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Grandview is out with PRINCE & KNIGHT by Adam Morrison. When two siblings are tired of the standard fairy tale fare, it’s up to their dads to create a new kind of bedtime story…

Between May 2022 and May 2021, there has been a 15.8% decrease in the material hitting the market. This gap has only continued to grow in past years. Dating at its peak, 2019 saw 33 specs out in a single month. Comparing that to now, that is nearly a 51.5% drop-off. While materials have decreased, the success rates have seen a bit more of a u-shape in the last few years.

Bellevue Productions is out with DOLL WARS by Matt Ritter. When the upstart Bratz dolls challenged Barbie’s antiquated gender norms and threatened their monopoly, Barbie struck back with…

UTA is out with HARPER by Patrick Burleigh. The mysterious discovery of a manuscript. The tumultuous creation of a masterpiece. This is the true story of…

UTA is out with 42.6 YEARS by Seth Reiss.

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March is usually the month we see the market start to defrost and kick into high gear. Instead, the month stayed on course and went out with the exact same about as February. Between March 1st and March 31st 2022, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. Of these specs, 5 have some type of attachment. So, we’re seeing an even split between February and March, but with the market primed, it plays like a smaller month than anticipated.

Apple TV+ picked up PROJECT ARTEMIS by Rose Gilroy.

Between February 1st and February 28th, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs hitting the market. That is quite the jump in numbers compared to last month. Of the 19 specs out, 5 have some type of attachment. So, while some really strong material hit the market, the heat is still working at finding a home.

Bellevue Productions is out with BAD GUY by Nicolas Curcio. One man gets fed up and decides to go undercover to take down the most notorious “baddie” of them all.

UTA is out with LOVE AND WAR AND GUERNICA by Sam Zvibleman. Neil Mudd is suffering from heartbreak until a mysterious horse gives him an opportunity to save his country.

UTA is out with LA PETITE MORT by Jack Bergert. A struggling screenwriter descends into madness.

Between December 1st and December 31st, we tracked a total of 13 new feature specs out on the market. While that doesn’t sound like much, it is quite the jump from last year. More on that later. In comparing it to last month, we saw a 43% decrease in material out, which surprises no one.

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Between October 1st and October 31st, we tracked a total of 18 new feature specs out on the market. This is a notable decline of 25% in new material hitting the market from September 2021.

UTA is out with DREAM BOY by Erica Oyama.

Bellevue Productions is out with VESSELS by Kevin Sheridan & Ian Shorr. A straight-laced star athlete and a drug-dealing delinquent become humanity’s only chance at survival.

Between September 1st and September 30th, we tracked a total of 24 feature specs out on the market. After months of the monthly spec count going down, we have finally shot back up. This is the highest spec count since March 2021.

Think Tank Management is out with FOLLY by Matt Lambert. King Henry VIII’s jester is reluctantly ordered back to the royal court to help the mad monarch uncover a sinister murder plot.

Between August 1st and August 31st, we tracked a total of 15 feature specs out. This marks the third month in a row where specs have decreased. However, we all predicted the low rate of material out between vacations and productions slowly rolling out.

Lionsgate picked up DENNIS RODMAN’S 48 HOURS IN VEGAS by Jordan VanDina. Dennis Rodman asks his coach Phil Jackson if he can take a 48-hour vacation in Las Vegas in the middle of the NBA Finals.

Between July 1st and July 31st, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs out. This is a decline from the specs out the previous month, but it was to be expected with many taking long-awaited vacations, coupled with the bottlenecking we’re seeing in the development chain. However, it’s not the drop-off we anticipated and is still on par with the past month’s numbers.

UTA is out with DREAM POLICE by Mark Gibson & Phil Halprin. Frank Fratto is San Francisco’s toughest cop. So tough he always works alone.

Code Entertainment picked up THE VAMPIRE ASSET by Jonathan Stokes. A reluctant vampire is recruited by the CIA to find his former lover.

Between June 1st and June 30th, we tracked a total of 22 feature specs out. We’ve been coming from a steadily declining slump of material out, but June turned it around from May’s slow market. While not the highest number of features out this year, things are starting to mend.

UTA is out with GO DARK by Spencer Marentette & Josh Marentette. Black-ops soldiers use an experimental technology to travel into the afterlife.

UTA is out with THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER by Darren Lemke. An aspiring writer picks up a lone hitchhiker only to discover that she is a vengeful spirit.

UTA is out with LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY by Dave Broome. An aspiring book illustrator’s love for his wife gives him the courage to confront his off-the-wall family.

Between May 1st and May 31st, we tracked a total of 19 feature specs out. We’ve seen a progressively steady decline of specs hitting the market since re-openings have started to rise. May marks the second lost number out, next to January. The more shocking number is that of the 19 feature specs out, only 2 have some type of attachment, with one additional spec from a past month selling in May.

UTA is out with THE CHAIN by Erin Martin. A bride-to-be and her four besties discover their emails inadvertently included a total stranger.