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CAA is out with YOKAI by Bryan Parker. A man moves into a new home with his mother and newborn baby where they are targeted by an evil presence.

CAA is out with IT’S A SHAME by Paul Downs Colaizzo. A former professional baseball player then later manager is permanently banned from the sport.

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.

CAA is out with THE BACH PACK by Kaeleigh McCone. A ragtag group of high-school teachers are thrust together on a wild bachelorette weekend.

CAA and Artists First are out with RAGE MACHINE by Peter Kalmbach & Matt Brown. A long haul truck driver finds himself battling to save his company when he is forced to compete against an autonomous AI cyber truck.

Between January 1st and January 31st, 2022, we tracked a total of 11 new feature specs hitting the market. Compared to last month, we are seeing a 15% decrease in the material out. That is fairly standard for the time of the year, thanks to the holidays. In terms of successes, of the 11 specs out, 4 have some type of attachment.

Management 360 is out with COSMIC by Mickey Keating. A sudden and terrifying event pulls everything on Earth into the sky above.

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 November 1st and November 30th, we tracked a total of 23 new feature specs out on the market. November tends to be a mixed bag year over year. This month traditionally marks the end of the literary calendar where most agents and managers are wrapping up going out with new material.

CAA is out with REUNION by Jake Duerden. A reclusive tech billionaire invites the cast of her favorite 90s teen-drama to shoot a reunion episode.

MGMT Entertainment is out with THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME by Andrea Savage. Two grown kids go home to spend Christmas with their mom, only to find out that their flawed, charismatic, absentee father is romantically back in the picture.

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.

CAA is out with PLEDGE by Lauren Bradley. A close knit ensemble forces their flaky boyfriend-obsessed friend to re-pledge the friend group.

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.

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.

CAA is out with HI/LO by Eric Martin. Edie is the most influential casino host in Las Vegas and wields power with an iron fist.

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.

Jackson Pictures and Stampede Ventures have partnered for THE DEBRIEFING by Ken Nolan. A top CIA operative has to debrief a GRU computer tech seeking asylum.

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.