Announcing Our 2026 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Quarter-Finalists

Here are the 96 TV pilot scripts chosen as our quarter-finalists, representing the top 10% of all 2026 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator submissions!

We received almost 1,000 submissions for the 2026 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator, and this week, we announced our 96 quarter-finalists! These scripts represent the top 10% of all submissions.

These quarter-finalists were chosen by our Selection Committee of Accelerator alums. They were chosen based on the strength of their TV pilot scripts and their application questions. They were invited to submit a 2-minute pitch video, which helped determine which projects advanced in the competition.

Next, our team will be selecting the scripts that will advance to the semi-final round. Each of our semi-finalists will have their script read by two of our industry judges — showrunners, TV series creators, high-level producers, and working TV writers. Plus, they'll be invited to an exclusive virtual networking event.

Our judges will lend their expertise from years working in the industry to select our finalists, who will participate in an interview round.

Finally, we will choose our 6-8 fellows! These fellows will hone their pitches and gain industry knowledge from our guest experts. Then, they'll have the opportunity to pitch to major companies and representatives during Pitch Week this fall.

Without further ado, here are the screenwriters and their TV pilot scripts that were selected as our 2026 quarter-finalists:

The Weird Sisters of St. Dumas - Agathe Panaretos

Latecomer - Alex Rubin

The Gift - Alexandra Redwood

Mrs. Sheikh - Alina Amir

Sentinel - Allison Landis

Crickets - Amanda Kohr

Spurs - Amber Rose Jones

Straighten Up With Ellie Miyazawa - Anna Suzuki

Molls - Anzu Lawson

The Whirlaways - Ariana Newhouse

Meghan & Bristol - Ariel Sayegh

Mones - Betti

Holding Space - Bre Skye

IV League - Brianna Cala

DSS - Carolyn Kras

Jacky-N-Jilly: "We've Talked About That" - Charise M. Studesville

Complex Encounters - Charlene Little

Sorta Rican - Christina Ingraldi

Blasé - Danielle Monique Brown

Sketch - Debra Kirschner

Extra - Devon Balsamo-Gillis

Divorcée - Dominique Nisperos

Prairie Girls - Emma Demorest

The Pythia - Fernanda Oetling Santacruz

The Fat Best Friend - Genie Leslie

Buttling - Griffin Kelly

Either Way It's Toast - Heb Murphy

Otherhood - Heidi Lynch & Cheryl Meyer

Committed - Irina Rodriguez

Toxic - Jackie Mahoney

Crimson Ties - Jackie Quinones

Moon Station - Janell Boone

Marshfield - Jo Rochelle

Influenced - Julia Hoff & Katarina Hughes

Scratched - Julia Ireland

Delulu - Julianne Turkel

Second Chances - Juliette Lin

Remnant - Kamari Somers

The Vending Machine - Katarina Hughes

The Dubs - Kerri Quinn

Misfortune & Fame - Kharmony Fortune

The Riot Act - Kiki Malone

Americanistas - Kim Marcelino

Rubaiyat - Kimba Henderson

St. Castro Street - Kirsten Cornay

Wooden Valentine - Kristen Edney

Glenwood - Kyra Arendt

Die for Good - Laura Neill

Clown Town - Laura Skopec

Saint Valentine - Lauren Doucette & Elijah Guo

The Ladies - Lauren Jacques

Sola & the Oracle - Léa Geronimo

Exodus - Leslie Borchert

House of Tang - Lisa Iannini

The Sari Files - Lizzie Logan

Californios - Maddie Chavez

The Aufdemortes - Madison Wolfe

Unfluence - Makisa Francis

The Dead - Mallika Dhaliwal

Jane the Fool - Mari Izzard

Knackered - Marisa Arohi

Scrambled - Mariyam Mahbub

Fufu and Soup - Marjan Mona Koffa

Murder Ballads & Love Songs - Matilda Corley Schulman

Crest - Meera Divecha Forespring

Boomeranged - Melody Herr

Stuntwoman - Merridith Allen

The Secret Life of Samira Sen - Minoti Vaishnav

Dry Powder - Mirella Christou

Midnight Point - Miriam Agwai

Assimilated - Misa Dayson

Persian American Princess - Mithra B Alavi

Personality Hire - Nikki Palumbo

Vicious - Nneka Samuel

Divas - Paige Elson

Heirlooms - Perri Cohn

The Matchmaker - Priya Mohanty

InPanic - Puja Patel Rios

Dark Ladies - Rhona Silverbush & Sami Plotkin

Union Made - Rikki Bleiweiss

Printed & Booked - Rikki Stinnette

40 Acres - Roni Brown-Byrd

B&B - Sarah Adelman

Chambermaids - Sarah Rutherford

The Impressionists - Sari Arambulo

Baja - Shannon Corbeil

Searching for Shakti - Sonal Shah & Patrick Cavanaugh

Galveston - Sonya Ellis

Burn - Soo-jin Kim & Joseph Abruquah

Betsy Belles - Sophia Costanzo

Tits Up - Stacey Russell

Next Dimension Video - Stef Smith

Pang & Suffering - "Ping Pong Pang" - Susan Hung

Help Yourself - Susannah Bohlke

Wintercount - Tamara Stratton

Black, White & Blue (Rising Sun) - Tamika Lamison

Check back soon, as we will be announcing our 2026 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator semi-finalists shortly!