Announcing Our 2026 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator Semi-Finalists
Here are the 28 TV pilot scripts chosen as our semi-finalists, representing the top 3% 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 28 semi-finalists! These scripts represent the top 3% of all submissions.
These semi-finalists were chosen by our Selection Committee of Accelerator alums from the 96 quarter-finalists. They were chosen based on the strength of their TV pilot scripts, their application questions, and their 2-minute pitch videos.
Each of our semi-finalists will have their script read by two of our industry judges — showrunners, series creators, and high-level 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 semi-finalists:
The Weird Sisters of St. Dumas - Agathe Panaretos
Latecomer - Alex Rubin
Straighten Up With Ellie Miyazawa - Anna Suzuki
Holding Space - Bre Skye
Complex Encounters - Charlene Little
Sorta Rican - Christina Ingraldi
Divorcée - Dominique Nisperos
Buttling - Griffin Kelly
Committed - Irina Rodriguez
Marshfield - Jo Rochelle
Scratched - Julia Ireland
Delulu - Julianne Turkel
Remnant - Kamari Somers
The Vending Machine - Katarina Hughes
Americanistas - Kim Marcelino
Wooden Valentine - Kristen Edney
Die for Good - Laura Neill
Clown Town - Laura Skopec
House of Tang - Lisa Iannini
The Dead - Mallika Dhaliwal
Fufu and Soup - Marjan Mona Koffa
The Secret Life of Samira Sen - Minoti Vaishnav
Printed & Booked - Rikki Stinnette
B&B - Sarah Adelman
Chambermaids - Sarah Rutherford
Galveston - Sonya Ellis
Burn - Soo-jin Kim & Joseph Abruquah
Pang & Suffering - Susan Hung
Check back soon, as we will be announcing our 2026 Moonshot Pilot Accelerator finalists shortly!
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Congratulations to all the semi-finalists! It's so exciting to see such a diverse range of creative TV pilot scripts moving forward.
As a indie developer working on game narrative tools like an rpg text box generator, I know firsthand how much effort goes into crafting compelling dialogue and bringing original stories to life. Wishing all 28 screenwriters the best of luck in the next round!