Any
🎨 Creative
Advanced
Develop a TV Series Pilot Concept
Build a complete TV series concept with pilot outline, characters, and season arc.
The Prompt
Develop a TV series concept and pilot outline for the following: Genre: [drama / comedy / thriller / limited series / procedural / genre blend] Logline (or a rough idea to develop): [one sentence describing the show] Network or platform target: [Netflix / HBO / BBC / network TV / streaming — affects tone and format] Episode format: [30-minute single-cam comedy / 60-minute drama / limited 6-episode / anthology] World: [where and when is the show set] Tone comps: [name 2 existing shows as reference points] Core theme: [the big question the show asks over its run] Provide: SERIES CONCEPT: - Full logline (one sentence) - Series premise paragraph (expand the logline into the world, conflict, and stakes) - Why now (why is this show relevant today) - The engine (what keeps the show going episode to episode) CHARACTERS: For each of 4-6 main characters: - Name and role - Want (what they are consciously pursuing) - Need (what they actually require for fulfilment — usually different from want) - Wound (the past experience driving their behaviour) - Contradiction (the tension that makes them interesting) - Relationship to the central conflict SEASON 1 ARC: - The central question of Season 1 - Midpoint episode (what changes halfway through) - Season finale reveal or resolution - What is different at the end of Season 1 vs the beginning - The hook that makes viewers return for Season 2 PILOT OUTLINE: - Cold open (the image or scene that sets the tone) - Act 1: Establish world and protagonist - Act 2: Introduce conflict and complications - Act 3: Escalation - Act 4: Pilot climax and hook - Scene-by-scene breakdown of the pilot SELLING THE SHOW: - One paragraph pitch for a writers room meeting - 3 episode titles from later in the season (with one-line descriptions)
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[drama / comedy / thriller / limited series / procedural / genre blend]
[one sentence describing the show]
[Netflix / HBO / BBC / network TV / streaming — affects tone and format]
[30-minute single-cam comedy / 60-minute drama / limited 6-episode / anthology]
[where and when is the show set]
[name 2 existing shows as reference points]
[the big question the show asks over its run]
How to use this prompt
1
Copy the prompt
Click "Copy Prompt" above to copy the full prompt text to your clipboard.
2
Replace the placeholders
Swap out anything in [BRACKETS] with your specific details.
3
Paste into Any
Open your preferred AI assistant and paste the prompt to get started.