EXCLUSIVE: The Love List is once again celebrating Valentine’s Day by announcing its picks for the 10 unproduced romance-centered screenplays and pilots of the year.
a group of anonymous readers, in addition to its co-founders, writer Lindsay Grossman and Olive Bridge TV exec Madison Jones.
“In a year, we’ve seen a community grow around The Love List and the projects from our inaugural list soar!” Grossman told Deadline in a statement. “Our 2025 list provides a little bit of something for everyone. We’re excited to have two sports romances on the list this year, and several scripts which blur genre lines, creating stories that feel truly original and exciting!”
Jones added: “The television pilots in particular this year were very impressive. With recent shows like Nobody Wants This and Heartstopperhitting the zeitgeist, we’d love to see more romance on the small screen and the projects on the 2025 list are great candidates!”
Here’s the list, in no particular order:
The Price of Gold by Rebecca Rosenberg (1-hr Romantic Drama Pilot)
Logline: Olympic ice dancing champions Claire Winter and Ryan King retire from skating and are forced to confront what their lives look like without the pursuit of gold medals to drive them forward. As they search for meaning in training the next generation of skaters, Claire and Ryan find themselves asking if winning was worth the price.
Agency: Innovative Artists; Agents: Margaret Mendelson, Joe Arciniega, Emily Cameron; Management Company: Echo Lake Entertainment; Managers: Zadoc Angell and Chelsea Benson; Production Company: Rebelle Media, Laura Lewis
Stay Gold by Drew Z. Greenberg and Tobly McSmith (1-hr Romantic Teen Drama Pilot)
Logline: A romantic dramedy about a transgender teenager who wants to establish his own identity in the face of a new school and environment while trying to win the love of the girl of his dreams.
Drew Z. Greenberg – Managers: Brandy Rivers and Josh Levy at Amplified
Tobly McSmith – Agent: Austin Denesuk at CAA; Studio: Universal Television; Production Company: My So-Called Company
How to Make Men Cry…and Fall in Love by Jaime Schwartz (½ hr Rom-Com Pilot)
Logline: When you need to break the heart of the guy who broke yours… you call Alex Kutchins, a modern female vigilante who turned making emotionally unavailable men cry into a revenge business for women; however, things go awry when she breaks her one rule and falls for her latest target. Like a reverse Hitch—if Hitch wanted to destroy your ego.
Agency: The Gersh Agency; Agents: Eliza Wheeler, Jason Gutman; Management Company: MJ Management
Not Like Other Girls by Brittany Pratt (½ hr Rom-Com Thriller)
Logline: Courtney will do anything for true love – impulsively move back to her hometown, track down her high school boyfriend, break up his marriage, even kidnap a guy. But hey! That last one isn’t even really her fault – “the universe” sent her a sign and who is she to ignore it.
No reps or attachments.
I Could Dom by Madison Hatfield (Feature Rom-Com)
Logline: After an unexpected break-up, a people-pleaser takes an ill-advised detour into the world of BDSM to prove to her doubtful friends that she could totally dom.
Management Company: The Gotham Group; Managers: Lindsay Williams & Nick McCabe; Production Company: HappyBad Bungalow
The Other Team by Nathan Larkin-Connelly (Feature Rom-Com)
Logline: Sam is a diehard Boston Red Sox fan whose life is upended when he meets the man of his dreams: Blake, a pro player having a stellar season. But there’s a hitch. Blake pitches for the other team – namely, the New York Yankees.
Management Company: Navigation Media Group; Manager: Alex Creasia; Production Company: Roadside Attractions
Same Page by Chloe Borenstein-Lawee (Feature Rom-Com)
Logline: When an editorial assistant finally gets her chance at being promoted, she couldn’t be more ready, until she learns that she’s been assigned as editor to her ex-girlfriend’s second novel. In order to secure her professional future, she’ll need to confront their romantic past.
No reps or attachments.
The Wake by Kerry Carney (Feature Romance)
Logline: A woman who can’t seem to stop living in the past, convinces herself to travel across the country for the funeral of her first boyfriend’s father. She inserts herself into the intimate rituals of a big Irish Catholic weekend of mourning, into the family she had once wanted to join so badly, and back into her ex’s arms. But she soon discovers that when you have to force your fantasies to come true, it doesn’t always feel like you’ve gotten your happy ending.
Management Company: Levity Talent; Manager: Jennie Church-Cooper
Goodies by Shelby Blake Bartelstein (1 hr Dramedy)
Logline: After her carefully curated life blows up in her face, Sammy (mid/late 30s) tries to have a one night stand with the ultimate hot 23 year-old dude. But when this hot night turns into something more, they drag their odd couple besties into an unexpected bond that bridges their generations.
Agency: The Gersh Agency; Agents: Lee Keele and Shan Ray; Management Company: Heroes & Villains; Managers: Mikhail Nayfeld and Aaron Lipsett; Studio: MGM; Production Company: Escape Artists
Why We Love by Daniel J. Wilner (Feature Romance)
Logline: Four vastly different individuals–a Buddhist nun, a betrayed fiance, an unfulfilled father, and a trans woman seeking true connection–sign on to help a free-spirited scientist find where love lives inside their brains. Based on the groundbreaking research of Dr. Helen Fisher, the former chief scientist of Hinge, Tinder, and Grindr.
Management Company: Kaplan Perrone; Manager: Hannah Ozer; Production Company: Protostellar Media & Kas Kas Productions
