Character-driven screen stories rooted in danger, history, humor, and place.
Original series and features by Jamie Moss, Manuel Cox III, and The Suncoast Kids.
Full scripts available upon request. Selected preview pages available below.
JAMIE MOSS PORTFOLIO
STATE OF FEAR
TV Series | Thriller
After a vigilante starts killing men linked to sealed sexual assault complaints at a Tampa Bay university, a disgraced ex-cop turned private investigator is pulled into a widening conspiracy built to shield predators and silence victims.
THEY WHO DWELL
Feature | Historical Horror
In 1841 Florida, a Navy scout leads a mission to map uncharted swamps, unknowingly disturbing an ancient force that violently protects its territory.
THE HOLLOW
Feature | Historical Drama
In 1959 Appalachia, a grieving father is pulled into a violent moonshine war that threatens his family, his land, and what remains of his soul.
THE AIRSTRIP
TV Series | Dark Comedy | Aviation Mystery
When a widowed single dad reconnects with his estranged uncle, an aging aviation legend, two local screwups accidentally stir up a buried mystery with deep Florida roots and dangerous consequences.
THE PENINSULA'S FORGOTTEN SONG
A historical Florida trilogy in which each story unfolds roughly a century after the last, tracing the violence, change, and survival that shaped the peninsula.
FLORIDA'S ONLY KING
Limited Series | Historical Indigenous Drama
Set in 1530, within the unconquered Calusa kingdom, a veteran warrior’s bid for peace collapses as a power struggle pulls her toward a reckoning with herself, her people, and the world they are fighting to protect.
THE RED EARTH REMAINS
Limited Series | Historical Indigenous Drama
In 1647 Florida, an Apalachee man struggling to reclaim his fractured identity is pulled into a violent uprising against Spanish colonial rule, forcing him to survive a world shaped by war, faith, and power.
UNTITLED FORT MOSE PROJECT
Limited Series | Historical Drama
1738. Fort Mose becomes the first free Black settlement in what became the United States, as Francisco Menéndez fights for freedom in Spanish Florida.
Manuel Cox III PORTFOLIO
LOVE IN THE 80's
TV Series | Dark Comedy
When an aging widow reenters the dating world in a Florida retirement community, sex, gossip, HOA warfare, and a quietly dangerous new arrival collide in unexpected ways.
THE SUNCOAST KIDS PORTFOLIO
SINS FROM THE SWAMP
Feature | Horror
Hunted by a ruthless swamp cult wielding dark magic, a swamp tracker is driven into betrayal and bloodshed to protect the woman he loves before the Everglades swallow them whole.
MOVERS & SHAKERS
TV Series | Drama | Dark Comedy
In Florida’s biggest trailer park, a guilt-ridden fight promoter pulls a broke father of six into an illegal swamp fight circuit as a crime boss and a dirty detective close in.
ABOUT JAMIE MOSS
Jamie Moss is a Florida-born screenwriter raised in Arcadia and based in Cape Coral. He writes dark, character-driven stories shaped by history, danger, humor, and place, often drawing from the grit, mystery, and forgotten corners of Florida. His work spans historical drama, crime, thriller, dark comedy, and horror, all rooted in strong voices, atmospheric worlds, and people forced to survive them.
ABOUT MANUEL COX III
Manuel Cox III is a Cape Coral-born writer whose work blends character-heavy comedy, sharp personalities, and worlds shaped by tension, bad decisions, and human need. His voice balances humor with heart, finding comedy in people who are messy, lonely, stubborn, and still reaching for something better.
THE SUNCOAST KIDS
The Suncoast Kids is the collaborative banner of Jamie Moss and Manuel Cox III. Built out of a friendship spanning more than twenty years, their partnership is rooted in a shared love of dark, character-driven stories with danger, humor, and a strong sense of place. Together, they create original projects shaped by Florida grit, offbeat worlds, cinematic tension, and bold personalities.
CONTACT
Blackwater Stories is open to script requests, collaborations, and industry inquiries. Full scripts available upon request.
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