diff --git a/.kiro/specs/text-to-audiobook/tasks.md b/.kiro/specs/text-to-audiobook/tasks.md
index 5ef56cc..7c206af 100644
--- a/.kiro/specs/text-to-audiobook/tasks.md
+++ b/.kiro/specs/text-to-audiobook/tasks.md
@@ -349,15 +349,125 @@
   - Add troubleshooting section for Ollama issues
   - _Requirements: 14.6_
 
-- [ ] 18. Final integration testing and polish
-  - Test complete end-to-end workflow
-  - Test with various text samples (short, long, multiple roles, no roles)
+- [x] 18. Implement script generation endpoint
+  - Create /api/tts/script POST endpoint in main.py
+  - Define ScriptRequest and ScriptResponse Pydantic models
+  - Define ScriptSegment model with id, speaker, and text fields
+  - Integrate with TTSService to generate script segments using AI
+  - Return segments with unique IDs for frontend tracking
+  - Handle errors gracefully when AI segmentation fails
+  - _Requirements: 15.1, 15.2_
+
+- [ ]* 18.1 Write property test for script generation
+  - **Property 32: Script generation completeness**
+  - **Validates: Requirements 15.2**
+
+- [ ]* 18.2 Write property test for script segment structure
+  - **Property 33: Script segment structure**
+  - **Validates: Requirements 15.4**
+
+- [ ]* 18.3 Write unit tests for script endpoint
+  - Test successful script generation
+  - Test with various text lengths
+  - Test error handling
+  - _Requirements: 15.2_
+
+- [ ] 19. Update TTS generation endpoint to accept edited scripts
+  - Modify TTSRequest to accept optional segments array
+  - Update generate_audiobook logic to use segments if provided
+  - Fall back to text segmentation if no segments provided
+  - Ensure backward compatibility with existing API calls
+  - _Requirements: 15.7_
+
+- [ ]* 19.1 Write property test for edited script persistence
+  - **Property 35: Edited script persistence**
+  - **Validates: Requirements 15.7**
+
+- [ ]* 19.2 Write unit tests for script-based generation
+  - Test generation with edited segments
+  - Test fallback to text-based generation
+  - Test segment speaker assignments are respected
+  - _Requirements: 15.7_
+
+- [ ] 20. Implement script generation API client function
+  - Add generateScript() function to src/api/tts.ts
+  - Define ScriptSegment, ScriptRequest, and ScriptResponse TypeScript interfaces
+  - Implement error handling for script generation
+  - Update GenerateRequest interface to support segments
+  - _Requirements: 15.1, 15.2_
+
+- [ ]* 20.1 Write unit tests for script API client
+  - Test generateScript() function
+  - Test error handling
+  - Mock API responses
+  - _Requirements: 15.1_
+
+- [ ] 21. Implement ScriptReviewSection component
+  - Create ScriptReviewSection component
+  - Display list of script segments with text boxes
+  - Add speaker dropdown for each segment
+  - Implement segment editing handlers
+  - Add "Generate Audiobook" button
+  - Add "Skip Review" button for quick generation
+  - Style for readability and mobile responsiveness
+  - _Requirements: 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.6, 15.8_
+
+- [ ]* 21.1 Write property test for script segment editability
+  - **Property 34: Script segment editability**
+  - **Validates: Requirements 15.5**
+
+- [ ]* 21.2 Write unit tests for ScriptReviewSection
+  - Test component renders segments correctly
+  - Test speaker dropdown contains all roles
+  - Test segment editing updates state
+  - Test generate button is enabled
+  - Test skip review button works
+  - _Requirements: 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.8_
+
+- [ ] 22. Update App component for script review workflow
+  - Add 'review' phase to application state
+  - Add scriptSegments state variable
+  - Add isGeneratingScript loading state
+  - Implement handleGenerateScript() method
+  - Implement handleSkipReview() method
+  - Implement handleSegmentChange() method
+  - Update handleGenerate() to use edited segments
+  - Wire up ScriptReviewSection component
+  - Update phase transitions: input → assignment → review → generated
+  - _Requirements: 15.1, 15.3, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8_
+
+- [ ]* 22.1 Write unit tests for script workflow
+  - Test phase transitions include review phase
+  - Test script generation is called after voice assignment
+  - Test segment changes are tracked
+  - Test skip review bypasses review phase
+  - _Requirements: 15.1, 15.8_
+
+- [ ] 23. Update VoiceAssignmentSection to trigger script generation
+  - Change "Generate Audiobook" button to "Next: Review Script"
+  - Add "Skip Review & Generate" button as alternative
+  - Update button handlers to call appropriate methods
+  - _Requirements: 15.1, 15.8_
+
+- [ ] 24. Add script review documentation
+  - Document script review feature in README
+  - Add screenshots of script review interface
+  - Explain how to edit speaker assignments
+  - Document skip review option
+  - Add troubleshooting for script generation issues
+  - _Requirements: 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.8_
+
+- [ ] 25. Final integration testing and polish
+  - Test complete end-to-end workflow with script review
+  - Test script generation with various text samples
+  - Test editing speaker assignments in script
+  - Test skip review functionality
   - Test with unmarked dialogue text (relying on AI detection)
   - Test with marked text (pattern detection)
   - Test with Ollama available and unavailable
   - Test all language options (a, b, f, j)
   - Test error scenarios (network failures, invalid inputs)
-  - Verify audio quality and playback
+  - Verify audio quality and playback with edited scripts
   - Test Docker deployment
   - Fix any bugs discovered during testing
   - _Requirements: All_
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diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index 21a6bb9..2f164b8 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ class RolesResponse(BaseModel):
     """Response model for role detection endpoint."""
     roles: List[RoleInfo] = Field(..., description="List of detected roles")
 
