Psychiatrist, Beth Keene has no more f@#ks to give. When an incident with an entitled ex-patient results in Beth’s unjust suspension, she’s required to serve six months as a Crisis Hotline Operator where she must work with an ensemble of well-meaning misfits to save unhinged callers.

SYNOPSIS:

A Dramedy About Being Thrown Under the Bus. Created by LeAnne Wilcox & Bradford Richardson. Written by Bradford Richardson.

2023, Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition.

2021, Top Ten Finalist in Roadmap Writers Top Tier Competition.

Rachel Burger, Season One Staff Writer for ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING: I’M FINE... has incredible dark humor, yet, it’s hope-inspiring & informative without preaching. And it tackles somewhat taboo subject matter flawlessly. Psychiatrist, Beth Keene is super strong, and even though she's very layered, I understood her right away. She’s empathetic and there’s a rawness to her that feels very real. All the support characters are strong! Each has their own unique voice.

The Pilot Episode - Pragmatic Psychiatrist, Beth Keene, has zero patience for people who refuse to accept responsibility for their own actions, people like, entitled trust-fund brat, Martin Powell, Stakeholder Relations Manager, of Powell Medical Center. When Martin staggers high & drunk into Beth’s hospital office, then tries to force her to help him earn the respect of his father, hospital founder, William Powell, Beth refuses to consult with him until he submits himself into a substance abuse program. Martin, unable to bare disappointing his father, stumbles out onto Beth’s office balcony, then accidentally falls off. Beth spots him thirty feet below, on the flat roof of the fourth floor with a broken leg, “This is all your fault,” he screams. The Hospital Board spins the narrative of events to protect the Powell family and suspends Beth. The Board orders Beth to work six months as a Telephone Crisis Operator under the supervision of jaded-idealist, Psychiatrist, Gary Santos.

Beth is forced to move back in with her disconnected parents. Her crisis call center Mentor is the decisively self-assured yet wild at heart, Anna Finch. Beth and Anna couldn’t be more opposite yet there’s a potential for a real friendship. Anna introduces Beth to her fellow call center operators, an ensemble of kindhearted misfits who refuse to accept her as being one of them, yet they will quickly become the family Beth never could’ve imagined.

Supervisor Gary reveals the Call Center has been de-funded and they’ve got 30 days to find an angel-funder. Beth appeals to Martin Powell to be the angel funder. This could be his opportunity to prove to his father he can stand on his own, but Martin harshly rejects the idea. The next day, Beth is shocked when Gary excitedly introduces Martin as the call center’s new angel funder. Martin winks at Beth as he takes all the credit for the idea of saving the call center, then reveals to her he’s planning to use the call center as a stepping-stone to bypass his father and run for City Mayor. Beth and Martin have a lot to learn from one another.

Week to Week - Ongoing episodes will focus on one or two "Callers In Crisis" who believe their lives are on the line. Beth will break every rule to help them see the hope and potential in their lives. Slowly Beth rediscovers the good in people and accepts that her icy pragmatism (aka emotional detachment) isn’t her greatest strength. Each episode is meant to leave viewers feeling renewed hope for their own lives and inspired to connect with other people.

Why Now - Hope & human connection. Beth's darkly comical, hope-inspiring encounters with unhinged callers in crisis demonstrates that we’re all connected by the catharsis of the human experience, and that compassion & humor can transform a crisis caller's isolation into a shared sense of hope. No one is truly alone.

Why Us - I'M FINE is inspired by the hope-renewing experiences of Psychologist & former Crisis Call Center Director, LeAnne Wilcox who walked away from her executive role within a major Health Insurance provider in Saint Paul, MN to work in behavioral health & crisis intervention. She's also an author of Dark Micro-Fiction, under the pen name, Tansy Undercrypt.

As for me, at 17, after my Mom’s 3rd attempted suicide, I set-out on my own in Minnesota. My awkward exploits, including two summers as an amateur stock car driver, led me to become the Lead Graphic Designer for the Coen Brothers' FARGO and THE BIG LEBOWSKI. I fell in love with storytelling, trained with Blake Snyder then with Jen Grisanti, and became an Amazon Studios Best Screenplay Competition Semi-Finalist. Was short-listed in both the NBC and ABC TV Writers Showcases. I've successfully written a feature Thriller screenplay on assignment.

My elevated Holiday Rom-Com, MERRILY ALL THE WAY, is now in Pre-Production, with Producers Kristen Lucas, Jim Langlois, and Tim Misenheimer of Collab Content Entertainment. Going into production December 2024.