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Spec script sales 2025
Every feature spec script and pitch sale reported by Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter in 2025, with buyer, writer, genre and reps. Full-year archive. See also 2026, sales by month and our monthly Spec Market Reports.
372025 deals logged
32spec sales
5pitch sales
18different buyers
Deals by month (2025)
Top buyers
Top genres
Top reps
All 2025 spec and pitch sales
| Reported | Title | Writer(s) | Buyer | Type | Genre | Reps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Untitled Stuckey/Leeds Rom-Com A bride-to-be must win over her widower fiancé's three very judgmental kids. |
Larry Stuckey, Joanna Leeds | Netflix | spec | Romantic Comedy | 3 Arts, Gendler, Kelly & Cunningham |
| Dec 2, 2025 | The Operator A CIA clean-up man must protect the target he hates most. |
Harrison Query | Netflix | spec | Action | CAA, Ground Control |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Untitled Ian McDonald Cult Thriller A thriller set in the world of cults; other plot details undisclosed. |
Ian McDonald | Netflix | pitch | Thriller | |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Smother In Law A young woman tries to fix up her overbearing single mother-in-law. |
April Prosser | Netflix | spec | Comedy | Kaplan/Perrone |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Aunt Roxie A free-spirited writer babysits her uptight sister's gifted kids for a week. |
Johnny Rosenthal | Netflix | spec | Comedy | Paradigm, Brillstein Entertainment Partners |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Shiver A Caribbean smuggler caught in a double-cross faces mercenaries, sharks and a time loop. |
Ian Shorr | Warner Bros. | spec | Action | WME |
| Oct 20, 2025 | The In-Claus A family holiday film; plot undisclosed. |
Travis Braun | Netflix | spec | Family | UTA, Echo Lake Entertainment |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Untitled Daniel Goldhaber Thriller A character-driven thriller about the 99% versus the 1%. |
Daniel Goldhaber | New Regency | pitch | Thriller | Gang, Tyre, Ramer |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Five Secrets A mercenary who extracts people's deepest secrets must uncover one being kept from him to survive. |
Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari | Apple Original Films | spec | Action | CAA, 3 Arts |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Crush A solo hiker in the Everglades wakes up in the coils of a giant python. |
John Fischer | 20th Century Studios | spec | Thriller | Verve |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Untitled Goldberg/Nogueira Rom-Com A romantic comedy; plot undisclosed. |
Sas Goldberg, Ana Nogueira | New Line | spec | Romantic Comedy | WME, Rise Management, Ziffren Brittenham, CAA, Howard Green Entertainment, GGSSC |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Blink of an Eye A thriller; plot undisclosed. |
Chris Roach, Jillian Jacobs | Netflix | spec | Thriller | Verve, Lit Entertainment Group |
| Aug 23, 2025 | With the 8th Pick The New Jersey Nets' GM schemes to draft a teenage Kobe Bryant. |
Alex Sohn, Gavin Johannsen | Warner Bros. | spec | Drama | Verve, Lit Entertainment Group, Gotham Group |
| Aug 22, 2025 | The Island An alpha businesswoman and a devoted teacher are the only survivors of a plane crash on a deserted island. |
Andrew Jay Cohen | Paramount | pitch | Comedy | Avalon, Yorn, Levine, Barnes |
| Aug 21, 2025 | The Survival List A reality-TV producer stranded with a fake survival expert must keep them both alive. |
Tom Melia | Lionsgate | spec | Romantic Comedy | WME, Kaplan/Perrone |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Bald Eagles An R-rated high-concept workplace comedy. |
Brandon Cohen | Paramount | spec | Comedy | Range Media Partners |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Fixation A couples therapist gets pulled into a dangerous love triangle. |
Erika Vazquez, Siena Butterfield | New Regency | spec | Thriller | Gersh, Kaplan/Perrone |
| Aug 19, 2025 | The Pirate The Raid, but on a pirate ship. |
Will Dunn | Amazon MGM | spec | Action | Verve, Think Tank Management |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Incidents A woman who escapes a motiveless abduction hunts for the man who targeted her. |