+class ScriptSegment(BaseModel):
+    """Model representing a script segment with speaker assignment."""
+    id: str = Field(..., description="Unique segment identifier")
+    speaker: str = Field(..., description="Assigned speaker/role")
+    text: str = Field(..., description="Text content for this segment")
+
+class ScriptRequest(BaseModel):
+    """Request model for script generation endpoint."""
+    text: str = Field(..., description="Text to segment and analyze")
+    roles: List[str] = Field(..., description="List of detected role IDs")
+
+class ScriptResponse(BaseModel):
+    """Response model for script generation endpoint."""
+    segments: List[ScriptSegment] = Field(..., description="List of script segments with speaker assignments")
+
 class RoleVoiceMapping(BaseModel):
     """Model for role-to-voice mapping."""
     id: str = Field(..., description="Role identifier")
@@ -129,6 +144,95 @@ async def detect_roles(request: RoleDetectionRequest):
         logger.error(f"Error during role detection: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
         raise
 
+@app.post("/api/tts/script", response_model=ScriptResponse)
+async def generate_script(request: ScriptRequest):
+    """
+    Generates script preview with AI-segmented text and speaker assignments.
+    
+    Uses AI (Ollama) to intelligently segment the text and assign speakers to each segment.
+    Falls back to pattern-based segmentation if AI is unavailable.
+    
+    Args:
+        request: ScriptRequest containing text and list of detected roles
+        
+    Returns:
+        ScriptResponse with list of segments, each containing id, speaker, and text
+        
+    Raises:
+        400: If validation fails (empty text or roles)
+        500: If script generation fails
+    """
+    logger.info(
+        f"Script generation requested for text of length {len(request.text)} "
+        f"with {len(request.roles)} roles"
+    )
+    
+    # Validate text is not empty
+    if not request.text or not request.text.strip():
+        logger.error("Empty text provided for script generation")
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            content={
+                "error": "ValidationError",
+                "message": "Text field cannot be empty",
+                "details": {"field": "text"}
+            }
+        )
+    
+    # Validate roles list is not empty
+    if not request.roles:
+        logger.error("No roles provided for script generation")
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
+            content={
+                "error": "ValidationError",
+                "message": "At least one role is required",
+                "details": {"field": "roles"}
+            }
+        )
+    
+    try:
+        # Generate script segments using TTS service
+        segments = await tts_service.generate_script_segments(
+            text=request.text,
+            roles=request.roles
+        )
+        
+        if not segments:
+            logger.warning("Script generation produced no segments")
+            return JSONResponse(
+                status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+                content={
+                    "error": "ScriptGenerationError",
+                    "message": "Failed to generate script segments",
+                    "details": {"reason": "No segments produced"}
+                }
+            )
+        
+        # Convert to response format with unique IDs
+        script_segments = [
+            ScriptSegment(
+                id=f"seg_{i}",
+                speaker=speaker,
+                text=text
+            )
+            for i, (speaker, text) in enumerate(segments)
+        ]
+        
+        logger.info(f"Generated script with {len(script_segments)} segments")
+        return ScriptResponse(segments=script_segments)
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Error during script generation: {str(e)}", exc_info=True)
+        return JSONResponse(
+            status_code=status.HTTP_500_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+            content={
+                "error": "ScriptGenerationError",
+                "message": "Failed to generate script",
+                "details": {"error": str(e)}
+            }
+        )
+
 @app.post("/api/tts")
 async def generate_audiobook(request: TTSRequest):
     """
diff --git a/backend/services/tts_service.py b/backend/services/tts_service.py
index 057f1b7..089491f 100644
--- a/backend/services/tts_service.py
+++ b/backend/services/tts_service.py
@@ -288,6 +288,62 @@ class TTSService:
         
