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Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
The Button Collector
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Logline: When Chicago journalist Jessica Knight is linked to a string of odd murders, she must navigate being under the watchful eye of the police––and the killer––while risking it all in a dangerous game to make up for the mistakes of her past.
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, paranormal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: Combines elements of “The Bone Collector,” “Kiss the Girls,” and “Presumed Innocent” to create a gritty atmosphere, flawed characters, and a game of cat and mouse.
Materials: Treatment, character outline
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Genre: Psychological Thriller
Logline: When Chicago journalist Jessica Knight is linked to a string of odd murders, she must navigate being under the watchful eye of the police––and the killer––while risking it all in a dangerous game to make up for the mistakes of her past.
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, paranormal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: Combines elements of “The Bone Collector,” “Kiss the Girls,” and “Presumed Innocent” to create a gritty atmosphere, flawed characters, and a game of cat and mouse.
Materials: Treatment, character outline
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JuJu Justice
Genre: Mystical action/drama
Logline: JuJu Justice is a gritty mystical action drama set in the belly of the New Orleans voodoo culture, pitting a juju priestess against her dangerous childhood nemesis in a war between good and evil..
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, paranormal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: Combines elements of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Interview with a Vampire,” “Your Honor” and “NCIS: New Orleans” to create a rich atmosphere, original characters, and exciting action.
Materials: Award-winning screenplay (Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival and Finalist in New York International Screenplay Awards), treatment/character outline
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Genre: Mystical action/drama
Logline: JuJu Justice is a gritty mystical action drama set in the belly of the New Orleans voodoo culture, pitting a juju priestess against her dangerous childhood nemesis in a war between good and evil..
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, paranormal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: Combines elements of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Interview with a Vampire,” “Your Honor” and “NCIS: New Orleans” to create a rich atmosphere, original characters, and exciting action.
Materials: Award-winning screenplay (Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival and Finalist in New York International Screenplay Awards), treatment/character outline
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First Line of Defense
Genre: Political/legal thriller
Logline: After the President’s son is arrested for murder, his father shocks the country by deciding to serve as the young man’s defense attorney in court.
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, legal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: Combines elements of “The Diplomat,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” and “The West Wing" to create a charged atmosphere, tense drama, and high stakes.
Materials: Screenplay and treatment/character outline by award-winning screenwriter and author Peter Berk
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Genre: Political/legal thriller
Logline: After the President’s son is arrested for murder, his father shocks the country by deciding to serve as the young man’s defense attorney in court.
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, legal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: Combines elements of “The Diplomat,” “The Lincoln Lawyer,” and “The West Wing" to create a charged atmosphere, tense drama, and high stakes.
Materials: Screenplay and treatment/character outline by award-winning screenwriter and author Peter Berk
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The Cornbread Letters
Genre: Paranormal mystery
Logline: When a straight-laced insurance investigator begins channeling letters from dead people after his daredevil sister’s untimely death, his eerie new ability may be the only thing that saves his family from a deadly serial arsonist.
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, paranormal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: The Cornbread Letters combines elements of “True Detective: Night Country,” “The Sixth Sense,” and “Backdraft” to create a rich atmosphere, original characters, and unexpected twists and turns.
Materials: Award-winning screenplay (Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival), treatment/character outline
Book Awards: Winner of the Paranormal Mystery/Thriller Category in the 2024 Independent Press Awards; Finalist in the 17th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for New Age Fiction; Semi-Finalist for the CIBA CLUE 2023 Book Awards for suspense thrillers and short-listed for the CIBA Paranormal 2023
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Genre: Paranormal mystery
Logline: When a straight-laced insurance investigator begins channeling letters from dead people after his daredevil sister’s untimely death, his eerie new ability may be the only thing that saves his family from a deadly serial arsonist.
Audience: Adult fans of mystery, crime, paranormal, and action/thrillers
The Pitch: The Cornbread Letters combines elements of “True Detective: Night Country,” “The Sixth Sense,” and “Backdraft” to create a rich atmosphere, original characters, and unexpected twists and turns.
Materials: Award-winning screenplay (Second Rounder at Austin Film Festival), treatment/character outline
Book Awards: Winner of the Paranormal Mystery/Thriller Category in the 2024 Independent Press Awards; Finalist in the 17th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards for New Age Fiction; Semi-Finalist for the CIBA CLUE 2023 Book Awards for suspense thrillers and short-listed for the CIBA Paranormal 2023
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Between the Ocean and the Stars
Genre: Coming of Age/Mystery/Romance
Logline: When young newcomer Sam encounters Ophelia Island’s mysterious diner girl, Georgia, he must protect her deepest secrets and choose love, even if loving might end in tragedy.
