Film & TV on Substack
The top 100 Film & TV writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 168
- Median followers, Bestsellers
- 5,586
- Smallest on the board
- 109
- NEW YORK TALENT MOM, #94
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 221
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Film & TV: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
behind the femme
36k followers · #82 Film & TV Bestsellers
Ted Hope
54k followers · #6 Film & TV Bestsellers
Sean Fennessey
43k followers · #3 Film & TV Bestsellers
Raphaël — The Long Take
13k followers · #24 Film & TV Rising
Shea Serrano
132k followers · #2 Film & TV Bestsellers
Entertainment Strategy Guy
179k followers · #4 Film & TV Bestsellers
Blue Cenobite
10k followers · #20 Film & TV BestsellersNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live.
Bestsellers
Substack ranks Bestsellers by paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Rolling Clover #88 to #80, NEW YORK TALENT MOM new at #94, Hollywood Gadfly #57 to #51, Ari Gold #80 to #74, Kristin McTiernan #77 to #72.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Paid | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |  Hunter HarrisHung Up |
269,723 | 96 +5 | Thousands | |
| 2 | 0 |  Shea SerranoGOOD MOVIE |
131,839 | 55 +8 | Thousands | |
| 3 | 0 |  Sean FennesseyProjections |
43,131 | 57 +10 | Thousands | |
| 4 | 0 |  Entertainment Strategy GuyThe Entertainment Strategy Guy |
179,379 | 68 +6 | 100+ badge | |
| 5 | 0 |  Evan ShapiroMedia War & Peace |
32,441 | 60 +3 | Thousands | |
| 6 | 0 |  Ted HopeHope For Film |
53,966 | 95 +10 | Thousands | |
| 7 | 0 |  Scott MendelsonThe Outside Scoop |
15,559 | 56 | 100+ badge | |
| 8 | 0 |  emmanuel burdeau@emmanuelburdeau |
13,156 | 54 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 9 | 0 |  tepperTepper Talks |
13,279 | 63 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 10 | 0 |  TAPAThe Anonymous Production Assistant |
11,252 | 52 | 100+ badge | |
| 11 | 0 |  The Sub-Beacon@thesubbeacon |
1,903 | 8 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 12 | 0 |  Sonny BunchAcross the Movie Aisle |
1,035,375 | 53 +11 | Hundreds of thousands | |
| 13 | 0 |  Knox McCoyBINGE THINKING |
33,201 | 52 | 100+ badge | |
| 14 | 0 |  Tim GoodmanTim Goodman / Bastard Machine |
5,586 | 45 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 15 | 0 |  Stephen FollowsStephenFollows.com - Using data to explain the film industry |
23,123 | 64 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 16 | ▲3 |  Raquelle David - Lit Manager 🎬New Story |
2,877 | 34 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 17 | ▼1 |  Jen ToppingBusiness of TV |
8,387 | 55 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 18 | ▼1 |  Dear Producer@dearproducer |
15,965 | 56 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 19 | ▼1 |  Shawn RobbinsShawn Robbins @ Box Office Theory |
4,380 | 34 | 100+ badge | |
| 20 | 0 |  Blue Cenobite@bluecenobite |
9,987 | 48 +6 | 100+ badge | |
| 21 | 0 |  Marion RanchetStreaming Made Easy |
8,807 | 53 | none shown | |
| 22 | ▲1 |  Penny LanePenny Lane Is My Real Name |
4,850 | 38 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 23 | ▼1 |  The Industry@theindustryoffical |
98,420 | 54 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 24 | 0 |  Cole Haddon5AM StoryTalk |
23,518 | 65 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 25 | 0 |  Esther RosenfieldRodent Reflections from Capybaroness |
3,526 | 27 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 26 | 0 |  Ben SinclairLow Maintenance |
8,946 | 26 | 100+ badge | |
| 27 | 0 |  ObsessedObsessed by Kevin Fallon |
16,157 | 48 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 28 | 0 |  Jonathan RosenbaumJonathan Rosenbaum’s Newsletter |
