2026 Episodic Lab

The five-day Episodic Lab was created to unite emerging-career writers with an original series IP that has not yet been produced, giving them opportunities to work under the guidance of established showrunners and development executive producers. The fellows will workshop their pilot, pitches for their series, and participate in one-on-one story meetings, panels, and writers rooms focused on advancing strong writing craft as well as viability in the current landscape. The fellows are also being supported through workshops prior to the lab, as well as our yearlong continuum of support framework, including ongoing project and career strategy meetings, in-person gatherings in Los Angeles, continued exposure and introductions to industry, membership to the Sundance Institute ELEVATE program, and Sundance Collab.