Presenting the Best Spec Scripts of 2018

Year nine is here, and once again it’s time to present the best spec scripts of the year! Featuring 91 scripts, 113 writers, and most every genre imaginable, this year’s list introduces fresh faces, reintroduces you to favorites, and begins to highlight the industry’s shift into more adventurous and fun entertainment. While dramas and biopics still hold a rm grip, this year’s votes highlighted the return of comedies, actioners, family fun, and a healthy dose of enjoyable escapism. Surely a testament to the year that was 2018!

With 2018 just about in the books, lets take a quick look at the numbers from the list and the year overall. The 91 new specs and 113 writers that made the list this year now bring the nine-year Hit List total to 798 specs from 996 writers. Since 2010 we’ve counted more than 25,000 votes from more than 4,500 voters, and tallied the list down from more than 3,400 eligible specs that have hit the market since 2010.

We’ve seen more than 350 Hit List projects land on other best of lists, and more than 100 go on to earn Oscar and box office wins alike. In that time we’ve also seen more than 125 writers make return appearances on this list, and more than 35 Launch Pad Alums grace these pages.