Ryan O’Nan

Every year, a new Young & Hungry List is compiled from across the industry, proudly showcasing those writers most eager to stake their claim. Voted on by Hollywood’s most influential players, each list distinguishes a fresh slate of up-and-coming creatives preparing to take the next step in their careers. We’re pleased to present the 2016 Young & Hungry List.

Logline: A despondent bartender and a socially inept overachiever form an unlikely friendship.

Logline: A Civil War veteran visits his brother-in-law’s house where he finds himself in a deadly argument with the neighbors.

Recently broken up with by his girlfriend, underachiever Alex (O’Nan) embarks on an impromptu road trip with his new bandmate, the eccentric Jim (Michael Weston). By channeling their inner children and giving a new meaning to the term “lo-fi musician,†Alex and Jim find their unique musical style by bringing the sound of children’s instruments to their unsuspecting fans. Playing a series of bizarre shows and experiencing multiple near-disasters, Alex and Jim’s persistence takes them on a true coming-of-age journey–one that may be their last shot at achieving their youthful dreams.

O’Nan double dips for real life serial killing thrillers.

Logline: Kept under wraps, but will center on Alaska’s most notorious serial predator, Robert Hansen.

Logline: Story follows a young man who becomes an NYPD officer and ends up working under the crooked cops who murdered his father.

Logline: After losing everything, a struggling musician creates a new band with an eccentric, self-appointed music revolutionary and sets off across the county to play a slew of gigs.

Logline:A married woman with a big apartment, a weekend home and who is trying to get pregnant, suddenly realizes this isn’t the life she wants. After a painful divorce, she sets off on a journey of self-discovery around the world.