TV Pilot (Spec) – Sci-Fi
A man strives to craft a utopia on Mars while a battle for change on a broken Earth unfolds between a rigid system and a faction that demands nothing less than total revolution.
What critics say…
“In just over 60 pages, the writer paints the premise of what promises to be a revolutionary take on science-fiction screenwriting. Science fiction has never been my favourite genre, but reading your script might have just changed that!”
—Optioned Screenwriter
“This pilot has so many strengths, it’s difficult to narrow down which aspects to highlight.”
—BlueCat Analysis
“A really entertaining and enjoyable read that has clear visual potential and a distinct
style and tone that is easy to pick up on from the early pages. This pilot is the only scripted series to have such a premise.”
—WeScreenplay Coverage (Consider)
“The world building is fantastic. The character work is strong. All in all, an excellent work.”
—Barnstorm Fest
“You have cracked an incredibly imaginative world! Your original voice comes through with great strength.”
—Former Network Executive (AMC Networks)
“ARIS combines the thrill of mind-bending and alternate reality Sci-Fi (Think SEVERANCE or the 1995 feature film STRANGE DAYS) with socio-economic and political commentary (think CHILDREN OF MEN) in a plot with the complexity of a Philip K. Dick novel.”
—The Black List
Accolades
Top 2% of All Projects on Coverfly
The Red List Top 100 Projects of All Time on Coverfly (Sci-Fi Television)
The Red List – Top 5 Projects of the Month on Coverfly (Sci-Fi Television)
The Red List – Top 20 Projects of the Month on Coverfly (Sci-Fi)
Semifinalist – Rhode Island International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)
Top 7 TV Scripts – Film Quest
Top Ten TV Scripts – Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2025 (BAFTA-qualifying)
Winner – Best One-Hour Pilot (Script), HorrOrigins Film Festival 2024
Finalist – Toronto INFF
Finalist – Barnstorm Fest 2024
Semifinalist (Top 2%) – BlueCat TV Writing Competition 2024
Finalist – StoryPros International Screenplay Contest 18th Annual 2024
Finalist – Screenplay Festival 2024
UK Film Festival Guild – Best Unproduced Screenplays of 2024 List
Semifinalist – Creative World Awards 2025
Semifinalist – Creative World Awards 2024
Semifinalist – Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Awards Season 2
Semifinalist – Filmmatic TV Pilot Awards Season 9
Semifinalist – Filmmatic – Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 7
Semifinalist – Vail Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist – Manchester Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2025 (BAFTA Q.F.)
Quarterfinalist – ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist – Your Script Produced! 4th Edition
Quarterfinalist – Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices Screenplay Competition 2025
Quarterfinalist – Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Spring 2024
Quarterfinalist – Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards Fall 2023
Quarterfinalist – The Finish Line Script Competition 2023-2024
Quarterfinalist – Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards – Diversity Initiative VIII
Quarterfinalist – Filmmatic – Pitch Now Screenplay Competition Season 6
The Short List, Barnstorm Fest 2023
Winner – Cineverse Black List 2024
Winner – Milan Independent Awards 2024
Finalist – TMFF, The Monthly Film Festival
Finalist – Palm Springs International Screenplay Awards 2024
Finalist – Prague Film Festival 2024
Finalist – Cambridge Script Festival 2024
Finalist – Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest!
Semifinalist – London International Screenwriting Competition 2024
Semifinalist – Santa Barbara International Screenplay Awards 2024
Quarterfinalist – Page Turner 2024
Quarterfinalist – Chicago Script Awards 2024
Honorable Mention – KinoDrome International Festival 2024
Honorable Mention – Cindependent Film Festival 2024
Honorable Mention (Top 3) – Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival 2025
Official Selection – Red Movie Awards 2024
Official Selection – Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival 2024
Official Selection – Rome Prisma Film Awards 2024
Official Selection – Berlin International Screenwriting Festival 2024
Official Selection – Best Script London 2024
Official Selection – Oxford Script Awards 2024
***Multiple award wins and nominations in smaller film festivals around the globe***
A WRITER
with
OVER 120 ACCOLADES
and
80 RAVE REVIEWS by FAMOUS CRITICS and BLOGGERS
© 2024-2025 by V.P. Evans
V.P. Evans 