The Devil in Evelyn, winner of the 2016 First Look Project (Teleplay), was picked up for development by Mandalay Pictures in September 2017. Script Pipeline set up the writers, brothers Ben and Tyler Soper, with meetings after extensive circulation to Pipeline’s industry network.
“Script Pipeline’s First Look Project was an awesome experience,” Ben and Tyler said. “From our first phone call, they became our personal champions and proceeded to surprise us again and again with the extent of their support. Thanks to them, we had meetings with a manager and production companies and are now developing our pilot with Mandalay Entertainment. Entering this contest moved our careers forward in an unprecedented way and was the smartest thing we did all year!”
A favorite of Script Pipeline judges, the horror/comedy expertly weaves genres and manages to overcome the hurdle of grounding relatable themes in an entirely unreal context.
“Probably one of the most engaging pilots I’ve ever read,” said Senior Executive Matt Joseph Misetich. “Such a well-crafted story, start to finish–with the added challenge of taking a very tricky concept and figuring out a way to make it broad without losing the edge. The Sopers have a serious future in television if they keep churning out scripts like this.”
This is the first series the Sopers have had in development. They also write horror and sci-fi for both film and TV. Previous work has placed in Slamdance, Screamfest, and ISA’s Table Read My Screenplay contest.