The Spec Market

ALL SPEC MARKET PROJECTS.

Aitken Alexander Associates is out with DESERT SKIES by Aleks Stajkovic. A slacker embarks on a path to redemption by becoming a parole officer, only to be lured back into his old, carefree ways by his….

AFA Prime Talent Media is out with THE BESTEST MAN by Michael Wightman. A charming slacker’s life is upended when his longtime friend asks him to be the best man at….

Silver Bitela Agency is out with THE IRON HORSE OF LUCY STEELE by Paul Zeidman. After her locomotive is stolen by a gang of ruthless outlaws, a fiery female engineer relentlessly pursues them to….

Mania Entertainment is out with THE LADY by Jaime Falero. Set in 1935, Antonio is a burly fifty-year-old with an unattractive appearance who despite his age still maintains his virginity intact. He lives under the control of a fascist family with strong religious convictions that have….

Between February 1st and February 29nd, 2024, we tracked a total of 17 new specs on the market. This was a sizable increase from the previous month. Of the 17 scripts we tracked, 4 were TV pilots. Comedy squeaked out the number one genre spot once again with 6 projects associated with the genre. But close behind, Action and Drama tied for second place with 5 projects each identified with those genres.

Magnet Management is out with POSITRON+ by Jud Cremata. A delirious patient begins to question her family and all she’s been told while undergoing….

Tobias Literary Management is out with NAVIGATORS by E.C. Jones. A gifted black valedictorian plays a VR game and earns admission into a Time Traveling University in….

Tobias Literary Management is out with POSTCARD JOURNEYS by E. C. Jones. A celestial postman helps a lonely nursing home widow find her purpose by sending her magical postcards that….

Verve & Romark Entertainment are out with THE DEATH ROW ALL STARS by Brendan Galbreath. The Wyoming State Penitentiary Baseball Team competes against teams of free men with the promise of sentence reductions, hoping to earn a second chance at life and love, while literally playing for….

Housefire Management is out with SLOW MOTION by Mike Spohr. An action movie junkie who moves at the speed of molasses gets his shot to become a hero when a cosmic event causes….

Stefanie Epstein Productions is out with THE PRINCESS EXPERIENCE by Geoffrey Ashley. After a suicide attempt, a meek, birthday party princess has a seeming break with reality when her favorite cartoon heroine from childhood crosses into our real world as….

Stefanie Epstein Productions is out with FRONTIERS by Geoffrey Ashley. An army deserter and his partner — the alien super-intelligence inhabiting his ship — seize the chance to impress a mysterious, intergalactic gangster, setting the soldier on the path toward….

Silver Bitela Agency is out with SORRY, NOT SORRY by Christopher Bradley. A gay man must make amends to those he’s hurt because of his alcoholism, but each apology seems to….

Housefire Management is out with FEARLESS by Rich Van Tine. When a drug that eliminates fear causes an epidemic, a young personal trainer becomes a “Phobyx” addict in order to gain the courage to get revenge on….

Logical Talent Management is out with WEST POINT by Valerie Brotski. A cross-section of America’s best and brightest teenagers takes an oath to serve their country, committing to spend the next four years enduring mental, emotional, and physical challenges. As the cadets progress through their training, they form….

Art/Work Entertainment is out with RETARGETED by Sean Platt and Kathryn Cottam. A tech-savvy high school outcast leads her band of misfit friends in a ruthless social media campaign to dethrone her former….

Art/Work Entertainment is out with BESTIE by Sean Platt and David W. Wright. When a sixteen-year-old orphan moves from a mental institution into a conservative foster home, her imaginary friend emerges, coaxing her to….

Citizen Skull Management is out with FUGITIVES OF DUST by J. Aldo Gonzalez & Justin T. Malone. A naive Sheriff’s Deputy and a cynical FBI Agent unravel a small town’s secrets while investigating the grisly murder of….

Rain Management is out with KIDS WITH BENEFITS by Patrick Tobin & Jennifer Goldson. Bradley is an out of luck finance bro and desperate for his next break, so he coerces his ex-girlfriend to let him….

Ronin Entertainment is out with OVERFLOW by Tracy Whitaker. When ecoterrorists take over the Los Angeles Convention Center, an ex-husband and his wife’s new fiancé are forced to team-up on a rescue mission to save….

The Muraviov Company is out with THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES IN SALEMA by Terry Menefee Gau. After a disastrous rain-filled engagement party, a bride-to-be swaps out her traditional dreams for a destination wedding to Salema, Portugal – where the sun always shines. But family dysfunction and unexpected mishaps threaten to….

Avenue 220 is out with VISITORS by Cooper Karl. On the first night in their new home, Nora and her son are besieged by unusual intruders – they appear on camera, but not to the naked eye. This leads Nora to discover….

Accelerate Entertainment is out with SHE’S MY SON by Jan Kaschner. A bumbling, phobic millionaire playboy, with masculinity issues, learns about love and acceptance when thinking he’s meeting his long-lost son, meets his….

Between January 1st and January 31st, 2024, we tracked a total of 5 new specs on the market. Two of the scripts were TV pilots and one was a TV/streaming movie. Overall, the month had a 40% increase in the amount of material we tracked on the market from December of last year.

Mania Entertainment is out with THE ANIMAL by Jaime Falero. A commercial 18-wheeler crosses the deserted highways of Arizona, but this time its payload is a group of common criminals transporting a shipment of cocaine trying to….

Logical Talent Management is out with FROWN LINES by Cara Rothenberg. A struggling actress gets botched Botox. On her quest to get her face back, she joins the ranks of an underground crime ring that just might….

Rain Management is out with BUBBLE WRAPPED by Cole Quirk. After hotboxing a particularly potent strain of government created weed in a bubble wrap factory, four college girls embark on a journey to keep….

Logical Talent Management is out with STORM THE CASTLE by Laura Mannino. Set in modern day, when an obedient female Robin Hood returns to her hometown of Sherwood, NJ, she finds her band of rogues and steals back….

Silver Bitela Agency is out with THE GEMINI by Jason Bortz. After an identical twin commits suicide, his surviving brother — a troubled police officer — attempts to piece together….