INTRODUCING THE NAUGHTY LIST
A CURATION OF THE RADDEST HOLIDAY-THEMED SCREENPLAYS
From romantic comedies meet cute-ing under the mistletoe to Christmas carnage and mayhem, these 12 market-ready screenplays and stunts will surely stuff your stockings with season’s readings. Projects penned by sold and produced industry pros, repped and ready writers, to undiscovered and underrepresented voices on the verge — Let’s Break Some Lead. (Writers available for representation unless otherwise noted.)
Additional Radness: The Stunt List | The Dead List | The Originals Bureau
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You Better Watch Out
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HOME FOR HANUKKAH
(Feature | Holiday Rom-Com)
Written by Aviva Peltin
When she suddenly finds herself no longer attracted to her fiancé after her popular birth control pill goes out of stock, a desperate control freak flees to her hometown to wait out the supply chain issue only to find herself now drawn to her old synagogue nemesis. Oy vey!
Vibe Check: LOVE HARD x HOLIDATE
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SLIPPERY SLOPE CHRISTMAS
(Feature | Holiday Rom-Com)
Written by Kim Hornsby
During a Christmas vacation, a single mom with a sorely lacking personal life, falls for a dashing single dad but realizing he has the deciding vote on a chance to resurrect her costume designer career, she must choose between a whirlwind romance she desperately needs and a dream job that will jumpstart her comeback.
Vibe Check: LOVE ON THE SLOPES x A WINTER’S DREAM
Repped by Corvisiero Agency
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THERE'S NO CHRISTMAS LIKE SHOW CHRISTMAS
(Feature | Holiday Rom-Com)
Written by Taylor Coriell
There’s No Christmas Like Show Christmas is a second chance romantic comedy about a hyper successful composer who is forced to reconnect with her ex after ten years of separation when she’s baited into writing a new Christmas musical with him for their hometown community theatre.
Vibe Check: SWEET HOME ALABAMA x WHITE CHRISTMAS
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THAT TIME OF YEAR
(Feature | Holiday Rom-Com)
Written by Elizabeth Ditty
When she returns to her Christmas-obsessed hometown for the first time in 15 years, a soap opera star on the verge of a career breakthrough must face the lover she left behind — and whether she made a mistake all those years ago.
Vibe Check: Taylor Swift’s “‘Tis the Damn Season” x Taylor Swift’s “Christmas Tree Farm”
Repped by Seth Nagel | Writing Portfolio
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THE MORNING SHOW: "I WILL LIVE IN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE"
(Spec Episode | Hourlong Holiday Drama)
Written by Rachel McClard
Alex is visited by ghosts from her past, present, and future, causing her to face her fears and finally stand up to Mitch who has just been sued by another woman for misconduct. Meanwhile, Cory promotes Mia to co-EP which angers Chip. This episode takes place in Season 1.
Vibe Check: THE MORNING SHOW x A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Repped by AAO Entertainment and IAG
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A KEEPSAKES CHRISTMAS
(Feature | Holiday/Family)
Written by Rich Orstad
When a social worker discovers that an elderly woman’s Christmas keepsakes have the power to magically transport them both back in time to the memory each holiday memento represents, she takes on the fight to save the senior’s home and her lifetime of precious holiday memories.
Vibe Check: IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE x FRIED GREEN TOMATOES
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BETHLEHEM INN
(Animated Comedy)
Written by Eric Rogers
Set in 4 B.C., a family-run inn is in need of a miracle to keep from going out of business in the (sometimes literal) cut-throat Bethlehem hotel business. That miracle arrives on their doorstep when a young couple (Joseph and Mary) shows up needing a place to have their baby... who they claim is the so-called "Son of God." Recognizing the golden opportunity in front of them, they decide to promote the Messiah's arrival for all its worth to turn their fortunes around.
Vibe Check: SCHITT’S CREEK x LIFE OF BRIAN
Industry Highlights: EP/Showrunner for ANGRY BIRDS: MYSTERY ISLAND and SKYLANDERS ACADEMY; FUTURAMA.
Repped by Noah Jones at FWRD MGMT.
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MERRYVILLE
(Feature | Horror Comedy)
Written by Laura Skopec
When a girls’ trip to a quaint Christmas village becomes a Hallmark holiday hell, the sidekick of the group must slay the evil Mayor, rescue her brainwashed friends, and maybe even get a holiday romcom ending of her own.
Vibe Check: Hallmark Holiday Movies x Cabin In The Woods
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ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING
(Feature | Holiday Horror)
Written by Meg Turner
As a queer couple prepares for Christmas Eve during the first year of a zombie pandemic, an injured father and his young son arrive on their doorstep.
Vibe Check: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD x WE ARE STILL HERE
Produced Credits: Organ Trail
Rep: Lit Entertainment Group
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DIE LAUGHING
(Stunt Feature)
Written by Eric Moyer
It’s Christmas Eve. Terrorists have taken control of Saturday Night Live. There’s just one problem—Bruce Willis is the host.
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KRINGLE RETURNS
(Feature | Holiday Animated Horror Comedy)
Written by Colby Day
In this gritty reboot of the Rankin and Bass Cinematic Universe, a tragic accident at Santa’s Workshop causes the elves to go on strike. Reindeer revolt, penguins cross picket lines, and the origin of Santa Claus is revealed in this epic tale of the battle for the North Pole.
Industry Highlights: Colby Day is known for his script In the Blink of an Eye, which Andrew Stanton is directing for Searchlight. He wrote the upcoming Netflix film Spaceman, directed by Johan Renck, starring Adam Sandler. Day is repped by Grandview and UTA.
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SLEIGH HARD
(Stunt Feature)
Raw first draft written by madmen Ash Lazer & Joe Favalaro over 6 days in Novemember 2022.
When mafia boss Claus comes to town, he’s gonna deck the halls with bombs for Holly in this action comedy loaded with Christmas carnage set in the Die Hard Cinematic Universe — Better wear your second favorite Ugly Christmas sweater because it’s about to get eggnog and blood all over it.
Joe Favalaro is repped by Maddy Weese at Bellevue Productions.
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CHRISTMAS IS CANCELLED
(Audio Drama | Christmas Fable)
Written by Stephen Nolly
An Epic poem in the tradition of "’Twas the Night Before Christmas," wherein Johnny wakes up in a forced labor camp and must make toys for Santa Claus with all the other bad girls and boys — until he discovers the true origin of what we now call "Christmas." Written in anapestic tetrameter.
Vibe Check: THE ODYSSEY x ELF
Represented by Sandstone Artists
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A VERY MAMET CHRISTMAS
(Stunt Short)
Written by Julio Gagne
A six-page, in-your-face, Glengarry Glen Ross Christmas mashup. #AlwaysBeClausin
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