◀ADDITIONAL DETAILS What if ... Earth’s largest volcano, the Yellowstone Caldera, right in our own backyard and teeming with tourists, began showing signs of an eruption during the busiest holiday weekend of the year?
Tremors meets 2012 when our protagonist, cast out of the scientific community for predicting an eruption millenia ahead of expectations, is the only expert who can decipher unorthodox warning signs that match her theory.
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| • Status: Spec script (original IP / available) |
| • Packaging: Unattached |
• Rating: PG-13 |
| • Audience: Four quadrant |
• Cast: Ensemble |
| • Setting: Yellowstone |
• Budget: Tentpole |
| • SFX: Practical & heavy CGI |
• Pages: 109 |
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CHARACTERS
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Dr. Valentine Cutler
(lead, woman, 33)
Val is a former volcanologist who’s retreated to a quiet life in academia after her unorthodox theories about Yellowstone’s volcano were ignored. Alone and bitter, she sees a chance for redemption when called on to decipher signs of an eruption.
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Junior Anthony
(co-lead, man, 35)
A larger-than-life tour guide with matching personality and physique, Junior dreams of leading famous adventure tours like his father, but scrapes by on guiding at-risk teenagers on court-ordered team-building trips.
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Daisy Derby
(woman, 70)
A retired demolitions expert, Daisy lives with her dog in a cabin deep within the park. Cagey and reclusive, she is helpful and kind when called on, and reveals a decades-old secret that leads Val on a mission to disable the volcano.
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Anastasia Webb
(woman, 28)
Stoz is a tough-as-nails National Guard helicopter pilot ready to fly into dangerous situations. She jeopardizes her career after a split-second decision to steal a helicopter and help Val uncover the truth.
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Mark Anders
(man, 37)
A father who wants his young son to explore the world with more confidence. Mark, an actuary by trade, doesn’t realize that assessing risk for a living may have influenced his son about dangers the world harbors more than any camping trip can undo.
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Amy Anders
(woman, 33)
An eight-months-pregnant EMT, Amy agrees to a Yellowstone trip as a last vacation before the baby is born as long as she gets a comfy cabin while the boys go camping. Amy talks Mark through his insecurities about raising Matty to be more adventurous.
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Matty Anders
(boy, 7)
The Anders’ son, Matty is sweet, intelligent, and shy. He prefers math puzzle workbooks, TV, board games, and playing indoors rather than riding his bike, going on hikes, and getting dirty. Matty, above all, wishes for his family to adopt a dog.
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Dr. Max Earle
(man, 51)
A scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey who’s requested to join a task force responding to unusual activity at Yellowstone. He was inspired by Val’s father’s theories about Yellowstone but initially is an unreliable ally when under pressure.
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Britt Wilson
(girl, 17)
Britt is independent, quiet, and resourceful. Like her peers, she’s been assigned to complete Junior’s outdoor team-building program as part of court sentencing for arson.
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Danny Alvaro
(boy, 17)
Danny is outwardly tough and combative. Like his peers, he’s been assigned to complete Junior’s outdoor team-building program as part of court sentencing for possession and distribution of a controlled substance.
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Darby Denton
(girl, 16)
Darby is intelligent, confident, and snarky. Like their peers, they’ve been assigned to complete Junior’s outdoor team-building program as part of sentencing for unauthorized access of government computers.
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Simon Jones
(boy, 16)
Simon is smart (and loves to prove it), curious, and socially awkward. He’s secretive about why he’s participating in Junior’s outdoor team-building program.
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◀ADDITIONAL DETAILS What if ... a break-through artificial blood was about to come to market, only to suffer sabotage at the hands of a shadowy conspiracy, trapping its inventor among patients on a rampage after experiencing violent symptoms.
Die Hard meets Resident Evil in a world of profits-over-lives threatened by a medical pioneer confronted with whether her creation is the pinnacle of healthcare or a threat to humanity.
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| • Status: Spec script (original IP / available) |
| • Packaging: Unattached |
• Rating: R |
| • Audience: Sci-fi / horror |
• Cast: Lead driven |
| • Setting: Contained; office building |
• Budget: Mid-budget |
| • SFX: Practical & CGI |
• Pages: 90 |
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CHARACTERS
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Dr. Ruby Beck
(lead, woman, 29)
Ruby is a molecular oncologist motivated by her sister's death to search for a cure for leukemia. She conflicts with her employer who seeks profits over patient safety. She relies on her intellect, army training, and steel nerves to stay alive.
