D’ARTAGNAN
Based on the characters created by Alexandre Dumas,
and the memoirs of the very real Monsieur d’Artagnan.
Logline:
Fifteen years after his glory days as France’s greatest hero, D’Artagnan has become its deadliest secret weapon — a soldier haunted by the wars he’s fought and the men he’s killed. When he’s drawn into one final mission, he must choose between his loyalty to a corrupt crown and the soul he thought he’d lost long ago.
Series Overview:
D’Artagnan reimagines Alexandre Dumas’ legendary musketeer as a grizzled veteran caught in the shifting tides of 17th-century Europe. France teeters on the brink of revolution; shadows of conspiracy stretch from Paris to London. The age of gallantry is dying — replaced by the brutal pragmatism of spies, mercenaries, and kings who trade ideals for survival.
Summoned from exile by Cardinal Mazarin, D’Artagnan is offered redemption in the form of one final mission. But what begins as a simple assignment soon unravels into a deadly web of betrayal. To uncover the truth, he must join forces with his greatest rival — the one-eyed spymaster, Comte de Rochefort. Their uneasy alliance drags them through the chaos of England’s Civil War, where the fate of young Charles II will decide the balance of Europe itself.
As armies clash and loyalties blur, d’Artagnan and his dwindling band of warriors find temporary refuge in the fortress of De Guise. Surrounded by Spanish and Dutch mercenaries, they make a desperate last stand — a brutal reckoning that costs Rochefort his life but rekindles d’Artagnan’s faith in honour. Salvation arrives in the form of Raoul, son of Athos, leading a new generation of musketeers who remind d’Artagnan what he once fought for.
But peace is short-lived. The Prince of Condé rallies his forces against the crown, and war looms once more. As the storm gathers over France, d’Artagnan must decide whether to lay down his sword — or draw it one last time for a country he no longer trusts.
Tone & Style:
A sweeping historical epic blending the intrigue of Game of Thrones with the grit of Peaky Blinders, and a soupcon of Versailles. D’Artagnan is a tale of redemption, loyalty, and the cost of heroism — where honour is a dying language, and even the greatest swordsman in France must fight to remember what he believes in.
“D’Artagnan is an exciting, action packed historical TV pilot with engaging battles, memorable characters, and a powerful dramatic premise.”
HYBRID
Captain Mike Harris, a bitter alcoholic soldier, finds himself grappling with a reality he never imagined. A reconnaissance mission in the Middle East turns into a nightmare when his team is viciously attacked by a mysterious creature, leaving Mike as the sole survivor, albeit as an amputee.
Struggling to cope, Mike's life takes an unexpected turn when a philanthropic billionaire offers him a lifeline - cutting-edge bio-technology that integrates a prosthetic lower leg with his nervous system, transforming him into part-machine.
Recovering in London, Mike stumbles upon a series of killings mirroring the attack on his team. Teaming up with the inexperienced Military Investigator, Heather McCready, they uncover a chilling conspiracy: the development of super-human half man, half-wolf hybrid apex predators for sale to the highest bidder.
As the danger escalates, Mike finds himself relocated to a military safe house, accompanied by a pet puppy and under the watchful eye of agents from the Special Investigations Bureau. When the safe house is breached and the dog slain, Mike and Heather set aside their differences to confront the mastermind behind the attacks - Laszlo Koenig, the very man who provided Mike's bio-tech limb.
Captured by Koenig and faced with a city overrun by hybrid monsters, Mike and Heather must navigate a landscape of chaos and despair. And, with the help of an unexpected ally - one of Mike's own soldiers turned hybrid - they confront Koenig in his own monstrous form, but the fight is far from over. As they strive to rid the city of the hybrid menace, Mike and Heather realize that their mission is far from over.
With Koenig defeated but countless hybrids still at large, they must confront the grim reality that the true battle has only just begun.
“We are kept on the edge of our seats throughout the span of the narrative.”
The Last
Short Script - Proof of concept for a vertical story
In a world where humanity has been wiped out by a devastating plague, the great cities stand as empty monuments to a vanished civilization. Amidst this desolation, there exists an unexpected spark of life: a young deaf woman navigates the silent streets, her only companions the stoic mannequins that populate the abandoned urban landscape.
Unbeknownst to her, she is not truly alone. A shadowy figure, a young man captivated by her existence, shadows her every move. Entranced by her vitality amidst the desolation, he follows her discreetly, tracing her steps through the empty city.
As the woman returns home to her sanctuary, the young man watches from the shadows, witnessing her vibrant dance to loud music as she tries to drown out the oppressive silence. But beneath her facade of strength, she is burdened by unbearable loneliness, as revealed in a letter she pens in the stillness of night.
Driven by a sense of urgency, the young man resumes his pursuit the next morning, only to witness the woman's tragic decision to end her own life by leaping from a bridge. In her final words, penned in the letter, she confesses her despair and the crushing weight of her solitude.
