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More Show Bibles and Guidebooks for Screenwriters

More Show Bibles, and Guidebooks for Screenwriters

Read and download real examples of what showrunners use to help sell their project.

8FLiX serves up an assortment of "bibles" to go along with our previous batch of 11 "Guides, Treatments, and Pitches for Screenwriters."

Here, you'll find treatments and more for Scrubs (2001–2010), Stranger Things (2016–2024), and even the original writer's guide for Star Trek (1966–1969) by Gene Roddenberry.

What's a Series Bible?

A blueprint for writing like you own the show.

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 some examples.

8FLiX has a wide-variety of show bibles, written by the pros, and available for your consumption. Read and study how others have done it, and in how many different ways showrunners have been able to communicate their ideas. As you'll see, each example is as unique as the series itself.

Enjoy the reads!

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Robin Hood (a.k.a. Robin of Sherwood)

Seasons: 3 (1984–1986)

This series treatment is a scan of Richard Carpenter's handwritten notes, c.1983

Image showcasing Robin of Sherwood series poster representing the teleplay.

A forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.

Type ...
TREATMENT
Date ... c.1983
Genres ... ActionDramaFantasy
Showrunner ... Richard Carpenter
IMDb ID ... 0086791

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Scrubs

Seasons: 9 (2001–2010)

Image showcasing Scrubs series poster representing the teleplay.

In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.

Type ...
BIBLE
Date ... 12.14.2001
Genres ... ComedyDrama
Showrunner ... Bill Lawrence
IMDb ID ... 0285403

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Six

Seasons: 2 (2017–2018)

Image showcasing Six series poster representing the teleplay.

Navy SEAL Team Six attempt to eliminate a Taliban leader in Afghanistan when they discover an American citizen working with the enemy.

Type ...
BIBLE
Date ... 06.06.2015
Genres ... ActionDramaHistory
Showrunners ... William Broyles Jr.David Broyles
IMDb ID ... 5541338

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Star Trek (T.O.S.)

Seasons: 3 (1966–1969)

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In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

Type ...
PITCH
Date ... 03.11.1964
Genres ... ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Showrunner ... Gene Roddenberry
IMDb ID ... 0060028

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Seasons: 7 (1993–1999)

Image showcasing Star Trek DS9 series poster representing the teleplay.

In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.

Type ...
BIBLE
Date ... Rev. 06.12.1992
Genres ... ActionAdventureDrama
Showrunners ... Michael PillerIra Steven Behr
IMDb ID ... 0106145

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Star Trek: Enterprise

Seasons: 4 (2001–2005)

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A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

Type ...
BIBLE
Date ... c.2000
Genres ... ActionAdventureDrama
Showrunners ... Rick BermanBrannon Braga
IMDb ID ... 0244365

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Star Trek: Voyager

Seasons: 7 (1995–2001)

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Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.

Type ...
BIBLE
Date ... c.1995
Genres ... ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Showrunners ... Rick BermanMichael PillerJeri Taylor
IMDb ID ... 0112178

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Seasons: 7 (1987–1994)

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Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Type ...
GUIDEBOOK
Date ... 03.23.1987
Genres ... ActionAdventureSci-Fi
Showrunner ... Gene Roddenberry
IMDb ID ... 0092455

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Stargate SG-1

Seasons: 10 (1997–2007)

This "Season 3 Writer's Guide" is 121 pages, and the download size is 34mb.

Image showcasing Stargate SG1 series poster representing the teleplay.

A secret military team, SG-1, is formed to explore other planets through the recently discovered Stargates.

Type ...
GUIDEBOOK
Date ... 11.24.1998
Genres ... ActionAdventureDrama
Showrunners ... Jonathan GlassnerBrad Wright
IMDb ID ... tt0118480

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The Starlost

Seasons: 1 (1973–1974)

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A group of humans must explore a vast starship in order to find the controls to save it from destruction.

Type ...
BIBLE
Date ... 04.10.1973
Genre ... Sci-Fi
Showrunner ... Harlan Ellison
IMDb ID ... tt0069638

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Stranger Things

Seasons: 5 (2016–2025)

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When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief and his friends must confront terrifying supernatural forces in order to get him back.

Type ...
BIBLE
Date ... 09.11.2014
Genres ... DramaFantasyHorror
Showrunners ... Matt DufferRoss Duffer
IMDb ID ... 4574334

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Terra Nova

Seasons: 1 (2011)

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Centers on the Shannons, an ordinary family from 2149 when the planet is dying, who are transported back 85 million years to prehistoric Earth where they join Terra Nova, a colony of humans with a second chance to build a civilization.

Type ...
GUIDEBOOK
Date ... 01.11.2010
Genres ... AdventureDramaMystery
Showrunners ... Kelly MarcelCraig Silverstein
IMDb ID ... 1641349

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