Stephen
Haynes
(TV comedy/drama/action)
Stephen was raised in Cary, NC. He holds a BA in English Literature with a minor in Writing for the Stage and Screen from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently resides in Glendale, CA with his wife and two dogs. Stephen’s gift with the written word was evident at an early age when his 2nd grade teacher predicted that he would become a writer. While attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Stephen wrote under the guidance of Emmy Award winning screenwriter Tom Whedon. Mr. Whedon’s encouragement pushed Stephen to pursue the Sisyphean task of becoming a television writer, thus fulfilling the vision of his 2nd grade teacher.
Stephen Haynes: Original & Adapted Scripts
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Glendale
Pilot - Half Hour Comedy
TAG: "Forget it, honey. It’s Glendale."
LOG LINE: After moving into a quaint Los Angeles suburb, a newlywed couple begins to suspect their landlords are mobsters.
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Self Help
Feature - Comedy
TAG: Make life your bitch.
LOG LINE: After being humiliated on national television, a narcissistic self-help guru must rely on others in order to confront his greatest fears.
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The Children's Agency
Pilot - Half Hour Comedy
TAG: Suffer the little children.
LOG LINE: The head of a talent agency for children is forced to deal with the one thing she truly loathes -- children.
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Chaos
Pilot - Drama
TAG: We all have faith in something.
LOG LINE: When a mysterious woman offers a convict the chance to kill the murderer of his family, he discovers that revenge doesn’t come without strings.
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The Evil Gene
Feature - Comedy
TAG: "Congratulations… it’s a monster!"
LOG LINE: When an infertile couple discovers they’re expecting, their excitement turns to panic after leaning their bundle of joy is genetically predisposed to become a tiny Hitler.
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Jerusalem, Nevada
Pilot - Half Hour Comedy
TAG: Jesus, Moses, and a cop walk into a bar…
LOG LINE: A family relocates to a small Nevada town whose quirky residents seem all too familiar… in a Biblical sense.
Stephen Haynes: Spec Scripts
TELEVISION SPEC SCRIPTS (WRITING SAMPLES)
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The Blacklist
"The Mentor"
WRITING SAMPLE OF STEPHEN HAYNES
LOG LINE: As seemingly unrelated murders start to mount, Liz must track down an assassin in the midst of a killing spree.
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Community
"Advanced Replacement"
WRITING SAMPLE OF STEPHEN HAYNES
LOG LINE: When Alan Conner is hired to replace Jeff, Abed manipulates the group in an effort to get Jeff his job back.