‍ ‍THE STORY GOES that one night on a long-haul, international flight, a faulty plane is forced to land off course, leaving passengers from around the world stuck in an unexpected place. While in-waiting for days, a few passengers connect — and then decide — to stay and start a life and hotel business together during what becomes a historic time in that new land. // THE IDEA IS to make that story a scripted series called So Far Bound, and to do so with, um, like, no real means or connections to start. Thank you for visiting; please scroll on for more details on the project, and, if it interests you, please consider supporting its fundraising (and outreach) goals.

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THE OVERVIEW.

  • Comedy and Drama

  • Discovery and Migration

  • Recurring Series

ON SHAPE.

— So Far Bound is a comedy and drama idea within an adventure framework. It’s inspired by travel experiences in my early 20s as well as shaped by a life-long interest in fields such as geography and sociology. The series is built around an eight-person ensemble of characters and a hotel in which they live and work. It’s currently envisioned as an ongoing series with a five-year (season) outline.

ON STORY.

— The setup of a “long-haul, international flight” is a chance to create characters of geographically varied backgrounds. First off, the banter between them will be great, and also, so will the tension. By featuring people from different worlds who would together - but each in their own way - try to build a new life in a dynamic and exotic (to them) setting, the opportunities for both drama and hi-jinks are abundant.

* The (flight) passengers, and drivers of the story.

The objective.

ON PRODUCTION.

— The goal is to make four episodes, to start, with stretch ambitions up to a full season. The target budget for episodes is $250,000 (avg) per, after taxes. In mapping a production and budget, we considered past experiences on projects at different scales and what those allowed. This particular level would afford more than the basics; it also can include a fuller complement of design and production team members and the chance to build up infrastructure on-location. It can also allow funds to better promote the project.

  • 4 Episodes

  • Full Crew

  • Independent Outreach

ON PATHWAYS.

— At present, So Far Bound is a wholly independent project, and, to put it kindly, starting from the bottom. The goal is to try to raise funds through crowdfunding first, while also building awareness of the series for opportunities to pitch the project to larger sponsors. Any funds raised independently (i.e. crowdfunding) will of course go to production, but also to further outreach on the project. If funded, the intention is to use the first episodes (or Block A) as a stepping stone for a larger scale production on a full season.

Episode 01 / “Say Your Name.”

— It’s been a couple days since the unexpected landing and the passengers are still in-waiting. The ladies (Devika, Mei Ling and Valya) set off to see a natural wonder; Dwi gets robbed and Jonathan and Haj help the search; Gustavo tries a day date and Samirah gets tricked into hotel work.

Episode 02 / “Turn Around.”

— The adventures from Episode 1 continue. The ladies have car trouble and, oh yeah, Mei’s in love with a local. The fellas get caught up in Samirah’s hotel work and Gustavo’s date gets, uh, not as good anymore. Also, it’s Christmas time and there’s a big party at the hotel.

Episode 4 / “Stay Right There.”

— Well, things happen. The crew (and a lot of non-guests) takes shelter in the hotel for the night. You probably guessed this but the plane already left.

Episode 03 / “Make the Deal.”

— To start, we go back to the initial hours after the unexpected landing. The characters have unique paths to The Wild Horse (their hotel). Back to the present and — while recovering from the big-ass, holiday party — the crew questions Fer (The Wild Horse owner) on the state of the hotel.

* Block A, the foundation for the series.

the assembly.

* The crew and cast of Bound.