Audience: Fans of teen dramas, summer romance, mystery, life-or-death drama, and adventure centered around criminal activity.
The Pitch: Set on an island in Florida, two teenagers find themselves in the middle of a police investigation and the perils of young love. The story reflects teenagers’ battles with life issues, while balancing their lives and experiencing love for the first time. Combining elements of “Outer Banks,” “13 Reasons Why,” and the “After” book and film series.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Finalist NIEA Book Awards
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Genre: Coming of Age/Mystery/Romance
Logline: When young newcomer Sam encounters Ophelia Island’s mysterious diner girl, Georgia, he must protect her deepest secrets and choose love, even if loving might end in tragedy.
Audience: Fans of teen dramas, summer romance, mystery, life-or-death drama, and adventure centered around criminal activity.
The Pitch: Set on an island in Florida, two teenagers find themselves in the middle of a police investigation and the perils of young love. The story reflects teenagers’ battles with life issues, while balancing their lives and experiencing love for the first time. Combining elements of “Outer Banks,” “13 Reasons Why,” and the “After” book and film series.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Finalist NIEA Book Awards
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Action/Science Fiction/Fantasy
The Timestream Verdict
Genre: Sci-Fi/Time Travel/Legal Thriller
Logline: An unremarkable accountant from 1985 is pulled forward sixty years in
time to serve on a jury for the first case of time-travel murder.
Audience: Young adult and adult fans of soft sci-fi and time travel stories interweaved with levity, humor, and legal proceedings
The Pitch: A standalone, time-hopping story primarily set in the utopian future of 2042 reminiscent of Back to the Future, 12 Angry Men, and 11.22.63. Part fish out-of-water, adventure, and legal drama, the story is a mix of future tech, legal innerworkings, and time-hopping action.
Materials: Treatment/character outline
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Genre: Sci-Fi/Time Travel/Legal Thriller
Logline: An unremarkable accountant from 1985 is pulled forward sixty years in
time to serve on a jury for the first case of time-travel murder.
Audience: Young adult and adult fans of soft sci-fi and time travel stories interweaved with levity, humor, and legal proceedings
The Pitch: A standalone, time-hopping story primarily set in the utopian future of 2042 reminiscent of Back to the Future, 12 Angry Men, and 11.22.63. Part fish out-of-water, adventure, and legal drama, the story is a mix of future tech, legal innerworkings, and time-hopping action.
Materials: Treatment/character outline
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The TimeLock Series
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Logline: A young man wrongly convicted of murder is instantly aged 20 years through a radical new prison genetics process called TimeLock before he escapes and embarks on a desperate gambit to find the real killer and learn the truth behind the deadly program.
Audience: Adult fans of action, techno-thrillers, government/conspiracy drama, and science fiction with heart and humor.
The Pitch: TimeLock combines elements of “The Fugitive,” “Demolition Man,” “In Time” and “Logan’s Run,” with an added emphasis on character and humor,
Materials: Screenplays, treatment/character outline
Book Awards: Finalist in the CIBA Clue (Mystery), CIBA Cygnus (Science Fiction), and CIBA Global Thriller Awards. More information and book trailer TimeLock (Book 1), TimeLock 2: The Kyoto Conspiracy (Book 2)
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Logline: A young man wrongly convicted of murder is instantly aged 20 years through a radical new prison genetics process called TimeLock before he escapes and embarks on a desperate gambit to find the real killer and learn the truth behind the deadly program.
Audience: Adult fans of action, techno-thrillers, government/conspiracy drama, and science fiction with heart and humor.
The Pitch: TimeLock combines elements of “The Fugitive,” “Demolition Man,” “In Time” and “Logan’s Run,” with an added emphasis on character and humor,
Materials: Screenplays, treatment/character outline
Book Awards: Finalist in the CIBA Clue (Mystery), CIBA Cygnus (Science Fiction), and CIBA Global Thriller Awards. More information and book trailer TimeLock (Book 1), TimeLock 2: The Kyoto Conspiracy (Book 2)
The Curtis Jefferson Series
Genre: Historical Drama/Action/Paranormal
Logline: Fifteen-year-old African American youth Curtis Jefferson is falsely accused and sentenced to a one-year term at Fort Grant, a penal outpost built upon the cursed site of a century-old Native American massacre. Set in civil-rights-era sixties, Curtis’s character and physical endurance are tested by a murderous inmate and a century-old Apache curse.
