2018 Spec Script Deals Analysis: Agents & Managers

We continue our week-long analysis of spec script deals in 2017. Today: Agents and Managers.

2018 Spec Script Deals Analysis: Agents & Managers
Nora Ephron

We continue our week-long analysis of spec script deals in 2018. Today: Agents and Managers.

Note: A majority of projects were repped by both an agency and a manager / management company, so the total numbers of reps listed will be significantly higher than the number of scripts sold.

The numbers in parentheses mark 2017 totals.

Agencies

CAA — 8 (7) 
WME — 6 (6)
Verve — 6 (4)
ICM Partners — 4 (6)
UTA — 4 (7) 
APA — 3 (4)
Gersh — 2 (7) 
Paradigm — 1 (11)
The Agency — 1 (0)

Management

3 Arts Entertainment — 3 (0)
Aperture Entertainment — 2 (0)
Circle of Confusion — 2 (1)
Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment — 2 (4)
Syndicate Entertainment — 2 (0)
Artists First — 1 (0)
Bellevue Productions — 1 (2)
Brillstein Entertainment Partners — 1 (0)
Grandview — 1 (3)
Industry Entertainment — 1 (3)
Jon Kanak — 1 (0)
Kersey Management — 1 (0) 
Madhouse Entertainment — 1 (1)
Management 360 — 1 (1)
MXN — 1 (0)
The Muraviov Company — 1 (0)
Oasis Media Group — 1 (0)
Realm Management — 1 (1)
Zero Gravity Management — 1 (3)

You should familiarize yourself with these players, study the type of projects they sell. This can help when targeting inquiries for representation.

Tomorrow: The big money spec script sales of 2018.

2018 Spec Script Deal List
2018 Spec Script Deals Analysis: Genres
2018 Spec Script Sales Analysis: Buyers