Out in Hollywood Reveals Out Loud List of 2026 Unproduced Queer Pilots
Out in Hollywood has unveiled its 2026 Out Loud list, featuring the best unproduced queer-focused pilot scripts from the past year.
This year marks the sixth installment of the list, with Out in Hollywood teaming up with Gersh once again. The chosen writers will be honored at a special reception in Los Angeles, hosted by Jeff & Maridette Greenberg and sponsored by Writ Large.
“The diverse voices exploring the queer spectrum have never been more important and deserve to be heard,” said Logan Kriete on behalf of the Out in Hollywood board. “These pilots are not just a celebration of who we are, they are a force for change, a demand for empathy, and proof that queer stories move every audience. This year’s storytellers reflect the full spectrum of queer imagination, and they make clear what we’ve always known: when queer writers are given the space to tell stories freely, they not only contribute to culture, they push it forward.”
Each script was nominated by queer professionals in the entertainment community and then evaluated through a blind review process led by Out Loud Hollywood’s founding board and a guest panel of queer producers and executives. Entries will be judged based on a number of criteria and a queer storytelling lens adapted from GLAAD’s Vito-Russo Test.
This year’s list covers a range of genres, including sci-fi, crime, thriller, coming-of-age, comedy and drama.
The full list is below, organized alphabetically by pilot title and complete with brief summaries of each script and representation information:
Out Loud List 2026 Selections
CURANDERA
Writer: Roberto Fatal (they/them)
Logline: An aspiring curandera and their misfits must use a mix of indigenous spirituality, modern science and old-fashioned detective work to solve supernatural mysteries in their small California neighborhood.
Representative: Jason Lubin (First Story Entertainment)
KUSP
Writer: Oliver Warren (he/him)
Logline: Two strange runaways plunge into the fragile, privileged world of a gay New York academic who has never been a father and absolutely does not want to start now.
Representative: Justin Ross (Bohemia Group)
ELYSIUM
Writers: Christian Jordan Grier (he/him) & Dane Styler (he/him)
Logline: An unstable couple tests their relationship and embarks on an all-gay cruise, descending into a seductive world of sex, drugs and social currency as guests and crew move toward their fatal breaking points.
Representative: Christian — Adrian Gonzalez (Yak Yak), Dane is open to representation
EVERYTHING I LEARNED IN AMERICA, I LEARNED ON GRINDR
Writer: Yilong Liu (he/him)
Logline: Vincent keeps a spreadsheet of every man he’s ever slept with since he came to America. When he botches his green card marriage over an arrangement, he is forced to rebuild his entire life using the only network he’s ever had: his Grindr contacts.
Representative: Jiah Shin (CAA)
GUMSMOOTH
Writers: Jordan Gustafson (she/them) & Phillip Iscove (he/him) & Kenny Neibart (he/him) & Brooke Solomon (she/her)
Logline: A snarky, gender-fluid private investigator reluctantly teams up with their brand new roommate (a noir-obsessed LA transplant) after a seemingly innocent case draws the pair into a decades-old Hollywood conspiracy.
Representatives: Phillip – Joel Begleiter (TFC), Kenny – Scott Perraud (UTA), Jordan & Brooke open for representation
HELL ON EARTH
Writer: Shantira Jackson (she/her)
Logline: Earth is hell for black people. Literal. So a group of angels and an unruly human are on a mission to save every black person and take them to heaven.
Rep: Brooke Shoemaker (Artists First)
KILL ALL THE RIGHT PEOPLE
Writers: Chase Heinrich (he/him) & Micah Steinberg (he/him)
Logline: To erase a people, you must first master the story. Decades after a deadly virus known as GRID is believed to have eradicated homosexuality, the pristine life of a suburban family unravels the day their teenage son begins to discover the truth.
Representative: Danny Simeone (Kaplan Stahler)
PUBERTY TOO
Writer: V Marks (she/he)
Logline: A nerdy trans girl wins a high school ping pong game and America goes crazy. Now she must prove she has no biological advantage by training to become the worst ping pong player of all time.
Representative: Amar Hansen (anonymous content)
HAST
Writer: Kristin Griffith (she/her)
Logline: Megan has the boyfriend, the sorority, and the presidency in sight, until she develops feelings for Zoe, the tattooed campus singer. Between rush week and a secret romance, she’s about to discover there’s no commitment process to coming out.
Representative: Jon Katzman (KDX Entertainment)
WHAT TO EXPECT
Writer: Michael Iannaconi (he/him)
Logline: Proud Patrick and closeted Luke are happily in love…sort of. Patrick is all in, but Luke fears their relationship could hurt his blossoming political career. Patrick doesn’t mind, but there’s just one problem: he’s pregnant… with Luke’s child… and, as far as the world is concerned, the Second Coming of Christ.
Representative: Davis Nann (Circle Management + Production)
(Pictured, left to right, top to bottom: V Marks, Kristin Griffith, Yilong Liu, Dane Styler, Chase Heinrich, Michah Steinberg, Christian Jordan Grier, Brooke Solomon, Jordan Gustafson, Michael Iannaconi, Shantira Jackson, Phil Iscove, Roberto Fatal, Oliver Warren. Not pictured: Kenny Neibart)
