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.
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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!
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
A forest mystical being appoints two men in succession as the legendary outlaw defender of the oppressed.
| Type | ... |
TREATMENT
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| Date | ... | c.1983 |
| Genres | ... | ActionDramaFantasy |
| Showrunner | ... | Richard Carpenter |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0086791 |
Scrubs
Seasons: 9 (2001–2010)
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
| Type | ... |
BIBLE
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| Date | ... | 12.14.2001 |
| Genres | ... | ComedyDrama |
| Showrunner | ... | Bill Lawrence |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0285403 |
Six
Seasons: 2 (2017–2018)
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 |
Star Trek
Seasons: 3 (1966–1969)
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 |
Deep Space Nine
Seasons: 7 (1993–1999)
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
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| Date | ... | Rev. 06.12.1992 |
| Genres | ... | ActionAdventureDrama |
| Showrunners | ... | Michael PillerIra Steven Behr |
| IMDb ID | ... | 0106145 |
Enterprise
Seasons: 4 (2001–2005)
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 |
Voyager
Seasons: 7 (1995–2001)
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 |
The Next Generation
Seasons: 7 (1987–1994)
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 |
Stargate SG-1
Seasons: 10 (1997–2007)
This "Season 3 Writer's Guide" is 121 pages, and the download size is 34mb.
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 |
The Starlost
Seasons: 1 (1973–1974)
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 |
Stranger Things
Seasons: 5 (2016–2024)
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 |
Terra Nova
Seasons: 1 (2011)
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 |