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Spec script sales 2022
Every feature spec script and pitch sale reported by Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter in 2022, with buyer, writer, genre and reps. Full-year archive. Other years: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020. See also sales by month and our monthly Spec Market Reports.
252022 deals logged
15spec sales
10pitch sales
17different buyers
Deals by month (2022)
Top genres
Top reps
All 2022 spec and pitch sales
| Reported | Title | Writer(s) | Buyer | Type | Genre | Reps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2022 | Red Shirt An international spy thriller starring Channing Tatum, with David Leitch directing. |
Simon Kinberg | Amazon | pitch | Action | CAA, Jackoway Austen Tyerman |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Honey Trapped Secret assassins descend on Las Vegas to force a rogue agent to fight up every floor of a hotel. |
April Wolfe | Studiocanal | spec | Action | UTA, XYZ |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Fight Fast A high-concept take on underground fighting with franchise potential. |
Chris Sparling | Legendary | spec | Action | UTA, Kaplan/Perrone |
| Sep 30, 2022 | Locked Out An original comedy; plot under wraps. |
Matt Kellard, Jackson Kellard | Sony | pitch | Comedy | Circle of Confusion |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Rachel Nevada An original sci-fi comedy; plot under wraps. |
Hannah Hafey, Kaitlin Smith | Paramount | pitch | Sci-Fi Comedy | Gersh, The Arlook Group |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Regulators An action comedy starring Nicky Jam; plot under wraps. |
Brooks McLaren, D.J. Cotrona | Universal | pitch | Action Comedy | |
| Aug 24, 2022 | My Ex-Friend's Wedding Four childhood friends get a drunken voicemail from their ex-best friend on the eve of her wedding and set out to stop it. |
Taylor Jenkins Reid, Ashley Rodger | Sister | spec | Comedy | WME, Circle of Confusion |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Cosmetic A body horror film from an original idea by James Wan and Ingrid Bisu. |
R.H. Norman, Micheline Pitt | Screen Gems | pitch | Horror | Verve |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Stray A revenge action thriller in the vein of John Wick and Nobody, for Kyle Allen. |
Derek Kolstad | Paramount | pitch | Action | |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Sailing A 1970s jukebox musical comedy about musicians discovering yacht rock. |
Chris D'Arienzo | Lionsgate | pitch | Musical Comedy | |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Foreign Relations A buddy comedy star vehicle for Nick Jonas and Glen Powell. |
Charlie Kesslering | Amazon | pitch | Comedy | CAA, Mosaic |
| Jun 9, 2022 | Goat A psychological horror film set in the world of sports. |
Zack Akers, Skip Bronkie | Universal (Monkeypaw) | pitch | Horror | WME |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Drudge Matt Drudge's rise from a one-bedroom Hollywood apartment to breaking the Clinton-Lewinsky story. |
Cody Brotter | Cross Creek Pictures | spec | Drama | ICM Partners, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, Ziffren Brittenham |
| May 19, 2022 | Shots! Shots! Shots! An action comedy starring Jason Momoa; plot under wraps. |
Matt Mider, Kevin Burrows | Universal | spec | Action Comedy | WME, Silver Lake Entertainment |
| May 12, 2022 | Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit A horror film; details under wraps. |
Melanie Toast | Paramount | pitch | Horror | UTA, 3 Arts, Jackoway Austen Tyerman |
| May 5, 2022 | The Executioner An action murder mystery billed as Knives Out meets The Lord of the Rings, for Jason Momoa. |
Kaz Firpo, Ryan Firpo | Warner Bros. | spec | Action | CAA, LBI Entertainment |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Below A horror-thriller; plot under wraps. |
Greg Weidman, Geoff Tock | Netflix | spec | Horror | CAA, Grandview, Myman Greenspan |
| Apr 6, 2022 | Ending Things A hit woman who wants out tells her partner she's ending their relationship too, then realizes she doesn't want to. |
Kevin Sullivan | Amazon | spec | Action | |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Batshit An action thriller about a bounty app that encourages reckless social-media-fueled behavior. |
Ryan Belenzon, Jeff Gelber | Universal | spec | Action | Verve, Range Media Partners |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Project Artemis An original space-race drama; plot details under wraps. |
Rose Gilroy | Apple | spec | Drama | UTA, Mosaic |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Galahad An ex-special forces soldier goes on a berserker mission to avenge the death of an innocent woman. |
Nick Schenk | Stampede Ventures | spec | Action | |
| Feb 9, 2022 | The Girl With a Thousand Names An original genre feature from Issa López; plot undisclosed. |
Issa López | New Line | spec | Horror | Rand Holston Management, M88 |
| Feb 4, 2022 | Blood Count A film-noir social thriller set in 1950s Los Angeles with supernatural vampire elements. |
Peter Ramsey | Paramount | spec | Horror | Verve |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Cut and Run Thieves who rob superyachts using speedboats steal the wrong thing from the wrong people. |
John Glenn | New Republic Pictures | spec | Thriller | CAA, Management 360 |
| Jan 7, 2022 | Homecoming Ten years after graduating from Howard, an eligible New York bachelor and his globetrotting wingman reunite. |
Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, Jana Savage | Lionsgate | spec | Comedy | APA, VanderKloot Law |
FAQ
How many spec scripts sold in 2022?
The Spec Sheet has logged 15 feature spec script sales and 10 pitch sales reported by the trades in 2022. 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 2022?
Paramount led with 4 of the 25 2022 deals in our database.
What genres sold in 2022?
The most common genres among reported 2022 sales were Action (8), Horror (6), Comedy (4).
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