FUNDING goals


Season 1 — “Discovery”

  • Pilot (Episodes 01-02) *

  • Block A (Episodes 01-04)

  • Block B (Episodes 05-08)

  • Interlude I

  • Block C (Episodes 09-12)

  • Block D (Episodes 13-16)

  • Specials (Devika & Gustavo)

— The primary goal is to produce at least the first four episodes, or Block A, which set up the series. The desire to go for more than one episode from the start is derived from both story and team. For story, it allows greater proof of concept and time to flesh out a variety of notes and characters. For team, simply put, more episodes is just a greater opportunity with more work to be done and more chances to create and feature skills.

The stretch goal is to produce the first season. If the first funding goal (The Pilot) is met, we’ll continue on to the next block of episodes and then the next. As currently outlined, the season is divided in packs of four episodes, each with a general theme. Please see the section below for summaries of the different blocks which would make up a full season.


Season 1 fundraising.

The Pilot (Episodes 01-02) / $650,000

— The series pilot is two-parts, in which we introduce the ensemble and immerse in their new world, all while the characters await word on their troubled flight.

Block A (Episode 03-04) / $1,300,000

— Next, we’d try to finish the first block. In the days after the plane makes its emergency landing, the characters form cliques and, while in waiting, each is drawn out into exploring the setting in some way. Meanwhile their hotel is in disarray behind the scenes and the city itself is about to have a meaningful event.

Block B (Episodes 05-08) / $2,600,000

— The next episodes take place a few weeks after the characters decided, or had it decided for them, to stay longer. This is a time of greater exploration and a bit of carelessness. The group is in “holiday” mode, further bonded by the events prior and further boosted by having come out on the other side of it all.

Interlude I — $3,250,000

— Built into the story are “interludes” in between the ends and beginnings of larger parts or themes in the story. The interludes would recur each season at midpoint and feature the characters taking a trip outside of the setting. It can tie into the main story in some ways, but mostly, it’ll just be a self-contained tradition.

Block C (Episodes 09-12) / $4,550,000

— Back to the setting and the fever dream / honeymoon period is coming to an end. Now, we’ve got to approach some concerns. If they’re really going to stay longer, what of the characters’ strings back home? And what of the more logistical, lifestyle and, uh, legal concerns of living more permanently abroad?

Block D (Episodes 13-16) / $5,850,000

— It’s been almost a year and the characters now stand as makeshift citizens in their new world. The Wild Horse (hotel) is central to their lives and the city continues to shift around them. They’ve become incredibly tied to this place and to each other and by the end, it’s time to drop the “makeshift” label and really try to build something.

Summer Specials (Devika & Gustavo) / $6,500,000

— A stretch idea to focus on one character in their hometown and see them outside of the group and setting dynamic. Episodes wouldn’t feature flashbacks or deviate much from the group and the world at hand, so these specials could be a cool, little window into where the characters are from. They would air at a different time in the year.