The Spec SheetSpec Market Report
September 2026: spec script market report
Covers September 1–30, 2026. Published Oct 16, 2026. All figures come from publicly reported feature spec and pitch sales logged on The Spec Sheet.
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192026 YTD
-30%vs. 2025 pace
Key takeaways
- Volume: 3 reported deals in September: 1 spec and 2 pitches. That compares with 2 in August and 2 in September 2025.
- Year-to-date pace: 19 deals logged in 2026 through Sep 30 (16 specs), versus 27 at the same point in 2025 (-30%).
- Buyers: Every September deal went to a different buyer: Universal, Sony and Badlands. For the year, Netflix leads with 6 of 19 (32%).
- Genres: September mix: Family (1), Comedy (1), Horror (1). Year to date, Thriller leads with 7 deals; horror and thriller together account for 9 of 19.
- Reps: No agency, manager or law firm appeared on more than one September deal (6 different reps). Year to date, Kaplan/Perrone is on 8 deals.
- Specs vs. pitches: 16 of 19 deals this year (84%) were specs, i.e. finished scripts, not pitches.
September's deals
| Reported | Title | Writer(s) | Buyer | Type | Genre | Reps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Charts
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Deals by month
Top buyers YTD
Top genres YTD
Top reps YTD
Methodology
We count feature spec scripts and pitches whose sale was reported by Deadline, Variety or The Hollywood Reporter, dated by the report. TV specs, option-only deals and unreported sales aren't included, so totals can differ from other trackers (Scott Myers' Go Into The Story count is a good cross-check). See About & methodology, sales by month and the 2026 database.