Blacklisted is a podcast where we delve into the minds of the talented writers who have been featured on the annual Black List - a prestigious list of the best unproduced scripts in Hollywood, as voted on by industry professionals. Each episode, we talk to a screenwriter about their first screenplay that placed on the coveted list; the journey it took to get there, and the subsequent impact the achievement had on their career. You can subscribe to our premium feed of extended episodes here: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/chillfilms/subscribe
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Signup to Generate a PitchBlacklisted is a podcast where we delve into the minds of the talented writers who have been featured on the annual Black List - a prestigious list of the best unproduced scripts in Hollywood, as voted on by industry professionals.
Blacklisted is hosted by Chris Hill. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Michael Sherman" (28 September 2026, 22 minutes), "Alex Convery" (31 August 2026, 55 minutes), and "Kelly Marcel" (24 August 2026, 59 minutes).
Blacklisted publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 46 episodes.
Booking probability for Blacklisted is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Blacklisted requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Blacklisted's contact route on record: verified email.
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Chris Hill hosts Blacklisted, a tv podcast with 46 episodes published.
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Episode #11
Tired of the screenwriting software out there, four-time Black List screenwriter Michael Sherman did what any writer with a coding itch would do: he built his own. He's certainly qualified. Sherman is one half of the...
Episode #10
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . Before he was writing Air for Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Alex Convery...
Episode #9
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . Before Fifty Shades of Grey , before Venom , Kelly Marcel wrote a spec...
Episode #8
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . This week on Blacklisted , we're doing something new: bringing a writer and...
Episode #7
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . This week on Blacklisted, we're joined by screenwriter Kat Wood, whose spec script...
Episode #6
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . This week we're joined by writing partners Lou Howe and Todd Bartels, whose Dolly...
Episode #5
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . What does it look like when a spec script becomes a Spielberg film? Ask Liz Hannah. In 2016...
Episode #4
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . Aaron Karo wrote a Black List script about a toy that turned into a bomb scare. This week's guest...
Episode #3
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . What happens when the line between life and art disappears completely? That's exactly what happened to...
Episode #2
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . How do you land a spot on the annual Black List without an agent or manager? Just ask this week's guest...
Episode #1
Visit the new Stan Store @ stan.store/blacklisted Subscribe to our extended interviews on Spotify here . In our season three premiere, we speak to screenwriter Allison Lee, whose biopic Oh Yoko! landed on the 2025 Black...
Episode #19
What does it take to write one of the biggest movies in Netflix history — from scratch? This week, we sit down with screenwriter T.J. Fixman, the man behind Carry-On — the Christmas action thriller that broke Netflix...
Episode #18
In this bonus episode, host Chris Hill sits down with David Boxerbaum, partner at Verve Talent & Literary Agency and one of the most respected literary agents working in the spec script market today. Named to The...
Episode #17
In 2022, the script that rose to the very top of the Black List was Pure , a psychological horror-thriller about a woman whose obsession with food purity unravels into madness at her sister's destination wedding. The...
Episode #16
Before Allan was helping run production at one of Hollywood's most storied companies (Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment), he was a kid in the mailroom at Endeavor — sorting packages, learning the rhythm of the industry...
Episode #15
Manager Zack Zucker of Bellevue Productions — whose client Matisse Haddad landed the #1 Black List script of 2025 — breaks down the mistake that kills most screenwriting careers before they start: falling in love with...
Episode #14
To celebrate the #BlackList2025 release, we're dropping a loaded bonus episode with Black List founder Franklin Leonard . Twenty-one years after its inception, the Black List has become Hollywood's most influential...
Episode #13
Trevor White of Star Thrower Productions talks about how he and his brother Tim have built their producing careers by working hands-on with screenwriters to develop their scripts, then using the Black List as a...
Episode #12
Get your copy of John's exceptional book here . What if every story you've ever loved - from ancient myths to Marvel blockbusters, from Shakespeare to The Sopranos - follows the exact same blueprint? Today we dive deep...
Episode #11
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