🎯 Why Showing Up During Pilot Season Could Be a Missed Opportunity

🎯 Why Showing Up During Pilot Season Could Be a Missed Opportunity

If you’re an actor with dreams of breaking into the U.S. market, especially in Los Angeles, odds are you’ve heard of Pilot Season.

📍 For those less familiar, Pilot Season traditionally falls between January and April. It’s when major networks cast and shoot their potential new series. It’s also when thousands of actors flood the city, hoping to land that career-defining role.

And here’s the truth no one talks about:
Showing up during pilot season, without preparation, is not a strategy. It’s a scramble.

❌ What Most Talent Do (And Why It Doesn’t Work)

Many international agents or managers send their talent over right as pilot season kicks off. The intention is good. The execution? Risky.

Here’s what often happens:

• You arrive.
• You’re trying to get your bearings.
• You’re just starting to network, just starting to get seen.
• And meanwhile, everyone in town, including the US agents and casting directors, are completely snowed under.

Submissions are at an all-time high.
Relationships take time you no longer have.
And unless you’re already on the radar, you risk getting lost in the noise.

✅ What Smart Talent Do Instead

They show up ahead of the curve.
They start positioning months before the season kicks in.
Clients that I have worked with, positioned and done key introductions for, got:

• A tailored U.S. package
• A strategic submission plan
• Local representation or at least introductions already moving
• A clear understanding of how the L.A. industry functions, not just where to stand and wait

This is why I created my two L.A. mastermind intakes, intentionally timed before the rush.
Because I’ve worked across Los Angeles, Sydney, the UK, and Asia. I know how different the landscape is over in Los Angeles. And I know what makes the difference between someone who gets seen, and someone who gets sidelined.

🔁 Think of It Like This:

You don’t arrive at the audition, you arrive ready for it. Showing up during pilot season without groundwork is like turning up to a sold-out show asking for a front-row seat. The time to move is before the curtain goes up.

If you’re serious about working in the U.S. market, don’t just plan a trip. Plan a strategy.

🟢 Enquire for my next intake today. If you’re ready to take a smarter approach to your creative career, this is your heads-up.