The Optionist

The former president has an eye for book-to-film possibilities. Months ago we highlighted All the SInners Bleed as Birnam Wood with hot screen potential. Looking for great IP, that's what the Optionist is for.

Like "Knives Out"? Then you'll love this week's locked-room murder mystery picks on @OptionistAnkler, including a family trapped in their home who learn that one of them is a murderer and another centered on college friends snowed in during a reunion. ow.ly/60vp50PiEXh

In @OptionistAnkler's latest roundup of available IP: A real-life historical thriller about a socialite-turned-secret agent after WWI, a drama about three female friends navigating life at West Point, a cat-and-mouse thriller set in '60s Europe, and more. open.substack.com/pub/theoptioni…

Cool new podcast series just announced from @CrookedMedia about a town chasing the illusion of legal weed riches theoptionist.substack.com/p/exclusive-ip…

Coming to a screen near you! As the @OptionistAnkler reported back in Nov, this is being developed by Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot) for television. theoptionist.substack.com/p/jeffrey-toob…

Super useful new FREE newsletter on everything related to Hollywood's (likely) writers strike from @TheAnkler. Best one stop to keep up to date on the strike and how its effecting the town strikegeist.substack.com/p/rushfield-th…

Available IP in today's Optionist newsletter includes two great con artists and the story of the first female astronauts. theoptionist.substack.com/p/ip-picks-spa…

Today's Optionist features an exclusive sneak peek at a forthcoming story - a Rom-*con* that's a feel good love story with a crazy twist. theoptionist.substack.com/p/ip-picks-a-c…

You could've waited until Deadline announced this book leaked to the town last week or you could've subscribed to the best IP newsletter and had it on your radar more than a month ago. Your choice. deadline.com/2023/03/warner…

lol leaked around town. Optionist subscribers knew about this in early Feb. when we featured it in the Optionist. deadline.com/2023/03/t-j-ne…

I wrote about how ChatGPT won't be televised for @ankler @OptionistAnkler IP newsletter and if to prove my point @alanalda did an AI M*A*S*H scene and the results are predictablely terrible. (Listen here stitcher.com/show/clear-viv….) My take here theoptionist.substack.com/p/making-sense…

I once (okay twice) pitched an African American history #SchoolHouseRock series to NAACP Chairman Julian Bond. Couldn't get him to bite. Still think it is a great idea and more needed now than ever (+ cool updated music––rap, hiphop, soul etc)

@OptionistAnkler's @andyblewis sits down with The Briefing hosts to discuss all things IP law, from 'Top Gun' to Jerry West, LeBron's tattoos and squeaky dog toys, and why the 'Queen's Gambit' lawsuit is worth noting. open.substack.com/pub/theoptioni…

Wow. Prince Harry’s Spare sold 3.2M copies in the first week, w/half in US, 1/4 in UK, 1/8 Can/Aus, 1/8 rest of world, per PRH. Likely to be biggest non-fiction book of year and shows this gamble was no gamble for PRH theoptionist.substack.com/p/how-risky-is…

Also this means were are almost definitely getting a Meghan Markle memoir as a follow up. Think Grey to the original 50 Shades.

So per a Penguin Random House release Prince Harry's memoir Spare sold 1.43 million copies on its first day (a record for PRH). Will that be enough to make a profit on his $20M advance? My analysis theoptionist.substack.com/p/how-risky-is…

Today's Optionist was a little late but it makes up for it with a fab mix that includes true crime, a hitchcockian thriller and not one but two fake deaths. theoptionist.substack.com/p/ip-picks-fak…

Great conversation about the state of the biz, expanding the idea of family entertainment & the power of the backlist theoptionist.substack.com/p/walden-ceo-f…

From the dark underbelly of bodybuilding to the world of a serial con artist, @andyblewis rounds up his optional IP picks of the week open.substack.com/pub/theoptioni…

Looking for great IP (and who has the rights)? The Optionist curates the best material every week to make the job of creating great entertainment just a little bit easier. theoptionist.substack.com/p/the-greys-an…