Colette Rice |
Screenwriter

Historical and Contemporary Stories
Ordinary People Facing Extraordinary Turning Points

Current Works in Development

Colette’s stories, both contemporary and historical, center on resilience, connection, and hope. Whether exploring urban life in the wake of disaster or unearthing secrets behind gilded stages, each project draws audiences into the deeper journeys that shape us.These works span genres, from ensemble drama to historical epic to holiday romance to mystery series, but they share a common heartbeat: the belief that transformation—personal, communal, artistic—is always possible.Below are four projects in motion: two complete and ready to meet their audience, two still taking shape.

The Christmas Blend

Holiday Romance Feature FilmWhen Lily Hart, a cash-strapped L.A. event planner, inherits her great uncle's Sierra Foothills winery, she plans a quick sale before Christmas — until a clash with Cole Turner, the winemaker who expected to inherit, forces them to reconsider not only the winery's future, but their own.Bottleshock meets The Holiday.

Shelter

Feature Film | Ensemble DramaAs tensions simmer among a fragmented circle of family, coworkers, and strangers, a looming hurricane threatens the local animal shelter, pulling them into crisis and unleashing grief, resilience, and the messy beauty of found community.Caroline Meadows thought she understood who she was. But in the wake of devastating loss, and amid a crisis that entangles her with a cast of wounded, hopeful, and stubbornly resilient strangers, she begins the difficult work of rebuilding a life she never expected to live.Shelter is available for option or development. Inquiries are welcome.Quarterfinalist, Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Competition (2025).

A Star Danced

Limited Series (Coming Soon)A Star Danced is a high-end historical drama chronicling Nicholas Tooley, a boy who leaves behind wealth and privilege to apprentice under the greatest actor in Elizabethan England. But even as his fortunes rise, he discovers that success on the stage cannot protect him from the costs of love, loyalty, and ambition.Wolf Hall meets Stage Beauty.16 one-hour episodes

Shadows & Ciphers

Historical Mystery Feature (Coming Soon)A Regency mystery blending wit, intrigue, and slow-burn romance with the hard truths of class, race, and power.In post-Napoleonic England, a young war-widowed Viscountess and a celebrated Earl form an unlikely partnership to solve crimes while navigating a society on the brink of change.As unrest brews and her late husband’s reputation teeters, Sophia Hathaway, Dowager Viscountess of Wyndham, draws on the cryptographic skills her father once taught her to clear his name.Meanwhile, Gabriel Somerville, Lord Ashbourne, his estate on the verge of collapse, agrees to lead the investigation for an astronomical fee, only to uncover a web of smuggling and something far more sinister.

News & Updates

As The Christmas Blend and Shelter enter the world, Colette is actively seeking representation and development opportunities.Meanwhile, work continues on A Star Danced and Shadows & Ciphers, each charting its own creative course.Substack updates will be available soon for those interested in following her work.

Contact

Colette welcomes inquiries from managers, agents, producers, publishers, and fellow creatives interested in collaboration or representation.Use the form below to get in touch.