultures.
Tim is available for representation
When a man with lifelong mental health struggles begins to suspect his imagined childhood superpower might be real, he must find a way to secretly develop his ability while trying to maintain his relationship with his first real boyfriend. When he discovers he's not the only one who's "special", his world is changed forever.
SPESH
written by Jeff Locker
MEET THE WRITER: Former Mandarin-speaking Taiwan celebrity Jeff Locker is an award-winning dramedy/horror writer & playwright. Credits include a new film from the creator of Friday the 13th, a major studio film he can't talk about yet, & Oscar-qualifying The Forgotten Place. Most recently, he's been attached as head writer on a new half-hour comedy.
Comparables: I MAY DESTROY YOU meets SHRINKING with a dash of BEWITCHED
Representation: Jemme Harper, Untamed Artists
World War II Britain: On her first day at her new base, Air Transport Auxiliary pilot Jackie must prove her mettle delivering a malfunctioning new Spitfire while Hugh is forced to lead his RAF Spitfire squadron on a dangerous mission after his plan gets his Group Captain shot down.
SPITFIRE
written by Heidi Hornbacher
Comparables: A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN meets MASTERS OF THE AIR
MEET THE WRITER: Heidi writes stories of misfits grappling with heartbreak and loss to find their place in the world. A graduate of UCLA’s screenwriting program, she’s written numerous features, treatments, and TV pilots for indie producers. She cofounded the Slamdance Script Clinic and PageCraftWriting.com. Her documentary short, Arrow, about a rescue horse’s wild journey home won Best Short Doc at Malibu IFF.
Heidi is available for representation
In this one-hour mystery procedural set in the Bronx, two women discover they were born on the same day to the same father, create an agency that reconnects lost family members.
THE CONNECTORS
written by Craig T. Williams
Comparables: THIS IS US meets ELSBETH
MEET THE WRITER: A native New Yorker, Craig’s journey landed him his first staff writing job on the hit TV show, TERROR LAKE DRIVE on ALLBLK. Craig was also part of the 2021 Warner Brothers Discovery All Access Writer’s Program and was recently named a “2024 Series Creator to Watch” by The Gotham Film & Media Institute.
Heidi is available for representation
In the drug-fueled 1970s, a resentful Native Hawaiian hired gun seizes on an unexpected power vacuum to upend Oahu’s outsider-dominated gangland hierarchy and establish a Natives-only mafia. Inspired by true events.
THE PEOPLE’S KINGDOM
written by Mike Roe & Kristiana Roe
Comparables: NARCOS meets THE WIRE
MEET THE WRITERS: Married writing team Kristiana and Mike’s partnership sparked from the grammar-nerd DMs they traded on OKCupid. Mike, who comes from a Native Hawaiian/Puerto Rican background, worked as an NPR journalist for more than a decade. Kristiana grew up homeschooled by her pastor/engineer dad and now works in marketing for WBD.
Mike and Kristiana are available for representation
When a powerful, headstrong criminal defense attorney gets disbarred for sleeping with a client, she takes a job managing a rival firm’s struggling staff to prove her remorse and get her license reinstated.
THE SOLICITOR
written by Ellen Ancui
Comparables: ALLY MCBEAL meets CALIFORNICATION
MEET THE WRITER: Ellen Ancui (WGA) is a bi-sexual, neuro-diverse, writer for TV, film, theater and podcasts. Her special sauce, “traumadies,” is a mix of Catskills schtick and feminist edge, featuring strong female protagonists who dig their own graves, but rebel as they climb their way out.
Ellen is available for representation
The lives of three college friends are turned upside down when they discover a mysterious online wiki site. Any changes made to the wiki magically come true in the real world—with unpredictable and deadly consequences.
WIKI
written by Nicole Jones-Dion
Comparables: A modern-day reimagining of the horror classic, THE MONKEY’S PAW, for the internet generation
MEET THE WRITER: Nicole Jones-Dion is an LA-based filmmaker who specializes in telling elevated genre stories. After starting out in comics and video games, she has gone on to write features for the SyFy Channel, Lionsgate, and Sony, among others.
Representation: Matt Prater, Citizen Skull
When a young woman survives as the first victim of the Son of Sam serial killer, she tracks the psychopath down, after the police fail her and the Son of Sam vows to come back and kill her, in 1970s New York City.
YOURS IN MURDER
written by Anthony Rainone
Comparables: MINDHUNTER meets AQUARIUS
MEET THE WRITER: Anthony is a NY-based screenwriter who writes character driven thrillers and sci-fi about lost souls against the backdrop of challenging worlds. He placed as a Nicholl Semifinalist and a Big Break Top 5 Finalist. When not writing, Anthony can be found indulging in jazz music and hanging with his rescue dogs.
Anthony is available for representation