New Form Unveils Latest Incubator Series Featuring Nine Scripted Pilots

By: Jan. 17, 2017
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New Form (NF) released nine premium, original pilots in their most recent Incubator Series announced today at NATPE, a global marketplace for digital and entertainment content. The newest NF Incubator features premium scripted concepts from nine emerging creators, including Youtube favorites Alexa Losey (971k Youtube Subscribers), Jonah Green (449k Youtube Subscribers) and MaryDoodles (415k Youtube Subscribers).

Check Out the Incubator teaser trailer below:

New Form is showcasing a slate of shorts from talented storytellers that are mentored and funded by NF as they develop and produce their original stories from concept to pilot. These commissioned concepts serve to inspire an eventual digital series to debut on a variety of platforms.

In just two years, New Form's successful Incubator has yielded some of their most successful series. Past Incubators that have sold to series include Streamy winners Oscar's Hotel for Fantastical Creatures and Anna Akana's Miss 2059, as well as Youtube Red's Single By 30, I Ship It available on CW SEED and Mr. Student Body President, which just received an additional 30-epsiode order from partner go90. Most recently, NF sold pilot Final Space, a story of an intergalactic coast guard named 'Gary' who makes it his quest to protect his new alien friend 'Mooncake' from the evil Lord Commander, coming to TBS in 2017.

"Our goal is to tell great stories, and provide some of the world's most original, emerging creators an opportunity to share something completely new and exciting with their audience," said Melissa Schneider, New Form's EVP, Originals & Development. "This round of pilots and creators were selected because they have the right combination of originality, audience scale, creative vision and a passion for storytelling-which is the heart of Incubator."

JC Cangilla, New Form's COO adds, "Our Incubator program is central to New Form's success in being the most prolific digital studio. We're so excited to have an active NAPTE, where buyers across the media spectrum are showing interest." He continues, "This incubator features a wide range of scripted genres including action adventure, dark comedy and mystical drama-this slate represents the unique narratives we are seeing a high demand for in the marketplace."

Pilot links and descriptions below:

AMERICAN AIRNESS created by Sam Miller, starring Olan Rogers

An under-employed, overzealous twenty-something competes in his first local air guitar competition...dragging his unamused big sister along with him. The newest challenger in an UNDERGROUND sport filled with colorful characters and killer riffs, he enters a world where anyone can become a god of rock. The only thing standing in his way is his idol turned nemesis. Will he crash and burn or unleash his inner beast?

CHRIS AND MITCHELL MAKE A SHOW starring Mitchell Davis & Chris Kendall
YouTube OGs Chris Kendall and Mitchell Davis take on the enormous task of creating a new kind of talk show for the internet: no studio, no audience, no scripts-just a bit of Casey Neistat mixed with The Larry Sanders Show. On their quest, these besties will experience the ups and downs of friendship, but still may never get it together to actually make their show! By trying to accomplish the impossible in Hollywood, these two lovable idiots will give you all the things you love about a talk show without THE TALK show: celebrity guests, ancillary content and cross platform integration.

FALLEN FOR YOU created by and starring Ashley Skidmore & Brennan Lee Mulligan

Ashley Bailey hits rock bottom when her memoir is stolen, forcing her to lose her job. With no hope and a bottle of vodka taped to her hand, her guardian angel Todd steps in-- literally. Except nobody tells Ashley you're not supposed to hook up with your guardian angel. Todd loses his wings and gets marooned on Earth, where together he and Ashley will discover the secret underbelly of fallen angels and hidden demons.

HERO created by and starring Dom Fera

Faced with his first real supervillain, an invincible superhero returns to his childhood home defeated-and is forced to reckon with his fear, his identity, and the people he hurt along the way.

IMMORTALS created by and starring Alexa Losey, also starring Melvin Gregg

Despite being forever stuck at age 19, Riley has lived for over a century, her immortality as much a gift as it is a curse. She yearns to escape her isolation and loneliness for a simple life, but discovers that she is part of a long lineage of Immortals who have lied to her about her origin and importance. Now HUNTED by her own, Riley will abandon everything she has ever known and set in motion a chain of events that will threaten their very existence.

MAX THE MURDER CAT created by Mary Doodles, starring Arden Rose

Anne just rescued a cute, cuddly, serial-killing cat named Max. Although he is probably responsible for the disappearances of his previous owners, Anne is different in his eyes. Max ends up BECOMING incredibly fond, even possessive, of her and his killer instincts turn towards those who threaten their bond.

NORTH OF NEON created by Matt Stawski, starring Meg Delacy & Gabriel Conte

This fantasy adventure is about siblings Coin, Eido and Mars who are caught in the midst of the Great Dragon War. The trio must go on a quest to find their warrior father while fending off local outlaws to protect their prized baby Ghost Dragon.

PLAYGROUND created by Bertie Gilbert, starring Chris Kendall

Ezra finds himself dealing with the loss of his younger brother Peter in the most fantastical way. On his way to the funeral service, Ezra is captured by a group of children after crash landing in a magical forest. The spirited group holds him captive until he fixes their rocket ship. In the process of helping them, Ezra learns to let go, confront burdens from his past and figure out a way to move forward.

THE WIN created by and starring Jonah Green

Five college misfits, led by the inscrutable Riley, game the California lottery and win four million bucks. But when her absent father shows up and blackmails the gang for what they have done, the group finds itself faced with an agonizing decision... at least, that's how things appear. Because for Riley, winning THE LOTTERY was only half the con.



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