Audience: Males 18-34; fans of drama, horror, paranormal
The Pitch: Combines elements of horror, drama, coming-of-age and history, set in a creepy juvenile prison. Evokes tone and style of The Shawshank Redemption with historical elements and racial themes.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Grand Prize Winner of the CIBA Fiction Series Award, Winner National Indie Excellence Awards, Winner Arizona Literary Awards. More information Path of the Half Moon (Book 1), Courses of the Cursed (Book 2), Merging Paths (Book 3).
Genre: Historical Drama/Action/Paranormal
Logline: Fifteen-year-old African American youth Curtis Jefferson is falsely accused and sentenced to a one-year term at Fort Grant, a penal outpost built upon the cursed site of a century-old Native American massacre. Set in civil-rights-era sixties, Curtis’s character and physical endurance are tested by a murderous inmate and a century-old Apache curse.
Audience: Males 18-34; fans of drama, horror, paranormal
The Pitch: Combines elements of horror, drama, coming-of-age and history, set in a creepy juvenile prison. Evokes tone and style of The Shawshank Redemption with historical elements and racial themes.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Grand Prize Winner of the CIBA Fiction Series Award, Winner National Indie Excellence Awards, Winner Arizona Literary Awards. More information Path of the Half Moon (Book 1), Courses of the Cursed (Book 2), Merging Paths (Book 3).
Drama/Historical
The Clown William Series
Genre: Western/Historical Fiction/Drama
Logline: An 1870’s loner with Tourette’s Syndrome finds himself a reluctant gunslinger fighting two railroad giants when he discovers his condition gives him phenomenal speed and accuracy with a six-gun.
Audience: Young adult and adult fans of Westerns, character dramas, fiction based on true events
The Pitch: A Western with a unique twist - the young hero has a condition that gives him unusual speed and accuracy with a six-gun. The new adult series follows 21-year-old William as he battles two railroad giants fighting to control Trinidad, Colorado, and reluctantly falls for an unavailable young lady as he interacts with real historical characters. Yellowstone meets Young Guns at Lonesome Dove.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Silver Winner IPPY, Winner NIEA Book Awards, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Bronze IPPY Best Series, FInalist CIBA Fiction Series Award.
More information Clown William (Book 1), Clown William and the Lincoln County War (Book 2), Clown William and the Wind of Vengeance (Book 3), Clown Willam Running Guns (Book 4) - Coming 2025
Genre: Western/Historical Fiction/Drama
Logline: An 1870’s loner with Tourette’s Syndrome finds himself a reluctant gunslinger fighting two railroad giants when he discovers his condition gives him phenomenal speed and accuracy with a six-gun.
Audience: Young adult and adult fans of Westerns, character dramas, fiction based on true events
The Pitch: A Western with a unique twist - the young hero has a condition that gives him unusual speed and accuracy with a six-gun. The new adult series follows 21-year-old William as he battles two railroad giants fighting to control Trinidad, Colorado, and reluctantly falls for an unavailable young lady as he interacts with real historical characters. Yellowstone meets Young Guns at Lonesome Dove.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Silver Winner IPPY, Winner NIEA Book Awards, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Bronze IPPY Best Series, FInalist CIBA Fiction Series Award.
More information Clown William (Book 1), Clown William and the Lincoln County War (Book 2), Clown William and the Wind of Vengeance (Book 3), Clown Willam Running Guns (Book 4) - Coming 2025
A Call to China
Genre: Historical Fiction/Drama
Logline: After losing a daughter in 1940-era China, American missionaries return home and raise a second daughter. Years later, Olivia embarks on a quest to find her lost sister raised in rural China.
Audience: Adult fans of historical, character, and family dramas.
The Pitch: Set against the background of revolutionary change in 20th century China and America, this family and spiritual drama explores what is means to belong in both China and America.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Silver Winner IPPY, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist NIEA Book Awards
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Genre: Historical Fiction/Drama
Logline: After losing a daughter in 1940-era China, American missionaries return home and raise a second daughter. Years later, Olivia embarks on a quest to find her lost sister raised in rural China.
Audience: Adult fans of historical, character, and family dramas.
The Pitch: Set against the background of revolutionary change in 20th century China and America, this family and spiritual drama explores what is means to belong in both China and America.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Silver Winner IPPY, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist NIEA Book Awards
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Hungry
Genre: Young Adult/Coming of Age/Drama
Logline: A young woman grieving the loss of her grandmother finds strength and purpose with a little help from her talented and interesting friends.