2,217 | 27 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 29 | 0 |  Ken BasinThe Business of Television Max |
1,280 | 7 | none shown | |
| 30 | ▲2 |  Jon Reiss-8Above@jonreiss |
2,376 | ? | none shown | |
| 31 | 0 |  Brooke ObieBlack Girl Watching |
9,821 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 32 | ▼2 |  Caroline SiedeGirl Culture |
4,316 | 37 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 33 | ▲1 |  Marya E. GatesCool People Have Feelings, Too |
9,034 | 57 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 34 | ▼1 |  Coco Mocoe@cocomocoe |
21,967 | 51 | none shown | |
| 35 | 0 |  Yann ColleterThe Streaming Lab |
6,363 | 41 | none shown | |
| 36 | 0 |  Daniel ParrisStat Significant |
46,117 | 62 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 37 | 0 |  tvscholarthe tv scholar newsletter |
5,018 | 52 | 100+ badge | |
| 38 | 0 |  Rodrigo SalemDesafiador do Desconhecido |
10,793 | 53 | 100+ badge | |
| 39 | ▲2 |  thecallsheetUK@thecallsheetuk |
659 | 2 +1 | none shown | |
| 40 | ▼1 |  Sophie Brookovertwobossydames |
6,408 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 41 | ▲2 |  Randy GreenbergTHE BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT: UNFILTERED |
2,599 | 17 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 42 | ▼2 |  Cackles After Dark PodcastCackles After Dark - The Worst Witch Nostalgia Podcast |
486 | 5 | none shown | |
| 43 | ▼1 |  Granite Mtn. Movie ClubGranite Mtn Movie Club |
1,931 | 13 | 100+ badge | |
| 44 | 0 |  Susan BordoBordoLines |
12,881 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 45 | 0 |  Kathleen LingoLingo on Docs |
7,365 | 35 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 46 | ▼40 | Ted HopeHope For Film |
53,966 | 95 +10 | Thousands | |
| 47 | ▲3 |  Joe Wilson100 Movies Every Catholic Should See |
5,180 | 50 +2 | none shown | |
| 48 | ▲1 |  Audrey KnoxAudrey Knox | the Craft & Business of Screenwriting |
8,164 | 53 +1 | none shown | |
| 49 | ▲3 |  Stacey MuhammadThe Director’s Notebook with Stacey Muhammad |
2,065 | 13 | none shown | |
| 50 | ▼4 |  DeiaDailyDeia Daily |
701 | 2 | none shown | |
| 51 | ▲6 |  Hollywood Gadfly@hollywoodgadfly |
1,775 | 10 +1 | none shown | |
| 52 | ▲1 |  Nicolle YaronExtremely Helpful |
3,943 | 14 | 100+ badge | |
| 53 | ▼5 |  Kate CaseyWhat to Watch With Kate Casey |
13,114 | 50 +1 | none shown | |
| 54 | ▼3 |  Eliza BrookeThe Scumbler |
2,539 | 22 | none shown | |
| 55 | 0 |  Dario LlinaresCinema Body/Cinema Mind |
4,703 | 50 +4 | none shown | |
| 56 | ▼2 |  Kalle KinnunenSkarvi |
1,064 | 3 | none shown | |
| 57 | ▼1 |  Scott BryanScott Bryan's Worth Watching |
6,466 | 50 | none shown | |
| 58 | 0 |  Kira Deshler☎️ Paging Dr. Lesbian |
5,346 | 52 | none shown | |
| 59 | 0 |  Pablo Villaça@pablovillaca |
15,010 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 60 | 0 |  SophieThat Final Scene |
9,175 | 57 | none shown | |
| 61 | 0 |  Carolina GroppaAngle on Producers |
1,853 | 17 +1 | none shown | |
| 62 | 0 |  Alex Rollins BergUnderexposed |
7,671 | 54 +2 | none shown | |
| 63 | 0 |  Elissa SuhMOVIEPUDDING |
14,250 | 54 +1 | none shown | |
| 64 | 0 |  Shequeta L. SmithShero's Geeky Grants and Gigs |
1,199 | 9 | none shown | |
| 65 | 0 |  Luke HoneyLuke Honey's WEEKEND FLICKS. |
3,999 | 43 +2 | none shown | |
| 66 | ▲2 |  Ministry of Pop Culture@ministryofpopculture |
8,995 | 50 +1 | none shown | |
| 67 | ▲2 |  Evan Stern Certain Thoughts |
11,019 | 46 +2 | none shown | |
| 68 | ▼2 |  Tracy Droz TragosOn Fire |
629 | 7 | none shown | |
| 69 | ▼2 |  Frank 🎥Public Domain Movies |
9,570 | 51 +1 | none shown | |
| 70 | 0 |  11am Saturday@11amsaturday |
6,824 | 56 | none shown | |
| 71 | 0 |  Richardson HandjajaAnimenomics |
7,483 | 51 +2 | none shown | |
| 72 | ▲10 |  Kristin McTiernanKristin McTiernan: Internet Moralist |
3,467 | 2 +1 | none shown | |
