The Esther Code
The Esther Code
Television (One-hour)
· Thriller · 55 pages
Four grisly murders are connected by cryptic notes left with the victims. A young Jewish FBI agent decodes and links the messages to a 2,500-year-old Biblical code, which she must solve to stop six more murders.
Written by
Esa Nurminen
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Semifinalist,
The Script Lab - TSL Free Screenplay Contest 2020
Quarterfinalist,
ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition 2022
1 Writer
Taylorsville, NC
Esa Nurminen is a screenwriter, born in Kuusankoski, Finland, and residing in the U.S.
He has written several screenplays and TV pilots in thriller, horror, and children's animation genres, including an adaptation of Michael Danneman's novel The Esther Code.
He was a reader in the Cinequest 2017 screenwriting competition. (60-minute teleplay cate...
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I've achieved recognition in screenwriting competitions. I've been a finalist, semifinalist, and quarterfinalist at Cinequest three times, two times at NexTV, and twice in Showtime's Tony Cox Screenplay Competition. I was a reader in the Cinequest 2017 Screenwriting Competition in the 60-minute teleplay category. Recently, I was a finalist in the 2020 ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Screenplay Competition and a semifinalist in the TSL Screenplay Contest.