John Hilary Shepherd

Producer, Flying Rhino Productions
Formats Interested In
Features
TV
Manuscripts
Particularly Interested In

Biopics / True Stories. Streamer-friendly, low- to mid-range budget Horror, Thriller, Supernatural, and Dark Sci-Fi with a strong concept and great lead characters.

Feature Genres
Drama
Comedy
RomCom
Sci-Fi
Action
Adventure
Thriller
Horror
Budget Range
All Budget Ranges
TV Formats
Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)
One-Hour Pilots
TV Homes
Network
Cable
Premium Cable
Streaming
TV Genres
Drama
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Horror
Book Genres
Biographies
Coming-of-Age
Crime
Faith-Based/Faith-Friendly
Family-Friendly
Female-Driven
Inspirational
Kids/Children
LGBTQIA+
Supernatural
True Stories
Young Adult (YA) / Teen
Sub-Genres
Biopic
Book Adaptation
Coming-of-Age
Crime/True Crime
Faith-Based/Faith-Friendly
Family-Friendly
Female-Driven
Ghosts
Inspirational
Kids/Children
LGBTQIA+
Supernatural
True Story
Young Adult (YA)
More about John Hilary Shepherd

A graduate from the American Film Institute with an MFA Screenwriting, producer John Hilary Shepherd recently launched his own company, Flying Rhino (Image Comics’ UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY). Previously, John ran development for Academy Award-nominated producer Brian Oliver at New Republic Pictures (1917) and Cross Creek Pictures (BLACK SWAN, HACKSAW RIDGE). He has also worked in development for Spelling Films (IN & OUT) and Polygram, as well as a story analyst for the William Morris Agency. Upcoming projects include HORRORSTOR—an adaptation of bestselling author Grady Hendrix's novel about a haunted big-box furniture store, and Guy Douall’s DUSTED—a small-town thriller with a supernatural twist in the vein of Stephen King. John is also a WGA Award-nominated writer for his work on the Showtime television series NURSE JACKIE.

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