Divine Madness

'Divine Madness' is the story of Pope John XXIV, who, disillusioned after years of God’s silence, awakens to find himself pregnant. As he morphs from Church patriarch into the world’s first non-binary Holy He-Mother, Pope John must survive the ruthless schemes of cunning Cardinals, the manipulations of his devilishly shady therapist, a daring rescue of his rogue nun sister from Russian mobsters, and even a teen sniper’s bullet – all before delivering the Second Coming nobody expected, least of all, him.

  • Michael Herrmann
    Writer
    Novels (both published by Fremantle Press): 'bigjesustrashcan' and 'breakfastinfur'. Stage musicals: 'Earth Girls Are Easy' (Village Theatre, NYC, 2002) and 'Gabba Gabba Hey!' (Australian & German seasons, 2004-2006)
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Number of Pages:
    30
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Michael Herrmann

About Michael Herrmann

Originally from Brisbane, Australia, Michael has authored the novels 'bigjesustrashcan' and 'breakfastinfur' (both published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press), as well as written books for the stage musicals 'Earth Girls Are Easy' (Village Gate Theatre, NYC, 2002) and 'Gabba Gabba Hey!', based on songs by the Ramones (Australian, German and Swiss seasons, 2004 – 2006).

Additionally, he has an unpublished manuscript for a novel entitled 'Pretty/Vacant' (a vom rom com about weight loss and body dysphoria – a ‘snuff’ Clueless, basically) and is also working on a TV series entitled 'The Mother of All Lies', which charts the unravelling of a seemingly normal family when a mother’s long-standing cancer diagnosis is exposed as a meticulously maintained hoax.

Michael divides his time between London and Folkestone with his husband, Flynn, and their two Bernese Mountain Dogs, Rollo and Major Tom.

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Writer Statement

This 8-episode comedy series tackles questions of queer identity, gender, faith, personal redemption, and institutional corruption and aspires to be a new-look divine comedy for our troubled times - 'Conclave' meets 'Killing Eve', with generous dollops of Almodóvar-inspired comedy on the side.