Sarah Cassell – November 2016 TV SPEC Screenplay Winner

The NOVEMBER 2016 Winning TV Screenplay 

TV SPEC of THE UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT Written by Sarah CassellCAST LIST: NARRATOR – Benjamin Camenzuli KIMMY – Cass Van Wyck TITUS – Percy Alexander Harris JACQUELINE – Jane Smythe LILLIAN – Becky Shrimpton WILL – Hugh Ritchie RUSS – Paul Whitaker

SYNOPSIS:

Genre: Comedy

Kimmy creates a fake account on a millionaire dating website to help Jacqueline gain self-esteem.

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your TV Spec screenplay “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” about?

My spec “Kimmy Learns to Catfish!” is, at its core, about learning to accept emotional baggage. Everywhere but the core, it’s about Kimmy accidentally setting up a date with Jacqueline from a completely fake online dating account.

How does this screenplay fit into the context of the show?

This episode comes into play immediately after the end of season two. Each character revisits something in their past…