Monarch Media to produce Goldfish from student writer after cold email

Monarch Media will produce Goldfish, the first outing as a screenwriter by UC San Diego human biology major Jonathan Yu, Deadline reported on 12 October 2026. Yu contacted producer Vicky Patel about Goldfish via cold-email, Deadline reported. Patel will produce with Steve Barnett and Alan Powell while Monarch searches for a director, Deadline reported.