| 73 | ▼1 |  Mark MalkoffHere's Johnny Carson |
567 | 8 +2 | none shown | |
| 74 | ▲5 |  Ari GoldCINEMA VERSES with Ari Gold |
10,040 | 31 +2 | none shown | |
| 75 | ▼1 |  Jennifer EspositoA Rebellious Life with Jen Esposito |
3,556 | 36 | none shown | |
| 76 | ▼1 |  Whatever Nevermind@heywhatevernevermind |
3,725 | 44 +3 | none shown | |
| 77 | ▼1 |  Dan BarrettAlways Be Watching |
3,337 | 43 | 100+ badge | |
| 78 | ▼5 |  Pier Maria Bocchi@piermariabocchi |
401 | 7 +1 | none shown | |
| 79 | ▼2 |  Nick DigilioNick Digilio's Pop Culture Village |
1,204 | 7 | none shown | |
| 80 | ▲8 |  Rolling CloverRolling Clover by Jo Garcia Swisher's Substack |
13,782 | 1 | none shown | |
| 81 | ▲4 |  Alex SegalDealmakers with Alex Segal |
2,850 | 45 +4 | none shown | |
| 82 | ▼4 |  behind the femme@clubfemmefatale |
35,691 | 50 +10 | none shown | |
| 83 | ▼2 |  Jeff Rauseo@jeffrauseo |
11,624 | 43 +1 | none shown | |
| 84 | ▼1 |  Ani Simon-KennedyMy brain is a sieve |
817 | 14 | none shown | |
| 85 | ▲2 |  Mia Lee VicinoMia World |
1,136 | 4 +1 | none shown | |
| 86 | ▼6 |  White Box EntertainmentAnime By The Numbers |
2,264 | 23 | none shown | |
| 87 | ▼3 |  Colby DayHollyweird with Colby Day |
4,338 | 47 +2 | none shown | |
| 88 | ▲1 |  Steven HindesFurther&Better |
2,129 | 21 | none shown | |
| 89 | ▼3 |  Eddie AverillVintage Violence |
2,286 | 23 +1 | none shown | |
| 90 | ▲4 |  Alex Saks@alexsaks |
832 | 3 +3 | none shown | |
| 91 | ▼1 |  Anthony KaufmanAnthony Kaufman’s Substack |
4,531 | 51 +1 | none shown | |
| 92 | ▼1 |  Heavy Shovel Productions@heavyshovelproductions |
4,631 | 49 | none shown | |
| 93 | ▼1 |  John DeVore150 Word Reviews |
5,521 | 52 | none shown | |
| 94 | new |  NEW YORK TALENT MOM@newyorktalentmom |
109 | 0 | none shown | |
| 95 | ▼2 |  Producer PatrickThe Call Sheet |
1,601 | 10 | none shown | |
| 96 | ▼1 |  Larry BlakeWhat's a binky? by Larry Blake |
359 | 3 | none shown | |
| 97 | ▼1 |  Kate WilsonKate Wilson has Zero Fucks Left to Give |
538 | 9 +1 | none shown | |
| 98 | ▼1 |  Courtney RomanoLet's Go Again |
5,875 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 99 | ▼1 |  Marshall ShafferMarshall and the Movies |
1,280 | 25 +2 | none shown | |
| 100 | ▼1 |  Leave It BetterLeave It Better Media |
5,618 | 18 | none shown |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Bestsellers board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Harris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shea Serrano | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Fennessey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Entertainment Strategy Guy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Evan Shapiro | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Hope | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Mendelson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| emmanuel burdeau | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| tepper | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| TAPA | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| The Sub-Beacon | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Sonny Bunch | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Knox McCoy | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Tim Goodman | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Stephen Follows | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Raquelle David - Lit Manager 🎬 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | ▲3 |
| Jen Topping | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | ▼1 |
| Dear Producer | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | ▼1 |
| Shawn Robbins | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | ▼1 |
| Blue Cenobite | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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