William Gillies | Searchlight | spec | Thriller | Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, Kaplan/Perrone |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Untitled Jessica Alba R-Rated Comedy A female ensemble comedy inspired by corporate business retreats. |
Madison Vanderberg | Netflix | pitch | Comedy | Verve, 3 Arts, Gang, Tyre, Ramer |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Tyrant A Whiplash-style pressure-cooker thriller set in fine dining. |
David Weil | Amazon MGM | spec | Thriller | CAA |
| Aug 11, 2025 | This Could Be Our Night A teen comedy in the vein of Superbad and Booksmart. |
Justin Shipley, Jordan Shipley | Sony | spec | Comedy | WME, Haven Entertainment |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Tough Guys Two disposable henchmen quit the underworld to build new lives. |
Daniel Gold | Amazon MGM | spec | Action Comedy | CAA, Underground Management |
| Jun 25, 2025 | The Romantic A hulking man secretly writes bestselling romance under a female pen name and hires a stand-in to protect the secret. |
Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont | Paramount | spec | Romantic Comedy | Verve, Entertainment 360 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Survive A shark thriller about a mother and daughter in peril. |
Ian Levy | Amazon MGM | pitch | Thriller | IAG |
| Jun 11, 2025 | The Worst Man An action comedy; plot undisclosed. |
Matt Altman, Dave Matalon | Universal | spec | Action Comedy | IAG, Paradigm, Gotham Group, Parallax Talent Management |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Doppelgänger A spy thriller built as a potential franchise starter. |
Aneesh Chaganty, Dan Frey | Skydance | spec | Thriller | CAA, Entertainment 360, TFC Management |
| May 29, 2025 | Supermax Two FBI agents investigate a murder inside the world's most secure prison. |
David Weil, David J. Rosen | Miramax | spec | Thriller | CAA, Anonymous Content, Jackoway Austen Tyerman, McKuin, Frankel & Whitehead |
| May 29, 2025 | Guys with No Friends Four awkward middle-aged men forced on a 'man date' by their wives have a wild night that bonds them. |
Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont | Paramount | spec | Comedy | Verve, Entertainment 360 |
| May 16, 2025 | Early Action Parents stage a traumatic event so their son has a killer college essay. |
Sophie Fleur de Bruijn | Apple | spec | Comedy | Anonymous Content |
| May 16, 2025 | Devil's Rope A female-led thriller set in rural Texas; plot under wraps. |
Melanie Toast | Netflix | spec | Thriller | 3 Arts, UTA, Jackoway Austen Tyerman |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Cut Outs An original sci-fi thriller; plot under wraps. |
Isaac Louis García | New Line | spec | Sci-Fi | |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Renegotiate An FBI crisis negotiator relives a bombing in a time loop and must stop it. |
Mark Townend | Lionsgate | spec | Thriller | Paradigm, Bellevue Productions, Marios Rush |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Untitled Morgan Lehmann Teen Comedy A nerdy teen leads a secret double life writing steamy online fan fiction. |
Morgan Lehmann | A24 | spec | Comedy | CAA, Untitled Entertainment |
| Mar 5, 2025 | I Can See You're Angry An R-rated high-concept comedy pitched in the spirit of Wedding Crashers. |
Brandon Cohen | Miramax | spec | Comedy | Range Media Partners |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Riding Hurt A heist thriller set on the pro bull-riding circuit. |
Buck Bloomingdale | Teton Ridge Entertainment | spec | Action | CAA, Range Media Partners |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Hivemind Small-town authorities race to stop a new breed of killer wasps before a global outbreak. |
Peter Gaffney | Badlands | spec | Thriller | Verve, Rodin Entertainment, McKuin, Frankel & Whitehead |
FAQ
How many spec scripts sold in 2025?
The Spec Sheet has logged 32 feature spec script sales and 5 pitch sales reported by the trades in 2025. Counts reflect publicly reported deals only; many sales are never announced, and other trackers (such as Scott Myers at Go Into The Story) count slightly differently.
Who bought the most spec scripts in 2025?
Netflix led with 9 of the 37 2025 deals in our database.
What genres sold in 2025?
The most common genres among reported 2025 sales were Thriller (13), Comedy (10), Action (5).
Browse all 60 sales since 2025.