In the fifth episode of season two, we're joined by actor, writer and human rights activist, Alyssa Ross to talk about her Michael Phelps biopic , Resurfaced , which featured on the 2022 Black List . Guest: Alyssa Ross on X and Instagram Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and BlueSky Visit storyandplot.com/blacklisted for a 10% discount on Tom Vaughan's fantastic screenwriting courses . Useful links:...
Jul 14, 2025•56 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In our fourth episode of season two, we're joined by spec king, Dan Kunka to discuss his 2014 Black List script, Yellowstone Falls - a 52-page script with minimal dialogue and few human characters. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a catastrophic event has stripped the humanity from most survivors, leaving them as mutated threats. At its core, it's the story of a mother wolf who becomes separated from her mate when their pack flees to safety. Now alone, she must defend her cubs from an on...
Jul 07, 2025•47 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In the third episode of season two, we're joined by former journalist Anna Klassen (Newsweek, The Daily Beast, BuzzFeed) to discuss her 2017 Black List script When Lightning Strikes — a coming-of-age story exploring the early life of J.K. Rowling , the novelist who conjured the magical world of Harry Potter. Guest: Anna Klassen on X , Instagram and BlueSky Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and BlueSky Visit storyan...
Jun 30, 2025•53 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In our second episode of season two, we welcome Travis Braun to the podcast to discuss his 2022 Black List script, Dying For You . Travis made Black List history in December 2024, by becoming the first writer to top the list twice - and if that wasn't enough, he did it in successive years! Well done, TB. Guest: Travis Braun on Instagram Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and BlueSky Visit storyandplot.com/blacklisted for a ...
Jun 23, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In our Season 2 premiere, we welcome Elyse Hollander to discuss her 2016 Black List-topping script Blonde Ambition —a Madonna biopic chronicling the pop icon's rise through the sexism-fueled music industry of the early 1980s. After selling to Universal with Michael De Luca producing, the project sparked massive controversy when Madonna herself took to social media to publicly denounce it. For the first time, Elyse opens up about the media firestorm, the personal toll of being targeted by one of ...
Jun 16, 2025•59 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Happy New Year! Let us be the first to welcome you to 2025! Today we bring you a special - surprise - episode with screenwriting career coach, Lee Jessup. May Lee provide you with inspiration to kickstart the new year as you stare at that fresh blank page - full of potential. Take a Deeper Dive: The script consultant that both our host and Crosby Selander have employed is Andrew Hilton who goes by the pseudonym: The Screenplay Mechanic. His services can be accessed here . Competition details for...
Jan 01, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In our final bonus episode with lit managers of season one, we speak with producer Kate Sharp of Bellevue Productions . Kate is the lit manager of season one guests: Alexandra Tran and Jessica Welsh . Take a Deeper Dive: Interesting article about the curious case of copyright as it applies to Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life - here . The script we talk about that sold for $2M to MGM Amazon Studios was a spec by Nyad scribe, Julia Cox. Article link here . After Kate and I spoke, another spec h...
Dec 10, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In our third of four bonus episodes with lit managers, we speak with genre aficionado Matthew Dartnell of Writ Large . Matt is the lit manager of season one guest: Austin Everett . Guest: Matt Dartnell on Instagram Host : Chris Hill on Instagram , X and BSky If you can, maybe kindly tip your host with a coffee Follow us on X , Instagram...
Dec 02, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In our second bonus episode with literary managers, we speak with the manager of our very own host, Chris Coggins, over at Heroes and Villains Entertainment . Chris is the lit manager of season one guest: Noga Pnueli . Guest: Chris Coggins on Instagram and X Host : Chris Hill on Instagram , X and BSky If you can, maybe kindly tip your host with a coffee Follow us on X , ...
Nov 25, 2024•47 min
In our first bonus episode, we speak with John Zaozirny - the founder and head of Bellevue Productions . John is the literary manager of season one guests: Ian Shorr , Kevin Sheridan and Sophia Lopez . Guest: John Zaozirny on X Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X If you can, maybe kindly tip your host with a coffee Follow us on X and Instagram Email us @ the...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 11
In our final episode of season one, we welcome Austin Everett to the pod to discuss his 2019 Black List adaptation of the 'grounded' sci-fi novel, The Traveler . Guest: Austin Everett on Instagram Based on the novella written by Joseph Eckert 'Impressive' Scriptshadow Review for The Traveler Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final Draft - Upgrade ...
