Emerald Johnson

Time To Pretend Budget: $1M - $5M | Comedy ⋄ Drama A perfection-obsessed suburban mother scrambles to conceal a years-long affair after her secret lover dies under suspicious circumstances — but when she hosts a chaotic “celebration of life” reunion for their former college friends, paranoia, guilt, and buried resentments turn the night into a public unraveling.

Service Industry Budget: $0 - $100K | Comedy ⋄ Horror On her first night serving at a high-end restaurant, a desperate actress learns the staff literally sacrifices their own—and to keep the job, she’ll have to prove she’s a real team player.

Strange Love Budget: $1M - $5M | Crime ⋄ Romance A lonely romance novelist, desperate for a little adventure and a story worth writing, lets herself be kidnapped by a gawky, well-meaning outlaw — and together they turn a bumbling crime spree into a media spectacle, a bestselling myth, and a love story neither saw coming.

Paradise City Budget: $1M - $5M | Comedy ⋄ Drama After blowing up her life, a woman navigates the humiliations, temptations, and small victories of Los Angeles with one year to chase her dream—or face the truth about who she really is.