![]() And guess what? He did! He flew out two weeks later, pitched me American Alligator, and we just got started on that. I was at a really low ebb, and so my wife called James and told him he should come over to California and that he and I should write something together. I sent it to him, he read it, and told me what I already knew – that it was good but far too angry and sad to ever be commercial. I wrote a script out of that pain and realised I had no-one to send it to who would care, other than my dear old friend James back in England. My mother and father had both just passed away and basically nothing seemed to be going right. It was the summer of 2019, I hadn’t worked as an actor in two years and I was thirty-two. "Chris: The funny thing is, AMERICAN ALLIGATOR actually came about precisely because I did want to quit. We'll select a Top 10 from this year's pool of Finalists who will receive written feedback from one of this year's industry jury members.Ĭhris Webster & James King Chris Webster & James King optioned their pilot AMERICAN ALLIGATOR to executive producer + showrunner, David Knoller, who they met as one of the jurors of the competition.Īfter winning the 2021 ScreenCraft Pilot Competition, Chris Webster & James King optioned their pilot AMERICAN ALLIGATOR to executive producer + showrunner, David Knoller, who they met as one of the jurors of the competition. They will help their chosen writers develop their craft and guide them toward career success in their writing journey. Each of these mentors will select one Grand Prize writer to mentor. They have created and served as EP on shows like PEN15 and THE HANDMAID’S TALE, have overall deals with major studios like Universal, and have written for NBC, Netflix, and countless other streamers, networks, and series. This year’s mentors are three incredible showrunners: one comedy, one broadcast drama, and one premium cable drama. Winners and finalists have signed with 3Arts, Management 360, CAA, Verve, Zero Gravity, and more. It's one of our most successful competitions, period. Our TV Competition has a history of getting writers signed, staffed, and have helped them land development deals for their own projects.
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