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Spec script sales 2023
Every feature spec script and pitch sale reported by Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter in 2023, with buyer, writer, genre and reps. Full-year archive. Other years: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020. See also sales by month and our monthly Spec Market Reports.
172023 deals logged
14spec sales
3pitch sales
9different buyers
Deals by month (2023)
Top genres
Top reps
All 2023 spec and pitch sales
| Reported | Title | Writer(s) | Buyer | Type | Genre | Reps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2023 | Calamity Hustle A Lethal Weapon-style buddy action comedy: a cop hunts his estranged criminal brother after a diamond heist. |
Adam Nee, Aaron Nee | Warner Bros. | spec | Action Comedy | CAA, LBI |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Untitled Daniel Casey Heist Thriller A heist film in which money drives the central story. |
Daniel Casey | Sony | spec | Thriller | CAA, Writ Large |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Naughty A Christmas comedy; Olivia Wilde directing for LuckyChap. |
Jimmy Warden | Universal | spec | Comedy | CAA, Grandview, Ziffren Brittenham |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Untitled Ryan Reynolds Global Heist Comedy A global heist comedy vehicle for Ryan Reynolds. |
Dana Fox | Netflix | pitch | Comedy | UTA, Myman Greenspan |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Ok, Boomer An out-of-work dad accidentally goes viral and becomes a social-media influencer to his teenage daughter's dismay. |
Eben Davidson | Paramount | spec | Comedy | Underground |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Level Up A man wakes up bound beneath Area 51 and discovers he has inexplicable new abilities. |
David Matalon, Matthew Altman | The Hideaway Entertainment | spec | Sci-Fi Comedy | Paradigm, Parallax Talent Management |
| Nov 26, 2023 | The Fifth Wheel A female-driven comedy in which Kim Kardashian plays the eponymous fifth wheel in an ensemble. |
Paula Pell, Janine Brito | Netflix | pitch | Comedy | WME |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Undying An erotic thriller. |
Ben Ketai | Netflix | spec | Thriller | Writ Large, IAG |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Stakehorse A crime thriller. |
Justin Piasecki | Amazon | spec | Thriller | Paradigm, Hansen Jacobson |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice A buddy action comedy set in the criminal underworld. |
BenDavid Grabinski | 20th Century Studios | spec | Action Comedy | CAA, Kaplan/Perrone |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Never Too Old to Die A murder in a retirement home for spies sends a Cold War hero hunting the assassin among the residents. |
Brian Otting | Amazon | spec | Action Comedy | Gersh, Kersey Management |
| Mar 29, 2023 | The Pick Up A heist comedy in the Bad Boys vein; a man smitten with a woman gets mixed up in a heist. |
Kevin Burrows, Matt Mider | Amazon | spec | Action Comedy | WME, Silver Lake Entertainment |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Da Understudy Life imitates art when a Broadway understudy finds a role he is willing to kill for. |
Tom Hanada, Zach Strauss, Tyler Cole | Amazon | spec | Thriller | Paradigm, Navigation |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Seismic A single mother fights to reunite with her missing son after a mysterious attack decimates the Earth's surface. |
Greg Russo | Netflix | spec | Thriller | Verve, Lit Entertainment Group |
| Jan 29, 2023 | Untitled Max Barbakow Body Swap Comedy A body swap comedy vehicle for Julia Roberts and Jennifer Aniston. |
Max Barbakow | Amazon | pitch | Comedy | CAA, Range Media Partners |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Weapons A horror thriller from the Barbarian team; plot under wraps. |
Zach Cregger | New Line | spec | Horror | CAA, Artists First |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Undo A former getaway driver gets a watch that lets him go back in time, but only by one minute. |
Will Simmons | New Line | spec | Action | CAA, Grandview |
FAQ
How many spec scripts sold in 2023?
The Spec Sheet has logged 14 feature spec script sales and 3 pitch sales reported by the trades in 2023. 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 2023?
Amazon led with 5 of the 17 2023 deals in our database.
What genres sold in 2023?
The most common genres among reported 2023 sales were Thriller (5), Comedy (5), Action Comedy (4).
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