More Guidebooks, Treatments, and Pitches for Screenwriters
Read and download real examples of what showrunners use to help sell their project.
This serves as a pleasant companion piece to our first 10 "Guides, Treatments, and Pitches for Screenwriters."
Here, you'll find show bibles for Lost (2004-2010), Fargo (2014-2023), and even Masters of the Universe (1983-1985).
If you're relatively new to the art the art of screenwriting, you may be wondering why we call it a "bible." There's a completely understandable explanation for that.
What's a Series Bible?
Your map to writing relevant episode scripts.
They've been around almost as long as television itself. A "Writer's Guide", or a "Bible" as it's sometimes referred to, is the single most important blueprint a TV series can have. Basically, the "Series Bible" describes how the show will thrive and tell a story. Just like religious texts from where its name derives, this "bible" details how its characters, locations, and situations should tell the story of their life.
A well written "bible" enables new scribes, who have no historical knowledge of the series, to pitch a storyline, write it, and (eventually) produce 'their' episode without disrupting the long-established vibe.
Discover What We Have
Let's look at ten examples.
We have more than 30 models of pitches, treatments, and writer's guides available to discover! And unlike writing scripts, creating a series bible doesn't necessarily follow an industry standard. That's why 8FLiX has included a wide-variety of samples below. Read and study how others have done it, and in how many different ways showrunners have been able to communicate their ideas. Each is as unique as the next one.
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Fargo
Seasons: 5 (2014–2023)
Various chronicles of deception, intrigue and murder in and around frozen Minnesota. Yet all of these tales mysteriously lead back one way or another to Fargo, North Dakota.
| Type | ... |
BIBLE
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| Date | ... | 07.18.2013 |
| Genres | ... | CrimeDramaThriller |
| Showrunner | ... | Noah Hawley |
| IMDb ID | ... | 2802850 |
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Freaks and Geeks
Seasons: 1 (1999–2000)
A high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.
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Grey's Anatomy
Seasons: 20 (2005 - current)
A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.
| Type | ... |
BIBLE
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| Date | ... | 08.08.2008 |
| Genres | ... | DramaRomance |
| Showrunner | ... | Shonda Rhimes |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0413573 |
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Seasons: 2 (1983–1985)
The most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull.
| Type | ... |
BIBLE
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| Date | ... | 12.01.1982 |
| Genres | ... | AnimationActionAdventure |
| Showrunners | ... | Lou ScheimerMichael Halperin |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0126158 |
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Lost
Seasons: 6 (2004–2010)
The survivors of a plane crash are forced to work together in order to survive on a seemingly deserted tropical island.
| Type | ... |
FORMAT
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| Date | ... | 05.05.2004 |
| Genres | ... | AdventureDramaFantasy |
| Showrunners | ... | J.J. AbramsJeffrey LieberDamon Lindelof |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0411008 |
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Marry Me
Seasons: 4 (2004–2009)
Annie and Jake finally get engaged after six years, but her larger-than-life personality and his laid-back approach to life will severely test the theory of "opposites attract". They quickly realize getting engaged was the easy part.
| Type | ... |
PITCH
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| Date | ... | 07.23.2013 |
| Genres | ... | ComedyRomance |
| Showrunner | ... | David Caspe |
| IMDb ID | ... | 3460454 |
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New Girl
Seasons: 7 (2011–2018)
After a bad break-up, Jess, an offbeat young woman, moves into an apartment loft with three single men. Although they find her behavior very unusual, the men support her - most of the time.
| Type | ... |
PITCH
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| Date | ... | 08.03.2012 |
| Genres | ... | ComedyRomance |
| Showrunner | ... | Elizabeth Meriwether |
| IMDb ID | ... | 1826940 |
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Poltergeist: The Legacy
Seasons: 4 (1996–1999)
A group of poltergeist experts locate, retrieve, confiscate, or otherwise do what it takes to fix haunting situations.
| Type | ... |
BIBLE
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| Date | ... | [undated] |
| Genres | ... | DramaFantasyHorror |
| Showrunner | ... | Richard Barton Lewis |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0115317 |
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Project Blue Book
Seasons: 2 (2019–2020)
A tough US Air Force officer and a skeptical scientist investigate UFO and alien conspiracies as Cold War paranoia spreads.
| Type | ... |
PITCH
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| Date | ... | 03.30.2017 |
| Genres | ... | DramaMysterySci-Fi |
| Showrunner | ... | David O'Leary |
| IMDb ID | ... | 6632666 |
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Quantum Leap
Seasons: 5 (1989–1993)
During a government experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, "leaping" into the lives of different people, sorting out their problems and changing history in hopes of getting back home to the present.
| Type | ... |
GUIDEBOOK
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| Date | ... | 05.11.1990 |
| Genres | ... | ActionAdventureDrama |
| Showrunner | ... | Donald P. Bellisario |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0096684 |
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