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Dr. Malcolm Majors
(man, 38)
Malcolm is a once-trusted teammate who is revealed to have sabotaged human trials of an artificial blood in return for money. He's conflicted about his love for family and professional duty when circumstances he's set into motion spin out of control.
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MINERVA
(AI system)
MINERVA is an AI application who assists in medical support and research of patients under the care of Ruby's team. MINERVA's personality is professional but sometimes can be precocious, funny, caring, and childlike.
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Audrey Costa
(woman, 30)
Audrey is one of eight patients undergoing trials for an artificial blood. She's a single mother trying to earn money. When the trial is sabotaged, mutations cause her heightened strength and reaction time while retaining her mind and conscience.
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Zack Waterson
(man, 18)
Zack is one of eight patients undergoing human trials for an artificial blood. He is an All American track athlete whose elite conditioning is weaponized when the trial is sabotaged and genetic mutations turn him into a blood-thirsty killer.
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Neal Argent
(man, 55)
Neal is CEO of Ruby's employer, which is on the verge of becoming the most valuable biotech company in history based on Ruby's artificial blood invention. Ruby calls Neal "Mr. Profits Over Lives" for his obssessive greediness no matter the stakes.
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Lily Diaz
(woman, 26)
Lily is a research assistant and medical technician on Ruby’s team with a nurturing, kind disposition who must spring into action to care for a pre-term baby born to a dying patient.
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Michael Fischer
(man, 31)
Michael is a research assistant and medical technician on Ruby’s team who grows more and more annoyed with fussy, demanding patients but maintains his professionalism in the face of deadly chaos and disaster.
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COMEDY DRAMA MUSIC▶  A fiercely talented but guarded musician joins a raunchy garage band for a shot at a national title, but to bond with her band and defeat ruthless rivals, she must drop her walls and find family in the chaos of rock and roll.“Good energy and momentum...effective narrative world-building, well-crafted plotting, and a promising main character in Alicia...who makes for a likable, relatable protagonist; she's complicated, wry, and definitely easy to root for.” –The Black List
◀ADDITIONAL DETAILS What if ... your only shot to live out your dreams of making music, having close friends, and being proud of what you do meant sacrificing your values?
Pitch Perfect meets School of Rock when our protagonist must find common ground with three raunchy classmates chasing a national title and record contract despite ruthless rivals and the pressures of teenage life.
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| • Status: Spec script (original IP / available) |
| • Packaging: Unattached |
• Rating: R |
| • Audience: 13–25 with adult crossover appeal |
• Soundtrack: Original compositions |
| • Setting: High school / road trip |
• Cast: Lead driven, ensemble |
| • Budget: Low |
• Pages: 108 |
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CHARACTERS
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Alicia Hernandez
(lead, woman, 18)
A loner on her third high school who dreams of performing music, she's recruited by three testosterone-fueled classmates to join their rock band two days before a Battle of the Bands. Alicia considers joining but stands firm on her principles, including no toxic, sexist material.
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Sheldon Marks
(man, 18)
Bassist and driving force behind the band, "Shaggy" wants to make a career in music against his father's wishes, and after recruiting Alicia to join the band, falls in love with her.
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Doug Matheson
(man, 18)
"Dug" is the drummer for Boneyard and a loyal friend who's ready to fight for his bandmates no matter what. Rides his kid brother, "Fang," pretty hard but looks out for him.
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Matthew Knight
(boy, 17)
Front man and lyricist, "Mutt" initially is upset at Alicia's reworking of their songs. He yearns for female attention but is oblivious to their advances.
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Brie Knight
(woman, 38)
Mutt's unemployed and recently jilted aunt who drives the band on tour in her RV and evolves from a rough-around-the-edges comic foil into as an insightful manager and trusted advisor.
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Mandy Dupree
(woman, 18)
Alicia's cousin and best friend, who pushes her to find joy before high school ends. Driven to succeed, she overcomes obstacles to help the band reach the finals.
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Marshall Winter
(man, 18)
Singer for death metal band Homicide, Marshall harasses Boneyard all summer after suffering defeat, and ultimately joins—and takes over—Christian rock band (and mutual rival) Testify.
