The 'Pause
The 'Pause
Television (Half-hour)
· Drama · 35 pages
Status: Spec
An aging trad-wife influencer hits menopause and is bestowed an untamed power by an ancient cabal of witches who force her to join their battle to upend the patriarchy.
Written by
KT Frances Hartline
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Finalist
Awards
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Other
Accolade
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6 Accolades
Accolade Highlights
Semifinalist,
ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship 2021
Quarterfinalist,
PAGE Awards - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition 2023
1 Writer
Berkeley, CA
As an ambitious, optimistic GenX woman, Frances grew up under the untested promise she could "have it all.” But after chucking her journalism career to homeschool her neurodivergent son, her eyes opened to the unspoken free labor and emotional burdens put upon women. Now, through her signature genre she calls “draMOMedy,” her pilots, features and pl...
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Additional Project Info
Recently scoring an 8 on the Blacklist, THE 'PAUSE combines the suburban culture of AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE with the dark, supernatural family drama of MAYFAIR WITCHES.