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Over $8 million in screenplays and pilots have been sold by Script Pipeline writers as well as numerous scripts produced since 1999, a notable list that includes studio films Stuber by Tripper Clancy (Fox) and Snow White and the Huntsman by Evan Daugherty (Universal). Pipeline Screenwriting finalist Bring Me Back by Crosby Selander sold to Legendary in 2020 for seven figures—one of the all-time biggest spec sales by an unproduced writer. Helen Gaughran's winning horror script Visitation was produced, starring Olivia Cooke (House of the Dragon) and Isla Johnston (The Queen’s Gambit), releasing soon. Several Pipeline writers have made The Black List in recent years, such as Court 17 by Elad Ziv, Cauliflower by Daniel Jackson, and Pure by Catherine Schetina, with the latter two securing the #1 spot.

Over the past few decades, writers have signed with top managers and agents, landing with reps at Bellevue, UTA, Kaplan/Perrone, XYZ Management, IAG, Alibi Management, and more following Script Pipeline development and introductions.

The following is only the most notable from hundreds of success stories ...

*we're sticklers too on success story "credit," so will always be clear to indicate when Pipeline had an active role in development, and if the signing was a result of Pipeline introductions, the writer's win and exposure, or simply their hard-earned and well-deserved hustle ...

October 13, 2025

Script Pipeline finalist Nick Grant has signed with Zack Zucker (Bellevue) after introductions by Pipeline. The Pipeline team helped develop Nick's top-5 script POV before circulation to Bellevue and other managers. He signed with Zack only a few weeks after. Nick was also a finalist this year with a pilot (Cul-De-Sac), marking only the second […]

July 12, 2025

After an introduction by Script Pipeline execs, First Look Project winner Stacy Adelman signed with manager Ryan Goldblum at Ghostwriter. "I always can rely on Script Pipeline to elevate new and exciting voices," Ryan said. "This led to signing Stacy (winner of the pilot competition), and I could not be more excited to work with […]

April 30, 2025

First Look Project winner (Horror & Thriller) Kelly Walker signed with reps at Kaplan/Perrone in April 2025. The Script Pipeline team helped develop The Stag & the Bull after her FLP win and said of the screenplay "probably the best erotic thriller script we've read ..." From Kelly: "I’m so grateful to the team at […]

March 21, 2025

Winner of the 2024 First Look Project (Sci-fi) with his script Purebred, Sam Robotham signed with manager Maddy Weese at Bellevue. Pipeline execs called the script "a quietly disturbing story written with a marvelous sense of perverse mystery and true emotional depth ... definitely a writer to watch for in the years to come." Sam […]

August 20, 2024

2024 Screenwriting Finalist Jeff Williams signed with manager Josh Dove (Redshift Management) after introductions. Pipeline execs called Jeff’s screenplay Deafblind “a taut thriller, and a crazy difficult concept to execute, but done to perfection.” The signing came less than a week after 2024 results were announced.

August 2, 2024

"Dream Sequence" on iHeart was created by Screenwriting Finalist Andrew Robinson. The podcast series stars Jessi Case and Alice Kremelberg as estranged sisters Kay and Sadie, who reunite when Sadie unveils her invention that records nightmares, revealing a sinister presence they must confront together to survive the tragedy that tore them apart. From Andrew: "My […]

April 26, 2024

The team at Bellevue Productions—John Zaozirny, Zack Zucker, and Maddy Weese—signed Brandon Tyson, a Screenwriting competition Quarterfinalist, in 2024 following Pipeline intros. Multiple execs reviewed Brandon’s drama feature, My Mother, Creator, Destroyer, offered feedback over the course of a year, and his final version hit the mark, with Pipeline execs calling it “emotionally intense in […]

October 18, 2023

Runner-up in the Pitch Competition, Lauren Kent had her TV pilot developed through Pipeline, but it was a new horror feature script, also developed by Pipeline, that hit the mark months later: Pipeline connected her with a producer, who then connected her with management at XYZ Films. She went on to co-write and develop a […]

October 10, 2023

Two-time winner of the First Look Project, Brian T. Arnold is adapting a reboot of the 80s cult classic Electric Dreams. Paul Davidson set to direct. Read the blurb on Variety.

August 9, 2023

Lesley Fera, runner-up in the 2022 TV Writing Competition with her pilot Inconceivable, signed with manager Jeff Portnoy in summer 2023.

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Latest Success Stories

Paramount Buys Spec from Screenwriting Winner

August 13, 2026

Well. What’s old is new again … It’s been over 15 years since Evan Daugherty (2008 Screenwriting winner) sold Snow White and the Huntsman to Universal—in what is still one of the biggest spec sales ($3.5m) from an unproduced writer in Hollywood history. So why not another fantasy script in 2026? Paramount Primal picked up […]

"First Look Project" Winner Signs w/Adventure Media

August 3, 2026

Scott Wagner, winner of the First Look Project (Drama) with his screenplay Intern of the Year signed with manager Aubrey Morgan at Adventure Media in 2026. Pipeline execs called Intern of the Year, loosely based on Scott's own experiences working in a hospital, as "one of the "most riveting dramas we've ever reviewed." The Pipeline […]

"Untitled Home Invasion Romance" Released in 2026

August 2, 2026

Screenwriting Competition winner Untitled Home Invasion Romance (formerly Getaway) was produced in the summer of 2024 released in 2026 and is now on streaming. Jason Biggs (American Pie, Orange is the New Black) makes his directorial debut with the crime/comedy. Stars Anna Conkle (Pen15), Arturo Castro (Broad City), Meaghan Rath (Hawaii Five-o), and Justin H. […]

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