kelly abbott
Screenwriter and Producer
Kelly aspires to join a local writers' room as an intern or writer's assistant with hopes of become a creator of a TV series
ACCOLADES
selected FILMS
Heartless (2022)
Crime Drama – Writer
An honest care worker considers stealing from her elderly client when her desperate, gambling-addicted brother's life is on the line.
Expecting (2022)
Drama – Writer
In 1970, at the peak of the women’s rights movement, an advocate must decide between motherhood or her career, whilst facing pressure from her new husband.
Doggie-Style (2022)
Adult Comedy - Writer
A man who identifies as a dog tries to find love and build his life in this dog-eat-dog world.
(Now adapted as a TV Series)
Outplacement (2022)
True Drama – Producer
The COVID-19 outbreak forces an airline pilot to make a career change, with few transferable skills.
TV SCREENPLAYS
YESTERWORLD
Sci-Fi Crime Thriller
After her young daughter is cruelly snatched from her home, a determined mother, driven by grief, travels to parallel worlds to rescue her daughter from captivity and ensure alternative versions of herself don’t suffer the same consequence.
SEVEN RAVENS
Fantasy Adventure
Seven brothers venture across the medieval continent of Arcadia, searching for a curse-all elixir, to undo a curse placed on their family. A Brothers Grimm adaptation.
TOXIC WOLF
BORROWED TIME
True Crime Drama
In this real-life crime drama based on my life, a young woman living away from home for the first time tries to escape a dangerous and manipulative relationship that jeopardizes her well-being.
BORROWED TIME
THE CURSE OF CASTLETOWN
BORROWED TIME
Sci-Fi Drama
An agency, led by an unconventional billionaire seeking immortality, temporarily resurrects individuals
in pursuit of a rare genetic disposition that co-exists with the unique serum. How the subjects spend their borrowed time will be their legacy.
EARTH 2: THE RISING
THE CURSE OF CASTLETOWN
THE CURSE OF CASTLETOWN
Sci-Fi Action Adventure
An Android arrives on a dystopian Earth by its creator to prepare and protect the war-torn planet from an imminent Android attack.
THE CURSE OF CASTLETOWN
THE CURSE OF CASTLETOWN
THE CURSE OF CASTLETOWN
A Children’s Mystery (ages 3-7)
A grandfather is transformed into a mouse, due to his selfish ways, and his two grandchildren must help him complete tasks of kindness if they want to undo his curse.
MY DOG IS AN ALIEN
MY DOG IS AN ALIEN
A Children’s Adventure (ages 3-7)
Two young children adopt a purple puppy only to discover it is a shape-shifting alien.
INTO THE GREY
MY DOG IS AN ALIEN
Crime Drama
An elderly woman with dementia confesses to the disappearance of her husband over fifty years ago, only to discover she is the most notorious female serial killer in modern history.
MORE COMING SOON
FEATURE SCREENPLAYS
RAINDROPS
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU MAKE IT
Family Adventure-Comedy (Animated)
Two anamorphic raindrops embark on an epic journey to reunite their family, when one parent gets swallowed by a human girl, and the other falls down a storm drain.
FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU MAKE IT
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
FAKE IT ‘TIL YOU MAKE IT
Comedy-Drama
When a lifetime of hard work doesn’t yield the glamorous lifestyle she desires, the thirty-year-old IT consultant decides to shake up her life by devising a plan to marry a millionaire.
(Also a 90,000-word manuscript)
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN
Comedy-Drama
(sequel to Fake It 'til You Make It)
A fun-loving party Devlin never wanted to be a mother, but an unplanned pregnancy forces her to reconsider this new role of motherhood, a role that she’s clearly not suitable for.
(Also a 90,000-word manuscript)
spec SCREENPLAYS
BOB’S BURGERS (S15) Rob's Burgers
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (S6) Summer Solstice
THE ROOKIE (S2) Night Shift
Family Comedy (Animated)
When a hotter and more successful burger joint opens next door, Bob risks losing his business and wife to the charming and handsome
owner, Rob.
THE ROOKIE (S2) Night Shift
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (S6) Summer Solstice
THE ROOKIE (S2) Night Shift
Crime Drama
Nolan jinxes a quiet night on the job, which leads to a bizarre string of events.
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (S6) Summer Solstice
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (S6) Summer Solstice
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (S6) Summer Solstice
Supernatural Comedy
The housemates reach a breaking point when they are trapped inside their house with an ill Colin Robertson on the longest day of the year, for the fifth year in a row, only to discover he’s been lying to them.
