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Spec script sales 2026
Every feature spec script and pitch sale reported by Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter in 2026, with buyer, writer, genre and reps. Updated weekly; last update Oct 16, 2026. See also 2025, sales by month and our monthly Spec Market Reports.
232026 deals logged
20spec sales
3pitch sales
13different buyers
Deals by month (2026)
Top buyers
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All 2026 spec and pitch sales
| Reported | Title | Writer(s) | Buyer | Type | Genre | Reps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Canopy A botanist hunting a rare cure in the Amazon canopy must survive an undiscovered apex predator after a village offers her as a sacrifice. |
Brandon Feldman | Netflix | spec | Horror | Verve, Independent Artists Media, Yorn, Levine, Barnes |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Untitled Alla/Masino Comedy A mother and daughter accidentally start dating the same man, and the whole family deals with the fallout. |
Cassidy Alla, Read Masino | Black Bear | spec | Comedy | UTA, Mosaic, Artists First |
| Oct 8, 2026 | This Land Is Our Land An elevated thriller; plot under wraps. |
Casey Giltner | Sony | spec | Thriller | IAG, Zero Gravity Management, Yorn, Levine, Barnes |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Bleed the Night A lonely teen answers a 'must love blood' ad and goes on a 1994 crime spree with a young vampire. |
Keith Cooper, Zoe Cooper | Fox Entertainment Studios | spec | Horror | WME, Aperture, Gotham Group |
| Sep 15, 2026 | We Are Your Pets A high-concept family comedy; plot undisclosed. |
Cameron Ali Fay | Universal | pitch | Family | Paradigm, Kaplan/Perrone, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Golf Trip An R-rated comedy pitch. |
Max Searle | Sony | pitch | Comedy | WME, 3 Arts |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Wildman After hunters kill his little brother, Bigfoot takes revenge. John Wick with a Sasquatch. |
Jacob Rainer | Badlands | spec | Horror | Alibi Entertainment |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Wingmom A devoted single mom teaches her romance-averse adult son how to date. |
Sam Laybourne | Netflix | spec | Comedy | UTA, Kaplan/Perrone |
| Aug 10, 2026 | The Ballad of the Ember Knight A disgraced knight accused of killing the royal family protects the last prince during the Hundred Years' War. |
Kieran O'Dea, Brennan O'Dea | Sony | spec | Drama | CAA, Kaplan/Perrone |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Sweet Spot A high-concept erotic thriller. |
Nic Curcio, Kirby Gladstein | Paramount Primal | spec | Thriller | UTA, 3 Arts, Jackoway Austen Tyerman |
| Jun 11, 2026 | One Month Mark She's never lasted a month in a relationship; he's never gone a month without one. |
Sophie Fleur de Bruijn | Apple Original Films | spec | Romantic Comedy | |
| Jun 4, 2026 | I'd Like to Speak to Your Manager An absurdist action thriller; plot undisclosed. |
Gabe Delahaye | FilmNation | spec | Action Comedy | UTA, Kaplan/Perrone, Yorn, Levine, Barnes |
| May 22, 2026 | Run the Football A nuclear-weapons thriller in which Air Force One goes down. |
Josh Marentette, Spencer Marentette | Netflix | spec | Thriller | UTA, Kaplan/Perrone |
| May 22, 2026 | Holiday Inn A four-quadrant family film; plot undisclosed. |
Ben Zazove, Evan Turner | Sony | pitch | Family | Verve, Kaplan/Perrone, McKuin, Frankel & Whitehead |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Ram An action comedy with sci-fi elements. |
Chris Bremner | Netflix | spec | Action Comedy | WME, Kaplan/Perrone, JSSK |
| Mar 31, 2026 | In Real Life A high-concept modern rom-com crossed with a female buddy comedy. |
Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith | Disney | spec | Romantic Comedy | CAA, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 71 Minutes to Sunrise A real-time supernatural thriller: a man has 71 minutes until sunrise to escape his pursuers. |
Ian Shorr | Sony | spec | Thriller | |
| Mar 17, 2026 | The Death Roll A couple's dream vacation turns deadly when they run into an invasive 15-foot saltwater crocodile. |
Kas Graham, Rebecca Pollock | Lionsgate | spec | Horror | CAA, Kaplan/Perrone, Joel Vanderkloot |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Ballast A ship's engineer and crew are trapped mid-Atlantic when bombs are hidden among the cargo cars. |
Justin Piasecki | Netflix | spec | Thriller | Paradigm, Range Media Partners, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Panic Officer An espionage two-hander in the spirit of Mr. & Mrs. Smith. |
Ben Ripley | New Regency | spec | Thriller | Verve, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Stankevich Law |
| Feb 5, 2026 | White Knight An outrageous high-concept R-rated comedy; plot undisclosed. |
Christopher William Young | Screen Gems | spec | Comedy | Range Media Partners |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Kill Switch An action thriller pitched as Collateral meets Sicario. |
Harrison Query | Netflix | spec | Thriller | CAA, Ground Control, McKuin, Frankel & Whitehead |
| Jan 13, 2026 | The Cage A high-concept action-thriller cop movie. |
Chris Grillot, Malcolm Badewitz | Netflix | spec | Thriller | CAA, Untitled Entertainment |
FAQ
How many spec scripts sold in 2026?
The Spec Sheet has logged 20 feature spec script sales and 3 pitch sales reported by the trades in 2026 (as of October 16, 2026). 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 is buying the most spec scripts in 2026?
Netflix leads with 7 of the 23 2026 deals in our database.
What genres are selling in 2026?
The most common genres among reported 2026 sales are Thriller (8), Horror (4), Comedy (4).
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