Between August 1 and August 31, 2024, we tracked a total of 3 specs on the market – one of which was a TV pilot. The spec market isn’t completely dead by any means, but as many know it has been bit more sluggish of late.
Supernatural
Zero Gravity is out with THE WINTER MEN by Phil Pirrello. When his former master disappears, a fallen ronin must reunite his band of estranged warriors to hunt down the murderous pack of creatures now led by….
Kersey Management is out with TRICK OR TREAT FOREVER by Sierra Hall. A jaded thirtysomething gets stuck in a Halloween time loop with….
This is a list of various TV mandates for 2023 for streamers and networks.
Housefire Management is shopping rights to PASSIVE / AGGRESSIVE by Abiel Bruhn. After a once-carefree couple decides to go all-in on the American Dream by having a baby and buying a fixer-upper, the constant stress and deep-seated resentment of their new life unveil….
Bellevue Productions is out with THE CURSED PATH by Barry Battles & Nir Paniry. When their community is cursed with a devastating plague, the elders of a Colonial New England town – a town with a dark history of persecuting and executing witches – summon a witch to help….
This is a list of many of the TV mandates for 2022 for streamers and networks.
Art/Work Entertainment is out with WANDERER by Jeremy Adams. A man cursed with immortality by the Son of God and a young professor who, until yesterday, didn’t believe in the supernatural, band together to hunt….
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 CRAIGSHAVEN by Nicole Ramberg. A troubled teen must confront a local legend when the reappearance of a missing classmate and a fabled ghost ship…
Between April 1st and April 30th, we tracked only 13 specs hitting the market. That is nearly a 31% decrease in specs out in comparison to March 2022. Though not the lowest volume out this year, it is certainly the lowest April in recent years (more on that soon). Of these 13 specs, 6 have some type of attachment, with one from January selling as well. That brings our total up to 7 successes of some type.
Bright One Management is out with THE MAYBROOK SOCIETY by Allison Chaney. Four twelve-year-old girls in Memphis set out to solve a kidnapping.
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.
AMC is looking for a writer to develop ODD THOMAS.
30WEST picked up DAY DRINKER by Zach Dean. Centers on the bond between an enigmatic stranger and a bartender mourning the loss of her lover.
Fictional Entity is out with PERSONA by John Thomas Kelley. As a recovering addict attempts to put the pieces of her life back together, a malevolent force begins to follow her.
Big, buzzy shows. Popcorn entertainment-forward fare.
Paramount Pictures picked up BLOOD COUNT by Peter Ramsey. Described as a film noir social thriller set in 1950s L.A. with supernatural elements.
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.
20th Century Studios picked up DARBY HARPER WANTS YOU TO KNOW by Wenonah Wilms & Becca Greene. A girl gains the ability to see ghosts.
Elixir Entertainment is out with THEY by Erik W. Van Der Wolf. An insurance fraud investigator is assigned to the suspicious case of a missing teenage girl.
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.
Epicenter is out with EAT THE POISON by Brian DeLeeuw. An aspiring chef moves into a hyper-luxury Manhattan skyscraper to housesit for a wealthy couple.
Susan Mears Literary & Film Agency is out with MINOUSHA AND THE DANCING WATER by Asha Emamdee. Satan searches the world for the “chosen baby.”
Kersey Management is out with In2U by John Rice. A gay young man faces a supernatural entity.
MXN & CAA is out with RABBIT SEASON by Shanrah Wakefield. Described as a supernatural horror project.
Rascality Entertainment is out with INTO THE WIND by Mike Pitts. A congregation of old friends reunites at a luxurious mountain villa.
Rosa Entertainment is out with FRIGHTFUL PALACE by Joel Thomas. Described as GOONIES meets GHOSTBUSTERS.
Chemical Imbalance is out with THE VANISHING BOX by Matt Jennison. A man’s struggle to rebuild his life is jeopardized when mysterious forces within his home assaults his family.
Quattro Media is out with THE KEPT by David Benullo. A psychiatrist discovers the terrifying truth behind an abduction.
