Open Calls

Short-form drama built to prove itself on social before scaling up.

We're looking for contained dramatic stories that work in a vertical format — think 5-10 minute episodes, small casts, one or two locations. The model: produce a proof-of-concept season cheaply, release it directly on TikTok and YouTube Shorts, and use audience traction to justify a full-budget pickup. If your script has strong character work and doesn't need a $5M pilot budget to land, this is the path.

High-tension scripts where the writing does the heavy lifting.

The Blumhouse playbook works because great thriller writing doesn't need a big budget — it needs a locked room, a ticking clock, and characters you can't look away from. We're looking for thrillers, mysteries, crime stories, and horror scripts that could be produced for under $2M and still deliver. If your script makes people turn pages because of what they don't see, not what blows up, submit it here.

The undeniable script that doesn't need a gimmick to get made.

Some scripts are just too good to pass on. This isn't about budget models or distribution strategies — it's about writing that stops a reader cold. We're looking for drama, historical, and crime scripts scoring 78 or above that belong on a shortlist for serious production consideration. No format restrictions, no budget tier. If the writing is at that level, the business case builds itself.

Comedies with a built-in cast and a path that doesn't need a network.

Comedy is underserved right now — networks aren't buying specs and streamers want IP. But there's a lane: attach social-native talent with real audiences, produce at a contained budget with equity participation, and distribute directly. Think the Louis CK model but with production infrastructure and scale. If you've written a comedy that a performer with a built-in audience would want to make their own, this is it.

Stories for the massive audience Hollywood keeps ignoring.

The faith and family audience is one of the most reliable theatrical markets in existence — Sound of Freedom, The Chosen, and the Angel Studios model proved that. We're looking for dramas, family stories, and historical pieces that serve this audience without being preachy. Strong moral center, accessible themes, real emotional stakes. If your script could fill seats in markets between the coasts, we want to read it.

Animated projects that can be tested cheaply and scaled fast.

Production costs for animation are dropping fast — new tools mean you can produce a proof-of-concept episode for a fraction of what it cost five years ago. We're looking for comedy, sci-fi, and fantasy scripts that would work as adult animation: distinctive voice, visual storytelling potential, and concepts that benefit from not being constrained by live-action. Test it on social, build an audience, scale into a full series.

The script that doesn't fit anywhere else — and that's the point.

Get Out wasn't a horror movie. Everything Everywhere wasn't a martial arts film. Parasite wasn't a thriller. The best scripts often defy the categories they're supposed to fit into. This opportunity exists for writing that's genuinely original — high on creative boldness, hard to comp, impossible to pitch in one sentence but impossible to forget once you've read it. Any genre, any format, any score. If your script is the one people argue about, put it here.

Great source material that already has an audience waiting.

Not every adaptation needs to be a bestselling novel or a Marvel franchise. Some of the best opportunities are in overlooked source material — indie comics, nonfiction books with cult followings, public domain stories nobody's touched, podcast series with dedicated listeners. We're looking for writers who've identified compelling source material and want to adapt it. Finished scripts welcome, but treatments and pitches based on specific source material work too.