Aug 12, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In the penultimate episode of our first season, we welcome Jessica Welsh to the show to discuss her 2021 Black List Shania Twain music biopic, SHANIA! Guest: Jessica Welsh on Instagram Princeton Alumni Piece on Jessica Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final Draft - Upgrade to Version 13 here Download Full Version here For Exclus...
Aug 05, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In our eighth episode, we welcome Pete Bridges to the show to discuss his 2015 Black List survivalist spec, Resurface. Guest: Pete Bridges on X Pete's Shark Horror Feature 'Deep Water' Wraps Spielberg's Amblin Lands Alien Invasion Spec Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final Draft - Upgrade to Version 13 here Download Full Version here For Excl...
Jul 28, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 8
In our seventh episode, we welcome writer-director Noga Pnueli to the show to discuss her 2018 Black List script, Meet Cute. Guest: Noga Pnueli on X Trailer for Noga's sci-fi dark comedy, Barbara (2022) starring Sophia Bush Trailer for Meet Cute (2022) on Peacock Noga's short film for The Black List in 2018, The Last Days of TJ Staggs, starring Paul Sheer Cool article on Noga's writing set-up Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Do...
Jul 22, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In our sixth episode of this inaugural season, we welcome Ian Shorr to the show to discuss his 2011 Black List script, Cristo - which takes Alexandre Dumas’ classic adventure novel, The Count of Monte Cristo , into a futuristic setting. Guest: Ian Shorr on Instagram and X Cristo sold to Warner Bros. in June of that year. Trailer for Ian's first produced credit, Infinite (2021) Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Downl...
Jul 15, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 6
At our halfway point of season one, we welcome Shanrah Wakefield to the show to discuss her 2021 Black List script, the real-time social horror, Rabbit Season . Guest: Shanrah Wakefield on Instagram Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final Draft - Upgrade to Version 13 here Download Full Version here For Exclusive, Ad-Free Episodes , join us on Patreon Or, maybe kindly bu...
Jul 08, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In our fourth episode of season one, we welcome Kevin Sheridan to the show to discuss his 2022 Black List script, the brooding police corruption drama, Colors of Authority . Guest: Kevin Sheridan on X and Instagram Interview with Kevin on the Go Into The Story Blog Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final Draft - Upgrade to Version 13 here Download Full Version here For Exclusive, Ad-Free Episodes , ...
Jul 01, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In our third episode of season one, we welcome Sophia Lopez to the show to discuss her 2021 Black List script set in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, A Hufflepuff Love Story. Guest: Sophia Lopez on Instagram How to Win Friends and Disappear People on Apple Podcasts - which she created, directed and wrote Interview with Sophia on the Go Into The Story Blog Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final Draft - Upgrade to V...
Jun 24, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In our second episode of season one, we welcome Jason Mark Hellerman to the show to discuss his 2013 Black List script, Shovel Buddies - which blew up via The Black List website , garnering an impressive 22 votes. Guest: Jason Mark Hellerman on Instagram and X Jason's free e-book on screenwriting @ No Film School Link to Jason's blog posts on No Film School Jason on The Black List Blog Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final D...
Jun 17, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In our first ever episode, we welcome Alexandra Tran , who burst onto the scene with her 2022 Black List entry, It's a Wonderful Story - a behind-the-scenes period drama about the making of Frank Capra's classic, It's a Wonderful Life . Guest: Alexandra Tran on X Host : Chris Hill on Instagram and X Season Sponsors: Scrivener - Download the Outliner here Final Draft - Upgrade to Version 13 here Download Full Version here For Exclusive, Ad-Free Episodes , join us on Patreon Or maybe kindly buy ...
Jun 10, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In our inaugural season, screenwriter Chris Hill speaks to ten writers who have had their work featured on the coveted annual Black List, as they each let us in on the unique story of how they first ended up on the list; the journey it took to get there; and the subsequent impact the milestone had on their writing career. Blacklisted is an unofficial love letter to the buzzy compendium of the most-liked unproduced screenplays that grace Hollywood every year. Sign up for our show newsletter here ...
Jun 03, 2024•2 min
