Leigh Cesiro

Features

CRUEL SUMMER 
It's the summer of 1998. Five camp counselors accidentally kill a stranger in the woods.
Featured on The Black List in 2021
Co-written with Erica Matlin 

Original Pilots

MISTER FAIRY GODMOTHER
After an 8th grader experiences a stunning trifecta of embarrassing moments in a single day, The Universe tries to make it up to her by assigning her a rookie fairy godmother to help navigate the terrors of middle school life.
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MORNINGWOOD
When a freak devil stick accident burns down a free-spirited performing arts camp, a bunch of dramatic theatre kids must move with the jocks at the cut-throat, competitive sports camp across the lake.
Co-written with Adam Kaplan
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UPSTAGED
Broadway's hottest young star is forced to move back to his hometown after being blackballed by what he believes to be the work of the Broadway Mafia--payback for getting caught on a hot mic trash talking Lin-Manuel Miranda. In a desperate attempt to find fame again, he auditions for his old community theatre.
Co-written with Adam Kaplan
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AGE APPROPRIATE
​A directionless 30-something and an ambitious teenager help each come to terms with the fact that it's hard to figure out who you want to be, no matter how old you are.
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SPECIAL SKILLS
​A recent college graduate learns the true value of his theatre degree when he's forced to trade in his dream job on stage for a day job in an office, equipped with nothing but his singing, acting and dancing skills.
Co-written with Adam Kaplan

Specs

THE GOLDBERGS
"Yard Sale"
  • Semi-finalist for the 2020 Nickelodeon Writing Program fellowship
  • Semi-finalist for the 2019 NBC Writers On The Verge fellowship, ranked in the top 6% of submissions
SUPERSTORE 
"Total Recall"
  • ​Semi-finalist for the 2018 Nickelodeon Writing Program fellowship
YOUNG SHELDON
"A Microscope, Snickerdoodles, and a Campaign Promise"​