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Welcome to StudioBinder’s screenplay library, your ultimate resource for the most captivating and immersive free TV scripts. Step into the world of television storytelling as we present a curated selection of the finest scripts ever written for the small screen. From gripping dramas to hilarious comedies and captivating thrillers, this treasure trove of TV scripts is a valuable tool for aspiring writers and television enthusiasts. Get ready to be captivated by the power of television storytelling. Enjoy!

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comedy, crime, drama, tv

Barry (Pilot)

Written By: Alec Berg & Bill Hader

Synopsis: A hit man from the Midwest moves to Los Angeles and gets caught up in the city's theatre arts scene.

comedy, tv

The Big Bang Theory (S2 E4)

Written By: Stephen Engel & Tim Doyle (teleplay)

Synopsis: The guys struggle to cope with Raj's arrogance after he is featured in a People magazine article.

DRAMA, tv, crime

Breaking Bad - Pilot (S1 E1)

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Written By: Vince Gilligan and Sam Catlin & Moira Walley-Beckett

Synopsis:Diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, chemistry teacher Walter White teams up with former student Jesse Pinkman to cook and sell crystal meth.

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Written By: Vince Gilligan and Sam Catlin & Moira Walley-Beckett

Synopsis: There is a fly loose in the lab. Walt and Jesse must do whatever they can to kill it before it contaminates the meth.

Written By:Craig Mazin

Synopsis: In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world's worst man-made catastrophes.

crime, tv

CSI (S4 E15)

Written By:Anthony E. Zuiker & Carol Mendelsohn (teleplay), based on the story by Elizabeth Devine

Synopsis: Two masked men show up at a house and kill the husband and wife execution-style with two bullets at the back of the head.

western, tv

Deadwood (S1 E5)

Written By:David Milch & John Belluso

Synopsis: Swearengen transforms the Gem into a courtroom as Deadwood is forced to make its own laws to try a cowardly murderer. With Calamity Jane off on a bender, Trixie is enlisted by Swearengen to help Alma with the orphaned child and to keep her pliable to his purposes. Fearing Andy's illness might threaten his business, Cy banishes him to the woods, where he is discovered by Jane.

Written By:Mackenzie Crook

Synopsis: The lives of two eccentric metal detectorists, who spend their days plodding along ploughed tracks and open fields, hoping to disturb the tedium by unearthing the fortune of a lifetime.

Written By:James Manos Jr. (teleplay), based on the novel by Jeff Lindsay

Synopsis: By day, mild-mannered Dexter is a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami police. But at night, he is a serial killer who only targets other murderers.

DRAMA, tv

Euphoria (Pilot)

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Written By:Sam Levinson (teleplay), based on the Israeli Series from HOT that was created by Ron Leshem & Daphna Levin

Synopsis: A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.

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comedy, tv

Friends S1 E8

Written By:Marta Kauffman & David Crane

Synopsis: Monica and Ross mourn the loss of their grandmother. Chandler is shocked to find that people think he is gay.

drama

Game of Thrones (Pilot)

Written By:David Benioff & D.B. Weiss (screenplay), based on the book by George Martin

Synopsis: Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.

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Written By:Matthew Weiner

Synopsis: A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

Written By:Bryan Fuller (teleplay), based on characters from the book "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris

Synopsis: Lecter's patient Franklin Froideveaux worries that his friend Tobias may be a psychopath, but Franklin's growing obsession with Lecter is what concerns the latter more.

comedy, tv

The Office (Pilot)

Written By:Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant

Synopsis: A mockumentary on a group of typical office workers, where the workday consists of ego clashes, inappropriate behavior, and tedium.

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Written By:Steven Knight

Synopsis: A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England; centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby.

comedy, tv

Rick and Morty (S1 E5)

Written By:Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon

Synopsis: An animated series that follows the exploits of a super scientist and his not-so-bright grandson.

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comedy, tv

Seinfeld (S6 E11)

Written By:Bruce Kirschbaum & Sam Kass

Synopsis: The continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends.

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Written By:John Swartzwelder (screenplay), based on the characters by James L. Brooks & Matt Groening & Sam Simon

Synopsis: After moving to another town for a new job, Homer must decide whether or not to stay when the family have a hard time with the transfer.

drama, tv, crime

The Sopranos (Pilot)

Written By:David Chase

Synopsis: New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.

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drama, tv, sci-fi

Stranger Things (Pilot)

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Written By:Matt Duffer & Ross Duffer

Synopsis: When a young boy disappears, his mother, a police chief and his friends must confront terrifying supernatural forces in order to get him back.

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