How to write a TV show logline (with examples)

 

How to write a TV show logline (with examples)

There are a lot of ways to approach TV logline writing, and our team has uncovered the two best paths for writing the best logline possible for your script.

TV SHOW LOGLINE FORMULA #1

Our first formula identifies four key elements that your logline must have:

  1. Inciting Incident
  2. Protagonist
  3. Action
  4. Antagonist

Let's take a look at a tv show logline example from Stranger Things:

When a young boy disappears (inciting incident), his mother, a police chief, and his friends (protagonists) must confront (action) terrifying forces (antagonists) in order to get him back.

TV SHOW LOGLINE FORMULA #2

Our second formula is similar, but adds two new elements: "goal" and "stake" to further identify a character's core desires:

  1. Protagonist
  2. Action
  3. Antagonist
  4. Goal
  5. Stake

Let's look at a tv show logline example from award-winning series Arrested Development:

A young man (protagonist) leads (action) his oddball family (antagonists) and their real-estate-development business (goal) following a securities-fraud fiasco that put the father in jail (stake).


Logline Formula

Now that you have a basic understanding of writing loglines...

...it's time to write your own.

Use our  formula below to create a logline that stands-out from the crowd...

...and sells your project for you.

As always, cheers and happy writing!



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