Filled with regret for not intervening sooner, the young man reads her words with a heavy heart, realizing that he could have been her salvation. But as he hangs his head in shame, the woman miraculously gasps for breath, her life spared by some unseen force.
The Serial Killer’s Apprentice
Logline
When a junkie accidentally kills his wife, he flees to his old friend’s farmhouse — only to discover his pal’s a delusional serial killer who thinks he’s serving the Illuminati. What follows is a bloody, darkly hilarious descent into madness — because sometimes your worst enemy really is all in your head.
The Pitch
Meet Frank — addict, accidental wife-killer, and now the proud architect of the world’s worst escape plan. After “oops”-ing his beloved Trisha into the afterlife, he runs to the countryside to hide with his old pal Billy. BAD IDEA.
Billy’s not just paranoid — he’s an unhinged conspiracy theorist who believes the Illuminati are recruiting serial killers to balance the scales of humanity. He’s already twenty years into his “mission,” and he’s thrilled to have a new apprentice. Frank, in a move that defines poor decision-making, agrees to join the madness. Soon he’s knee-deep in bleach, body bags, and Billy’s late-night murder monologues. When Billy drags home two “training dummies” — real asylum seekers — Frank realises he’s enrolled in the wrong kind of vocational course.
As Trisha’s ghost starts dropping by for chatty guilt trips, he teams up with one of the captives, Katya, to take Billy out. Their plan? Poison the psycho. Easy. Except Billy’s paranoia finally pays off — he’s been one step ahead the whole time.
Cue a kitchen apocalypse: hammers, machetes, and one ill-advised harpoon gun make an appearance. The farmhouse goes up in flames, fingers go flying, yet somehow, Frank survives.
Then comes the punch line: Billy never existed.
Frank’s not the apprentice — he’s the master. A schizophrenic killer who invented Billy to shoulder his guilt.
But as he keeps insisting between doses of medication:
“I’m not f*cking mental.”
(Narrator: He totally f*cking is!)
Ring of Truth
Logline
During a weekend away with his fantasy role-playing friends, insecure geek Colin struggles to win the affections of the girl of his dreams when his path is blocked by fellow game-player and flat-mate, Jason - the infamous Games Master. When geek meets geek, dice will roll!
Synopsis
On holiday to celebrate his flat-mate's birthday, socially awkward Colin is resolved to win the affections of fellow role-player, Mary. However, he discovers that his own flat-mate is not only going to prove to be a formidable Games Master providing all the tricks, traps and deceptions in his fantasy dungeons - but he's also vying for Mary's affections as well.
During the course of the weekend, groins are kicked, friendships are tested, faces are slapped and, just as tempers reach boiling point, someone manages to anally-impale themselves on a Viking helmet. Things are not going Colin's way and Jason chooses his moment to strike.
When Mary rejects Jason's advances however, he deliberately kills off her character, prompting Colin to dig deep, stand up to Jason's manipulative ploys, and finally become the hero he'd always fantasised about.
At the break of dawn, Colin and the others triumph. He wins the game, finds the confidence to tell Mary he loves her and, with the promise of his own game ahead, welcomes the future with a new-found confidence.
Appeal
With mega-franchises such as Harry Potter, the MCU and The Hobbit raking in billions at the box office - not to mention that geeks are chic right now - what better time to champion those very fans that gave these films their popularity?
Summary
Filled with quirky characters, snappy one-liners and a fair amount of slapstick, Ring of Truth is a quintessentially, eccentrically charming British comedy about love, luck and, fundamentally, life. It's how you roll the dice.
Obeying Orders
Inspired by real events
June 26th 1946 - a captured Nazi officer was brought to Hamelin prison in Germany for interrogation. By the morning of June 27th, he was dead.
Major Thomas Wirz (US Army) is assigned to interview and dig into the past of Hauptmann Gunther Von Rhinehart. What was his role at Ravensbrück Concentration Camp? What did he witness during his time there? And is he really the soldier who helped the women go free after they'd been tied to their bunks and left to die?
Wirz begins by drawing Von Rhinehart into his spider's web, but Von Rhinehart knows more than he is letting on, and reveals Wirz's own secrets, turning the interrogation on its head. Is Major Wirz really the good guy, and is Von Rhinehart as bad as he's been made out to be? Is anything as black and white as it first appears?
Unfortunately for Wirz, he is accused of aiding and abetting the subsequent death of said prisoner and is summoned to an arraignment to answer questions from a panel of superiors. Using flashbacks, we SEE the interrogation, we FEEL the animosity between them, and again we are left wondering just who is the bad guy here.
With the panel pushing Wirz closer and closer to revealing the truth, he manages to turn the tables one more time, highlighting the incompetence of both the panel and the staff who ran the prison where the interrogation took place.
If Wirz can't convince them that his version of events is the truth, it's his neck that'll be in the noose!
“The true story that this script is based on is a fantastic choice for inspiration. On top of that, the writer has created a number of compelling characters to fill out the ensemble so that there is a great variety of perspectives in a story that will feel very familiar to fans of historical dramas.”