Spec Script Deal: “Darker Saints”

Imagination Worldwide acquires thriller spec script “Darker Saints” written by Tony Kayden. From THR:

The story revolves around a female FBI forensics expert who is called in to assist the police in profiling a vicious serial killer. The agent has just returned from Bosnia, where she helped identify the remains of entire male bloodlines wiped-out during the horrors of ethnic cleansing. She is stunned to discover that this killer is wiping out the entire female bloodline of another family — her own — and she’s his next victim.

This is an option deal.

By my count, this is the 20th spec script deal in 2017

There were 15 spec script deals year-to-date in 2016.

This represents a 25% increase in deals this year compared to last.