Samantha Schoen

Development Executive , Independent
Formats Interested In
TV
Features
Manuscripts
Podcasts
Intellectual Property (IP) for Film/TV Development
Particularly Interested In

I am really excited to go back to the basics. Our entertainment should be fun, relatable and engaging.

Women Writers
Writers of Color
LGBTQIA+ Writers
Writers with Disabilities
Neurodivergent Writers
Feature Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Budget Range
Up to $20MM
TV Formats
Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)
Half-Hour Pilots (multi-cam)
One-Hour Pilots
Miniseries
Limited Series
TV Homes
Network
Cable
Premium Cable
Streaming
TV Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Book Genres
Apocalyptic
Book Series
Coming-of-Age
Drama
Fantasy
Female-Driven
Graphic Novels
Historical Fiction
Holiday
Kids/Children
LGBTQIA+
Literary Fiction
Magic
Mystery
Romance
Sci-Fi
Sports
Suspense
Thriller
Women's Fiction
Young Adult (YA) / Teen
Sub-Genres
Animation (adult)
Animation (family-friendly)
Book Adaptation
Coming-of-Age
Dark Comedy
Dystopian
Episodic TV
Family-Friendly
Female-Driven
Graphic Novel Adaptation
High-Concept
Holiday
LGBTQIA+
Musical
Mystery
Psychological
Revenge
Road Trip
Romance
Satire
Serialized TV
Sports
Superhero
Supernatural
Workplace
Young Adult (YA)
Specifically Not Interested In

I am exhausted by true crime. I'm open to being proven wrong, but would love for it to feel fresh.

More about Samantha Schoen

Sam is an experienced development executive who most recently served as the Director of Original Series at Topic Studios (THEATER CAMP, INFINITY POOL, SPOTLIGHT). Prior to that, she held positions at Groundswell Productions (THE MAGICIANS, SNOWFALL, SIDEWAYS), Gunpowder. & Sky (EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING, CAM, HER SMELL, HEARTS BEAT LOUD), Morgan Spurlock's Warrior Poets, Scott Rudin Productions, and Mark Canton's Mad Riot Entertainment. She has experience working across a project's entire lifespan from development through production, financing, acquisition, and distribution. She loves her dog more than anything, volunteers with Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller-Rogen's Alzheimer's organization Hilarity for Charity, and when OOO can usually be found outdoors.

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