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David Dubinoski
(boy, 17)
Testify's sincere front man, David is cast as villain by Boneyard and is forced out before the final round when his band questions his leadership, and their own faith, under Marshall's rising influence.
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Albert Matheson
(boy, 11)
"Fang" is Dug's blunt younger brother and Boneyard's unofficial roadie who offers sound advice, who crushes on David's younger sister, sits in competently for Dug on occasion, and stows away on the band's RV.
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Lacey Cantrell
(woman, 41)
Mother of Testify's drummer, Lacey is tired of faking her Christianity and getting bossed
around by the singer's domineering mother. She reclaims herself and her personality after meeting Brie. |
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ANIMATION NEO-NOIR MYSTERY COMEDY▶  A hard-boiled, sharp-tongued, intrepid young cat relies on her nimbleness, powers of deduction, and a colorful cast of neighborhood characters to solve mysteries that threaten her human family’s wellbeing.
◀ADDITIONAL DETAILS What if ... the face of neighborhood justice, inspired by children’s detective novels and noir cinema, belonged to a two-year-old black and white cat with the instinct, voice, and inner monologue of a hardboiled gumshoe?
Gravity Falls meets Veronica Mars in the world of Lucy Jones, who’s tough, clever, dry-witted, unsentimental, and fully committed to the well-being of her human family.
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| • Status: Spec script (original IP / available) |
| • Packaging: Unattached |
• Rating: TV-G |
| • Setting: Suburban neighborhood |
• Cast: Lead driven |
| • Budget: Mid-budget |
• Pages: 29 |
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Lucy Jones
(our hero)
Lucy Jones has the body of a fluffy, cute cat, the heart of a lion, and the soul of a noir detective who will stop at nothing to protect her human family from mysteries that threaten their well-being.
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Roni & Benji,
(the kids)
Lucy Jones’ favorite humans, Roni (short for Veronica), 8, and her brother, Benji, 6, are curious, kind-hearted kids who need extra watching after to avoid the many pitfalls of Palmetto Street.
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Poppy
(the muse)
The intrepid star of Roni’s favorite mystery book series, whose powers of deduction
and heightened sense of confidence serve to foil the misdeeds of scheming adults, and to inspire Lucy Jones’ critical thinking skills and deductive reasoning as she falls asleep listening to Roni read her bedtime stories.
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Maggie & Gus
(the parents)
Gus is handy but oblivious. He tinkers away on inventions in the garage, unaware of what’s going on right under his nose. Maggie is more perceptive. She works Downtown at the ice cream parlor where she rescued Lucy.
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Rooster
(the informant)
Lucy’s closest confidant, Rooster knows more about her origins than she realizes. We learn Lucy is why Rooster came to the neighborhood and are left to wonder whether he’s Lucy’s trusted informant or a secret handler on someone else’s payroll.
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Strawberry
(the up & comer)
A promising young rat with a gift for gadgets, she and Lucy Jones start off on the wrong paw. Ultimately, Strawberry proves her worth and makes the perfect inside rat.
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Grumble
(the heat)
The incumbent chief rat who oversees a (mostly) peaceful colony that comprises all of Palmetto Street. Lucy Jones considers him a somewhat fair and just leader but doesn’t always know how far she can trust him.
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Rudy & Chuck
(the lackeys)
Mischievous raccoons who’d sell out—sorry, did sell out—their own mother for a freshly baked (and freshly stolen) blueberry pie. When Lucy leans on them for information, they often incriminate themselves.
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Butch
(the muscle)
The outwardly ill-tempered bulldog next door with a secret soft spot who has it out for Lucy Jones along with most of the animals who call Palmetto Street home.
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Agnes
(the score)
Agnes, Butch’s owner and frequent victim of wildlife pie theft, lives next door. Her elegant outfits are usually dusted in flour. She rewards the kids with freshly baked cookies for chores and good deeds.
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Dash
(the sidekick)
Lucy Jones’ investigations lead her to many burned bridges. Sometimes she needs an innocent face who can open doors she can’t. Enter Dash, an innocent, cute Golden Retriever puppy who trusts Lucy and doesn’t ask a lot of questions.
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Bianca
(the gossip)
A snobby Siamese who’s a go-to pipeline for neighborhood rumors. She loves to spin a yarn to impress Lucy Jones but would give up several of her lives before she ever admitted it.
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