Scott Barkan

Screenwriter & Story Consultant

A produced screenwriter with multiple sales, options, and features on Netflix and Hulu. Currently developing projects with Lionsgate and serving as Head Writer at Pocket FM. Represented by CAA & Mainstay Entertainment. WGA member.

Blumhouse Lionsgate Netflix Hulu Pocket FM SXSW 2019

Selected Work

In Development

The Sun Always Sets in the West

Feature Film Lionsgate Dir. Ruben Fleischer

In the last days of the old west, a vampire must defend his ranch—from sunrise to sunset—against ruthless outlaws who have come to claim his adopted human daughter.

Screenwriter • Western/Supernatural • Est. $25M Budget

Ruben Fleischer Attached to Direct
Produced — Hulu

I'm Just F*cking With You

Feature Film Blumhouse Dir. Adam Mason

During their stay at a secluded motel, a pair of siblings are subjected to a night of increasingly frightening practical jokes by a prankster bartender who may or may not be a psychopath.

Screenwriter • Psychological Horror/Comedy • $1.2M Budget

SXSW 2019 Narrative Spotlight
Produced — Netflix

Edge of Fear

Feature Film Parkside Pictures Dir. Bobby Roth

After being stabbed in the heart by ruthless home invaders, a man is left for dead. Now weak, outnumbered, and with a knife sticking from his chest, he attempts to do the impossible: save his wife from these murderers before he bleeds to death.

Screenwriter • Action/Thriller • $5M Budget

Starring Robert Patrick and the Cast of Prison Break
Available

Sunken City

Feature Film Original Screenplay

25 years after his high school sweetheart's unsolved murder, new evidence reignites a failed musician's vengeful obsession with the case, putting him on a collision course with his estranged former bandmates—a gambling addict and the detective assigned to a related slaying in their insular harbor town.

Screenwriter • Crime/Drama

Audio Series

My Super Opulent System

Ongoing
Head Writer

Currently serving as Head Writer on this popular audio series for Pocket FM.

Pocket FM • September 2025–Present

Reincarnated with the Strongest System

14.5M+ plays

Reborn into a world of magic, William is ready to live his new life to the fullest—armed with a sassy goat sidekick and a unique God-given system to level up his life.

Pocket FM • Showrunner/Senior Writer • 200 Episodes

The Conjurers

2.1M+ plays

When the impoverished scion of a fallen magical family discovers a talisman that will supercharge his training, he vows to use his newfound power to redeem his family name.

Pocket FM • Showrunner/Senior Writer • 100 Episodes • Adapted from "Martial Universe"

About

I'm a versatile storyteller with a unique journey from acclaimed musician to screenwriter and sought-after script consultant. Drawing on over two decades of creative experience, I bring a rhythmic sensibility and innovative approach to narrative structure in film, television, and audio content.

My portfolio spans horror, thriller, crime drama, and action genres, with recent work in romance and fantasy for digital platforms. As a produced screenwriter with multiple sales and options, I combine industry insight with academic expertise—currently teaching screenwriting for Script Anatomy, judging for the international PAGE Screenwriting Awards, and serving as an Adjunct Professor at Rowan University.

My original material has attracted A-list talent including Liam Neeson, Danny McBride, Benicio Del Toro, Scott Cooper, and Ruben Fleischer. I optioned my first screenplay to industry titan Michael Uslan (Batman).

I also shred on guitar.