Romance

Disney + will make shows w/o kids (all adult cast) and still with kids as long as there are meaningful adult entry points.

Overall, Freeform doesn’t want their shows to feel too dark. Definitely lean more towards an aspirational tone.

Work closely with a passionate team of seasoned executives to execute and build on a robust growing NA feature slate, based on Wattpad and WEBTOON’s most valuable IP.

Universal Pictures picked up PHANTOM by John Fusco. A singer ingenue is mentored by a mysterious man, as mysterious mishaps occur in a famed club trying to remain vibrant.

CAA is out with A YOUNG WIDOW’S GUIDE TO LIFE AFTER DEATH by Katrina Day. A widow receives an unexpected letter that upends and transforms her routine life.

Logical Talent Management is out with THE DIVORCE DIET by Valerie Brotski. A personal trainer discovers she has jump-started her clients’ weight loss by ruining their relationships.

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.

APA is out with IT WAS YOU by William Yu. A stubborn store clerk battles against an innovative CEO’s expansion plan.

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.

Susan Mears Literary is out with ARE YOU READY TO BE A SUPERSTAR? by Ruth Tunnicliffe. When a message arrives that promises her fame and fortune, it changes everything.

Heroes and Villains Entertainment is out with THE STORY by Annie Hendy. When Ali is diagnosed with terminal cancer, she embarks on one last girls’ trip with her best friend Kat to live out their bucket list.

CAA is out with REMEMBER WHEN by Shay Hatten.

Rosa Entertainment is out with LOVE GOES VIRAL by Camille Stochitch & Alex Berman.

UTA is out with LET YOUR FREAK FLAG FLY by Dave Broome. An aspiring book illustrator’s love for his wife gives him the courage to confront his off-the-wall family.

CAA is out with YOUNG LUST by Henry Michaels. Story details are under wraps.

Cavalry Media is out with JELLYFISH DAYS by Matt Kic & Mike Sorce. A damaged young woman must choose between her devotion to her fiancé and the allure of a medical procedure.

As we bring September to a close, we also bring an end to the third quarter of 2020. We’re about to enter the final stretch of the year.

Legendary Pictures bought BRING ME BACK by Crosby Selander. Described as an epic love story.

Lit Entertainment is out to buyers with THE GORGE by Zach Dean. High-action, genre-bending, love story.

WME is shopping THE LIGHT WE LOST by Kristin Hahn. Two college seniors are continents apart but never out of each other’s hearts.

UTA is out with AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT by Dave Broome. A high-strung and self-centered Jewish Sports talk radio host fumbles his way into the heart of an altruistic woman.

Artistry is out with THE PROPER STRANGER by Matthew Zoni. A single mother tries to lure out a murderer herself by joining a dating app.

CAA is out with HERE COMES THE FLOOD by Simon Kinberg. Story details are currently being kept under wraps.

Logline: Story details are being kept under wraps but described as an erotic romance.

Teddy thinks he’s the only living person left in a world where humanity is frozen in time… until his ex-girlfriend, Leyna, shows up at his doorstep. Together, they must go on a journey to find the cause behind the freeze and in the process, confront the issues that plagued their relationship before it’s too late.

A journalist discovers a letter from 1960 and becomes obsessed with the story surrounding it.

More than a century has passed since Liliath crept into the empty sarcophagus of Saint Marguerite, fleeing the Fall of Ystara. But she emerges from her magical sleep still beautiful, looking no more than nineteen, and once again renews her single-minded quest to be united with her lover, Palleniel, the archangel of Ystara.

An unassertive 17-year-old turns his high school on its head when he finally builds up the courage to asks out his crush, a transgender girl.

Chronicles a group of college seniors whose lives change when a Vietnam veteran becomes their new crew coach.

Geraldine is disillusioned by the grind of modern day Los Angeles until her life is changed by Thomas Mayfly, the first human clone in existence. The catch is Thomas has 24 hours to live and they only have one day to spend together.