Audience: Fans of teen dramas, coming-of-age stories, and teen romance.
The Pitch: Character driven story of finding your way back from loss, the importance of family, and the power of a friend group. Reminiscent of Tiny, Pretty Things, Along for the Ride, and Chemical Hearts, this poignant drama has Sulie finding purpose again in fulfilling her grandmother's very unusual last wishes.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
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Genre: Young Adult/Coming of Age/Drama
Logline: A young woman grieving the loss of her grandmother finds strength and purpose with a little help from her talented and interesting friends.
Audience: Fans of teen dramas, coming-of-age stories, and teen romance.
The Pitch: Character driven story of finding your way back from loss, the importance of family, and the power of a friend group. Reminiscent of Tiny, Pretty Things, Along for the Ride, and Chemical Hearts, this poignant drama has Sulie finding purpose again in fulfilling her grandmother's very unusual last wishes.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
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Family/Kids
Ms. Mulligan & the Enchanted Ice Cream
Genre: Coming of Age/Mystery/Romance
Logline: When 12-year-old Tabby wakes on her birthday to find herself magically transformed into the 25-year-old "Ms. Mulligan," she and her friends go on a quest to understand a family curse and fight the evil Black and White sisters.
Audience: Kids ages 8-12, families, and all fans of magic and adventure stories.
The Pitch: Combines elements of “Harry Potter,” "The Worst Witch," and "A Series of Unfortunate Events," to create a magical mystery with themes of friendship, overcoming obstacles, and believing in yourself.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Silver Winner Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards
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Genre: Coming of Age/Mystery/Romance
Logline: When 12-year-old Tabby wakes on her birthday to find herself magically transformed into the 25-year-old "Ms. Mulligan," she and her friends go on a quest to understand a family curse and fight the evil Black and White sisters.
Audience: Kids ages 8-12, families, and all fans of magic and adventure stories.
The Pitch: Combines elements of “Harry Potter,” "The Worst Witch," and "A Series of Unfortunate Events," to create a magical mystery with themes of friendship, overcoming obstacles, and believing in yourself.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
Book Awards: Silver Winner Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Finalist Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Finalist National Indie Excellence Awards
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Heroes of the WWCC: Pablo's Adventure
Genre: Family/Action/Adventure
Logline: Against all odds, Pablo Prairie Dog fulfills his dream of touring with the WWCC Heroes—a bizarre mix of wrestling and chess. After struggling to fit in, Pablo becomes an unlikely hero by learning the value of friendship.
Audience: Kids and families, fans of wrestling, chess, games, animals and underdog stories.
The Pitch: This action-filled story resonates with both sporty kids and brainiacs and features a wild cast of half-animal, half-human creatures.
Materials: Animated 1/2-hour pilot script/treatment/character outlines
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Genre: Family/Action/Adventure
Logline: Against all odds, Pablo Prairie Dog fulfills his dream of touring with the WWCC Heroes—a bizarre mix of wrestling and chess. After struggling to fit in, Pablo becomes an unlikely hero by learning the value of friendship.
Audience: Kids and families, fans of wrestling, chess, games, animals and underdog stories.
The Pitch: This action-filled story resonates with both sporty kids and brainiacs and features a wild cast of half-animal, half-human creatures.
Materials: Animated 1/2-hour pilot script/treatment/character outlines
More information and book trailer
The Benny Moon Series
Genre: Family/Action/Adventure
Logline: When Benny Moon, a middle-grade motocross racer faces bullying and lonliness, he seeks the counsel of his Native American Grampa T, who sends him on a race around the medicine wheel.
Audience: Kids and families, fans of motocross, racing, animals and Native American stories
The Pitch: A lightly metaphysical adventure. With the help of a wise Owl, Benny learns the tools and techniques of the ancient Medicine Wheel to help him cope with the emotional toll often felt in an ever changing world.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
More information Benny Moon: Racing the Medicine Wheel (Book 1), Benny Moon Eats Dirt (Book 2), Benny Moon Saves the Standing People (Book 3)
Genre: Family/Action/Adventure
Logline: When Benny Moon, a middle-grade motocross racer faces bullying and lonliness, he seeks the counsel of his Native American Grampa T, who sends him on a race around the medicine wheel.
