Eric Valdivieso | Screenwriter
Narrative sharp. Tonally versatile. Stories that challenge, surprise, and connect.
Eric Valdivieso | Screenwriter
Narrative sharp. Tonally versatile. Stories that challenge, surprise, and connect.
Eric Valdivieso | Screenwriter
Narrative sharp. Tonally versatile. Stories that challenge, surprise, and connect.
Eric Valdivieso | Screenwriter
Narrative sharp. Tonally versatile. Stories that challenge, surprise, and connect.

“Eric seamlessly choreographs experiences people remember.”

— Jonathan Tisch

I’m a New York–based screenwriter with a background in hospitality and an eye for human behavior. My work spans features and pilots — gritty dramas, dark comedies, and socially charged biopics — each driven by underdogs facing high-stakes transformation. From restaurants to inner-city classrooms, I aim to blend grit with grace, always chasing stories that move people.Over the past year, I’ve built a diverse slate of screenplays, several requested by top industry names including William Morris Endeavor and literary manager Adam Berkowitz — a strategic adviser behind series like The Queen’s Gambit, Euphoria, Westworld, and True Detective. Most recently, Zero Gravity requested my feature Deal With It, underscoring the growing industry traction.My scripts — including Service, Alphabet City, and Little Angel — explore identity, justice, reinvention, and overlooked genius through characters on the fringes fighting to belong.

Storytelling Is Choreographing Experience 

Whether in a dining room or on the page, my work is about crafting experiences people remember.
Jonathan Tisch, Chairman & Co-Owner, Loews Hotels and co-owner of the New York Giants, described my hospitality this way:

Testimonial 

“Eric graciously and seamlessly choreographs experiences, without breaking a sweat. Eric truly understands hospitality, and what makes a great restaurant so great.”

I bring that same precision and empathy to my scripts — underdog stories driven by high-stakes transformation and moral complexity.

Here’s what Anna Theresa Cascio, the Emmy Award-Winning Writer, had to say:

“Fascinating premises. You really have something special and unique here.”

Selected Work

TV Pilot

Service

A debt-ridden ex–restaurant prodigy takes a job in a dysfunctional dining room, clashing with the old-school owner as he battles to restore order, dignity, and his own life.

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Tone
Uplifting dramedy / character-driven redemption arc
Vibe
Feel-good, grounded, personal transformation
Comparable to
The Hundred-Foot Journey, Chef, The Bear
Themes
Humility, reinvention, service, humanity

TV Pilot

Alphabet City

A sharp-witted newcomer navigates the chaotic restaurant scene, uncovering a world of secrets, hustlers, and absurd survival tactics.

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Tone
Offbeat satire / dark comedy / procedural absurdism
Vibe
Bureaucratic, deadpan, idiosyncratic
Comparable to
Columbo, Monk, Barton Fink, Napoleon Dynamite, The Lobster
Themes
Order vs chaos, moral absurdity, public vs private good

TV Pilot

Business-Man

Born with sex characteristics beyond male or female, a reluctant refugee from a radical island is thrust into an inner-city battle to defend the rights of others.

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Tone
Surrealist drama (animation) / allegorical / political
Vibe
Radical, thought-provoking, gender- and identity-focused
Comparable to
Yorgos Lanthimos, early Todd Haynes
Themes
Gender identity, exile, activism, rebirth

Feature

Deal With It

Newly released from reform school, a Latino teen falls for a violent white supremacist, spiraling into a toxic affair that exposes the damage of internalized hate and forbidden desire.

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Tone
Gritty psychological drama / social thriller
Vibe
Dark, unsettling, morally complex
Comparable to
Brokeback Mountain, American History X, Boyz n the Hood
Themes
Identity, racism, manipulation, broken systems

Feature

Amygdala

Two broken souls — an aging addict and a troubled young girl — plunge into a drug-fueled affair that nearly kills them both, forcing a painful reckoning neither knew they needed.

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Tone
Introspective character drama / melancholy realism
Vibe
Intimate, wounded, darkly tender
Comparable to
Half Nelson, A Beautiful Boy, Leaving Las Vegas
Themes
Addiction, trauma, intergenerational pain, human connection

Feature

Little Angel

In gritty 1980s New York, street artist Angel Ortiz forms an unlikely creative partnership with Keith Haring, only to be erased from history — forcing him to fight for his art, his credit, and his legacy.

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Tone
Biopic / social justice drama / underdog story
Vibe
Emotional, inspiring, righteous anger
Comparable to
A Complete Unknown, Basquiat, Frida, Straight Outta Compton
Themes
Art, erasure, credit, legacy, class

TV Pilot
Coming Soon

Carmine

In a fog-drenched town where loyalty runs deeper than blood, a jaded detective’s hunt for missing bodies unravels a chilling conspiracy surrounding a revered butcher and his legendary “secret blend.”

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Tone
Prestige crime thriller / horror noir
Vibe
Atmospheric, tense, slow-burn dread
Comparable to
Se7en, Silence of the Lambs, Prisoners, The Godfather
Themes
Loyalty, corruption, fear, morality, small-town secrets
Status
Coming Soon

Representation inquiries welcome. For script requests, collaborations, or inquiries: 

Email Eric

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Jonathan Tisch

CEO Loews Hotels & Co-Owner of the New York Giants

“Over the last few years, my family and I have had the pleasure to watch and enjoy, as Eric Valdivieso, nightly deliver a dining experience that is truly enjoyable. From the moment that we are welcomed by Eric at the door, to sitting at the bar and enjoying the suggestions and company to an amazing dinner, it is always one of our favorite nights. And Eric graciously and seamlessly choreographs this entire experience, without breaking a sweat. Eric truly understands hospitality, and what makes a great restaurant so great.”