         return concatenated
     
+    async def generate_script_segments(
+        self,
+        text: str,
+        roles: List[str]
+    ) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
+        """
+        Generates script segments with speaker assignments using AI.
+        
+        This method is used for the script preview feature, allowing users to
+        review and edit speaker assignments before generating audio.
+        
+        Args:
+            text: Input text to segment
+            roles: List of detected role IDs/names
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of tuples: (speaker_name, text_content)
+            
+        Raises:
+            Exception: If both AI and pattern-based segmentation fail
+        """
+        logger.info(f"Generating script segments for {len(text)} chars with {len(roles)} roles")
+        
+        # Try AI segmentation first
+        try:
+            is_available = await self.ollama_service.is_available()
+            if is_available:
+                logger.info("Using AI for script segmentation")
+                segments = await self.ollama_service.segment_text(text, roles)
+                
+                if segments:
+                    logger.info(f"AI segmentation produced {len(segments)} segments")
+                    return segments
+                else:
+                    logger.warning("AI segmentation returned empty result")
+            else:
+                logger.info("Ollama not available for script segmentation")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"AI segmentation failed: {e}")
+        
+        # Fall back to pattern-based segmentation
+        logger.info("Using pattern-based segmentation as fallback")
+        
+        # Create a dummy role_voice_map for pattern-based segmentation
+        # We don't need actual voices here, just role assignments
+        role_voice_map = {role: self.DEFAULT_VOICE for role in roles}
+        
+        # Use existing segment_text method
+        segments_with_voice = self.segment_text(text, role_voice_map)
+        
+        # Convert from (role, voice, text) to (role, text)
+        segments = [(role, text) for role, voice, text in segments_with_voice]
+        
+        logger.info(f"Pattern-based segmentation produced {len(segments)} segments")
+        return segments
+    
     async def generate_audiobook(
         self,
         text: str,
diff --git a/backend/test_script_endpoint.py b/backend/test_script_endpoint.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6977b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/test_script_endpoint.py
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+"""
+Tests for the script generation endpoint.
+"""
+import pytest
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from main import app
+
+client = TestClient(app)
+
+
+def test_script_endpoint_exists():
+    """Test that the /api/tts/script endpoint exists."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "Alice: Hello there!\nBob: Hi Alice!",
+            "roles": ["Alice", "Bob"]
+        }
+    )
+    # Should not return 404
+    assert response.status_code != 404
+
+
+def test_script_generation_with_valid_input():
+    """Test script generation with valid text and roles."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "Alice: Hello there!\nBob: Hi Alice, how are you?",
+            "roles": ["Alice", "Bob", "Narrator"]
+        }
+    )
+    
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    data = response.json()
+    
+    # Check response structure
+    assert "segments" in data
+    assert isinstance(data["segments"], list)
+    assert len(data["segments"]) > 0
+    
+    # Check each segment has required fields
+    for segment in data["segments"]:
+        assert "id" in segment
+        assert "speaker" in segment
+        assert "text" in segment
+        assert isinstance(segment["id"], str)
+        assert isinstance(segment["speaker"], str)
+        assert isinstance(segment["text"], str)
+        assert len(segment["text"]) > 0
+
+
+def test_script_generation_with_empty_text():
+    """Test that empty text returns validation error."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "",
+            "roles": ["Alice", "Bob"]
+        }
+    )
+    
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+    data = response.json()
+    assert "error" in data
+    assert data["error"] == "ValidationError"
+
+
+def test_script_generation_with_empty_roles():
+    """Test that empty roles list returns validation error."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "Some text here",
+            "roles": []
+        }
+    )
+    
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+    data = response.json()
+    assert "error" in data
+    assert data["error"] == "ValidationError"
+
+
+def test_script_generation_missing_text_field():
+    """Test that missing text field returns validation error."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "roles": ["Alice", "Bob"]
+        }
+    )
+    
+    # Our error handler converts 422 to 400
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+    data = response.json()
+    assert "error" in data
+    assert data["error"] == "ValidationError"
+
+
+def test_script_generation_missing_roles_field():
+    """Test that missing roles field returns validation error."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "Some text here"
+        }
+    )
+    
+    # Our error handler converts 422 to 400
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+    data = response.json()
+    assert "error" in data
+    assert data["error"] == "ValidationError"
+
+
+def test_script_segments_have_unique_ids():
+    """Test that each segment has a unique ID."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "Alice: Hello!\nBob: Hi!\nAlice: How are you?\nBob: Good!",
+            "roles": ["Alice", "Bob"]
+        }
+    )
+    
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    data = response.json()
+    
+    segment_ids = [seg["id"] for seg in data["segments"]]
+    # Check all IDs are unique
+    assert len(segment_ids) == len(set(segment_ids))
+
+
+def test_script_generation_with_narrator_text():
+    """Test script generation with narrative text (no role markers)."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "The sun was setting over the horizon. It was a beautiful evening.",
+            "roles": ["Narrator"]
+        }
+    )
+    
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    data = response.json()
+    
+    assert len(data["segments"]) > 0
+    # Should assign to Narrator since no role markers
+    assert any(seg["speaker"] == "Narrator" for seg in data["segments"])
+
+
+def test_script_generation_with_mixed_content():
+    """Test script generation with both dialogue and narrative."""
+    response = client.post(
+        "/api/tts/script",
+        json={
+            "text": "The wizard looked into his crystal ball.\nWizard: I see danger approaching.\nThe knight heard the warning.",
+            "roles": ["Wizard", "Narrator"]
+        }
+    )
+    
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    data = response.json()
+    
+    assert len(data["segments"]) >= 2
+    speakers = [seg["speaker"] for seg in data["segments"]]
+    # Should have both Wizard and Narrator
+    assert "Wizard" in speakers or "Narrator" in speakers
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])