Writing a TV Pilot in 2026 Ultimate Collection

There are more television/streaming opportunities than ever, and not all screenwriting formats and structures are the same. While there are some similarities between features and TV scripts, there are key differences that should be understood for anyone entering the TV market.

In this carefully curated collection, you will learn the key differences, how to develop and pitch TV ideas, how to map out a series, how to market your project, and more! If you have an idea for a TV Pilot or you haven't had success with your current project, this is the collection for you!

The 30-minute TV Pilot Beat Sheet: From ABC to HBO to Amazon to Netflix (OnDemand Webinar): Comedies and “dramedies” in the 30-minute form employ several different overarching formats and genres (e.g., faux-documentary, workplace comedy, reality spoof, satire, “indie” film style) and come with different requirements than one-hour dramas. Aspiring single-camera sitcom writers must now reach higher to create a better, more cinematic, more heartfelt series than in the past, and yet, their original pilot script must also adhere to an industry-standard structure. ($39.99 value)

Script Doctoring for TV (OnDemand Webinar): In this 3-hour OnDemand webinar by Hollywood Script Doctor Cody Smart, you’ll learn to analyze TV pilots & their supporting documents, how to give notes, how to assess if a show has “legs,” how to structure pilots around the emotional journey of the protagonist, the difference between real episode template pilots and premise pilots, how to flesh out characters and tease backstories that can be developed for seasons to come, how to use the world to benefit the story, how to write and polish the needed supporting documents, and finally how to make a career as a TV Script Doctor. ($49.99 value)

The New Television Marketplace (OnDemand Webinar): This OnDemand webinar is going to explore the kinds of shows that have a chance to be bought, the genres that are going to be thriving in the next couple of years, and how to take your own stories, characters and themes and adapt them into concepts that can fly in the current market. ($49.99 value)

The Modern TV Drama Pilot: How To Write For Success In Today's Marketplace (OnDemand Webinar): If you want to sell a pilot in this new reality – or if you’re hoping to impress buyers with a spec pilot as a writing sample – you need to understand where the market is now, and where it will be a year from today… and you need to know why.  This OnDemand webinar will explain the forces driving the changes in storytelling styles and structures, and show you how to design your own pilot for the new television world. ($39.99 value)

Developing and Pitching the TV Series (OnDemand Webinar): It’s vital that screenwriters learn the strategy for combating all of the reasons buyers would ‘pass’ on their property. Additionally, they need to learn to subtly highlight reasons  to say “yes” - and attain the ability do so in a very timely manner, with a carefully crafted short pitch. This webinar will give you all of these skills and more. ($39.99 value)

Writing the TV Spec That Sells (OnDemand Video):
Every aspiring television writer must have several excellent specs that showcase a talent for scriptwriting. This session will cover choosing the best shows to spec, learning to study episodes and format, and highlighting your own voice while staying true to the show are the skills that will get you hired as a writer. Study the secrets to writing television specs that will make your script shine. ($39.99 value)

The Ultimate TV Pilot Structure Toolkit (OnDemand Webinar): This OnDemand webinar is the culmination of years of story analysis and interviews with TV professionals. Calvisi’s Story Map method will help you understand and execute the structure used by professional TV writers in Hollywood today. These techniques can be taught to any writer, even those attempting their first pilot script. ($39.99 value)

Structuring the Bulletproof One Hour Pilot Script (OnDemand Webinar): The big opportunity for screenwriters has shifted dramatically from film to television, and there is no better way to get in the game than to have written a professional, bulletproof one hour pilot script. In this OnDemand webinar, learn Jeffrey Alan Schechter's bulletproof one hour pilot script system to make your scripts professional and memorable.($39.00 value)

The Secret Strategy for a Successful Pilot: Engineering the Machine Beneath the Art(OnDemand Webinar): This OnDemand webinar is going to teach you how to build that machine – how to see what lies beneath those great stories and characters, and to engineer one that will allow you to write your own brilliant pilot. Revisiting the great pilots of the last ten years you will learn to see them in a completely new way, and to understand the secrets that make the difference between success and failure. You will come away knowing how to take any concept and turn it into a pilot that can sell. ($49.99 value)

Writing the 30-minute Dramedy: The New Frontier! (OnDemand Webinar): If you want to tell stories that cannot be contained in a simple niche, mixing drama and comedy in a fresh, character-driven way, this is the form to learn that will impress a manager, agent, producer or network executive and get your foot in the door of the industry. This OnDemand webinar will give you the tools to create the most unique and powerful work of your career in the professional space that is seeing unprecedented growth in an arena that has already experienced massive expansion in the past decade and shows no signs of slowing. ($39.99 value)

Story Mapping the Complete First Season of a Television Series (OnDemand Webinar): Many decisions will go into your first season outline, and it can seem overwhelming. This OnDemand webinar will walk you through the process in a clear, concise way, and break this huge job down into smaller, more manageable tasks. You will learn techniques like building out the world, advancing character arcs and lines of action, expressing theme in action, developing villains and allies and using cliffhangers to suck in and hold your audience.

 

Season Bible: Building Your TV Series Pitch (OnDemand Webinar): Producers and studios are seeking fully formed series presentations for marketing to networks and channels. Any TV series covers a vast amount of creative content in each of its seasons. To adequately showcase the potential of a series idea, it is important to be able to enunciate a long-term view of what the show will offer story-wise. ($39.99 value)

 

The Secret to Creating Characters That Bring a TV Pilot to Life (OnDemand Webinar): Before William Rabkin wrote the best-selling book Writing the Pilot, he created a dozen pilots for broadcast and cable networks and several more on spec. In this presentation he discusses the least-understood aspect of creating the memorable protagonist, that will allow you to explore every aspect of your lead’s soul. ($39.99 value)

 

Writing the Pilot for the New Global Streaming Market (OnDemand Webinar): This OnDemand webinar teaches how to create a pilot that can stand out even in this worldwide market. Instructor William Rabkin, author of two best-selling books on writing the pilot and creator of pilots and series in the US and around the world, imparts technical and practical instruction on what makes a series appeal to the entire world. ($39.99 value)

 

First Ten Pages of Your Drama Pilot (OnDemand Webinar): In this webinar, Peter Russell shows you, using examples from stories like SNEAKY PETE, OZARK, MR. ROBOT, OA, STRANGER THINGS, TRUE DETECTIVE, RAY DONOVAN, and others, just how the first ten pages of a pilot can go off like a bomb in your audience's mind, hooking them for the next hour. Peter also shows you how to wrap these devices in the form of a TV beat that grabs the audience. ($39.99 value)

BONUS FREE RESOURCE: Download "The ABCs of TV Writing: How to Write a TV Pilot" a free kit that will guide you through the basics of writing for television.

This deal is only available until February 28, 2026!

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