Audience: Kids and families, fans of motocross, racing, animals and Native American stories
The Pitch: A lightly metaphysical adventure. With the help of a wise Owl, Benny learns the tools and techniques of the ancient Medicine Wheel to help him cope with the emotional toll often felt in an ever changing world.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
More information Benny Moon: Racing the Medicine Wheel (Book 1), Benny Moon Eats Dirt (Book 2), Benny Moon Saves the Standing People (Book 3)
The Mystery Muffin & Soda Pop Slooth Series
Genre: Paranormal family mystery/action
Logline: Mystery Muffin and her best friend, Soda Pop Slooth, get a new neighbor and strange things start to happen.
Audience: Kids and families, fans of motocross, racing, animals and Native American stories
The Pitch: Neighborhood mystery solvers Mystery and Soda are on the case when their new neighbor is rumored to be a werewolf. With everyone counting on them—including the police—they investigate to find out if the legend of Mr. Creepy is really true.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
More information The Legend of Mr. Creepy (Book 1), The Ghost of Crippler's Creek (Book 2).
Genre: Paranormal family mystery/action
Logline: Mystery Muffin and her best friend, Soda Pop Slooth, get a new neighbor and strange things start to happen.
Audience: Kids and families, fans of motocross, racing, animals and Native American stories
The Pitch: Neighborhood mystery solvers Mystery and Soda are on the case when their new neighbor is rumored to be a werewolf. With everyone counting on them—including the police—they investigate to find out if the legend of Mr. Creepy is really true.
Materials: Treatment/character outlines
More information The Legend of Mr. Creepy (Book 1), The Ghost of Crippler's Creek (Book 2).
In Development
Cowboyz (Adult Feature)
Genre: Comedy
Logine: The Cowboyz is a raunchy fish-out-of-water comedy spoof starring two washed-up 90's rapper brothers, who blow their chance at a comeback and end up performing in and resurrecting a failing western rodeo.
Mercury in Retrograde (Adult Feature)
Genre: Paranormal family drama
Logline: A bankrupt, disgraced Boston socialite and her teenage daughter are forced to move to an eccentric Florida town full of psychics, astrologers, spirit-channelers, and ghost-trackers in order to claim an inheritance left to them by a complete stranger.
Crumbcrunchers: Fun Fitness for Kids (Kids Television)
Genre: Animated or live action variety television show
Logline: A unique and timely half-hour children’s series that explodes into action with fun fitness, amazing characters, and magical moments about health and nutrition.
Crystal City (Family Tevision)
Genre: Science Fiction
Logine: Step right up, (400 years into the future), to the only circus on earth! Crystal City highlights a futuristic circus, tourist resort, and circus academy which houses a mixed bag of performers, psychics, Freaks, Mindies, Urbites, and a Tribe of Heads (Sages). These unique characters live within Crystal City, a crystal dome which protects its citizens from the radioactive environment outside.
The Trailer Trash Sorority (Family Feature)
Genre: Teen drama
Synopsis: Teen drama that turns the prep school genre on its head by pitting the Gossip Girls against the Walmart crowd. After their family-owned trailer park is reassigned to a new high school district, a group of trailer parks kids clash with the snobby preppies that are trying to squeeze them out – both at school and at home.
Genre: Comedy
Logine: The Cowboyz is a raunchy fish-out-of-water comedy spoof starring two washed-up 90's rapper brothers, who blow their chance at a comeback and end up performing in and resurrecting a failing western rodeo.
Mercury in Retrograde (Adult Feature)
Genre: Paranormal family drama
Logline: A bankrupt, disgraced Boston socialite and her teenage daughter are forced to move to an eccentric Florida town full of psychics, astrologers, spirit-channelers, and ghost-trackers in order to claim an inheritance left to them by a complete stranger.
Crumbcrunchers: Fun Fitness for Kids (Kids Television)
Genre: Animated or live action variety television show
Logline: A unique and timely half-hour children’s series that explodes into action with fun fitness, amazing characters, and magical moments about health and nutrition.
Crystal City (Family Tevision)
Genre: Science Fiction
Logine: Step right up, (400 years into the future), to the only circus on earth! Crystal City highlights a futuristic circus, tourist resort, and circus academy which houses a mixed bag of performers, psychics, Freaks, Mindies, Urbites, and a Tribe of Heads (Sages). These unique characters live within Crystal City, a crystal dome which protects its citizens from the radioactive environment outside.
The Trailer Trash Sorority (Family Feature)
Genre: Teen drama
Synopsis: Teen drama that turns the prep school genre on its head by pitting the Gossip Girls against the Walmart crowd. After their family-owned trailer park is reassigned to a new high school district, a group of trailer parks kids clash with the snobby preppies that are trying to squeeze them out – both at school and at home.
