The Spec Market

Midwest Talent Management is out with THE REJECTS by Tony McBride. When a group of kids with “gross and nasty” mutant powers discover that they’re not good enough to be normal superheroes, they must join forces to fight….

Silver Bitela Agency is out with CLAUSE 13 by Craig Sabin. A security guard father-to-be pisses off real superheroes by accidentally killing one, and has to run for his….

Magnet Management is out with THE EXECUTIONER by Jud Cremata. Awaiting trial, an imprisoned cop is granted bereavement leave to travel to Guatemala to bury his expat father but gets caught between….

Midwest Talent Management is out with THE MYRTLES by Tony McBride. When an evil Mayor plots to take over Old City Philadelphia, a young orphan must harness powers to overcome his inner demons and gather a group of friends to save….

Midwest Talent Management is out with THE FUHRER by Tony McBride. When a former Corporal in the Bavarian Army seizes control of Germany just after World War I, the world braces for a new world war while it witnesses….

Midwest Talent Management is out with THE LAST JITNEY by Tony McBride. A man who still drives a Jitney in 2020 must put aside long-time grudges to navigate the pandemic during….

Midwest Talent Management is out with MAIA by Tony McBride. In 2092, a bodyguard with a past and a hatred for androids is hired to protect a very special client from….

Midwest Talent Management is out with CHASE THE LION by Tony McBride. A team of amputees form a wheelchair basketball team in pursuit of a second chance at life only to face….

Midwest Talent Management is out with GODS OF THE FORGOTTEN by Tony McBride. When the United States enters the Korean War, they must avert a nuclear World War with Russia and China while two of its most revered leaders…

Midwest Talent Management is out with BRING THEM HOME by Tony McBride. A U.S. Senator and a Delta Forces Sergeant lead an international recovery team to rescue hostages in Afghanistan. However, when their own lives are in danger….

Stormchaser Films is out with I LET IT IN by Kristen Ruhlin. A young woman becomes haunted by a demon she unknowingly invites into her life through occult research, and her….

Stormchaser Films is out with CONFESSIONS OF A MASTER JEWEL THIEF by Chuck Rose and Louise Linton. Bill Mason, America’s most prolific jewel thief, balances his suburban family life with a secret, high-stakes….

Midwest Talent Management is out with THE BASEMENT REMAINS by Robert Godwin. A selfish hustler sees a get rich quick scheme when he tries to develop a parcel of land his wealthy family abandoned, but a dark truth reveals he must face….

Midwest Talent Management is out with BROAD BAND by Michele Karpel. A group of 40-something, who women get a second chance at rock & roll stardom, discover that….

Midwest Talent Management is out with SWIMMING DRUNK AT NIGHT by Jennifer Houlton. In the 1980s in New York City, I grew up acting on a Television show. It was a soap opera filmed at 30 Rock. I was cast on the show when I was eight and left – against my parent’s will–when I was eighteen to attend college. During those ten years, I lived two lives….

Midwest Talent Management is out with SK8HARD by Kim Delgado. Skateboarding teen, fifteen-year-old Tyler Austin gets superpowers and leads his crew in gen-x sporting adventures. As Tyler deals with teen romance angst, he must win the local….

Midwest Talent Management is out with DREAMS OF GOLD by Kim Delgado. Gerald Tinker’s rise to track and football stardom as told through his mother’s eyes, culminates with….

Midwest Talent Management is out with RAMP RATS by Kim Delgado. Miami Air ramp-service personnel engage in the systematic looting of airport luggage and merchandise, which leads to the death of….

Midwest Talent Management is out with GAMBINO by Kim Delgado. Torrio Gambino plans to have his reluctant straight-laced youngest son Salvadore, take over his Don position while he….

Midwest Talent Management is out with CAMPUS BLOOD by Kim Delgado. College Custodian Ezekiel Uriah ingenuously tortures and beheads college co-eds to….

Midwest Talent Management is out with BURNISHED SOUL by Kim Delgado. Kevin Meleski’s roller coaster ride fighting alcoholism, depression, and suicide leads to….

Between May 1st and May 31st, 2024, we tracked a total of 9 new specs on the market – 3 of which were TV pilots. The month was a bit quieter than we (initially) expected due to two weeks of the Cannes Film Festival and the Memorial Day weekend. Thus, this was a slight decrease from April.

Logical Talent Management is out with TWAT DID YOU SAY? by Valerie Brotski. A woman in a childless marriage struggles through the sad and funny of….

Stormchaser Films is out with FLIPPING A B@$CH by Tyler Barnes. An out-of-touch mom and her gay bff are forced to live in their condemned….

Silver Bitela Agency is out with HEDGEWITCH by Robert C. Powers. On the verge of losing his leg, a Marine with PTSD seeks out an old flame for help, and gets wrangled into helping….

Mania Entertainment is out with COSMIC COMPANIONS by Ted Lazaris. An ordinary office worker’s life takes an extraordinary turn when he befriends a fugitive alien. Together, they embark on a thrilling interstellar adventure, dodging relentless….

Logical Talent Management is out with SOFIA & DAN VS by Sam Watson. After an African-American man and a white Ukrainian-American woman move in together and reveal their relationship to their families, they must face….

Silver Bitela Agency is out with RANDOM by Jim Starr. A nurse struggles to save her fellow passengers as they are held hostage by….

Pittmobile Talent Agency is out with THE PERFECT DAD by Bill Kelman. When a young boy’s father dies, he steals an android from his mother’s lab and reprograms it to be….

Between April 1st and April 30th, 2024, we tracked a total of 12 new specs on the market – three of which were TV pilots. This was a decrease from March, but not unexpected. Of the 12 scripts we tracked, 3 were TV pilots. Drama dominated the top genre spot with 7 projects associated with the genre. Comedy and Thriller tied for a second place with 4 projects each. Then Action, Adventure, Family, Historical and Horror all tied for third place with 2 projects each.