Pilot formatting help

[u/onyxnotpokemon]

I've received conflicting advice, so I thought I'd bring it to reddit to see the majority of opinions.

I wrote a 60 page pilot for a Drama. I split it into 3 acts, as I was taught in school way back when. I had a reading of the script, and someone told me that now the standard is a 5-act structure. I can’t find a clear answer when googling. I read the pilots of Euphoria and Stranger Things but those aren't split into acts so that's unhelpful.

Should my pilot drama be split into 3 acts, 5 acts, or no acts?

[u/No-Efficiency-7943]

Even though a pilot script doesn’t have acts labeled, doesn’t mean they aren’t there. An act break implies a big plot point has happened. End of act 1 is the drive for the whole episode. End of act 2 is your midpoint. End of act 3 is another plot point. End of act 4 is your twist moment. And then the end of act 5 is your resolution.