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A thriller about love, fame, poetry and social media.

Logline: A shy and nonchalant spoken-word poet finds himself in a European singing reality show, The One. Understanding the complexity of the situation, he begs the audience to vote him out of the game, only to find out he’s more and more popular. But as the show progresses, the audience finds his secrets and the game is not what it seemed to be at first.

Genre: psychological thriller, horror, mystery

"There is no point of me staying here. I’m like a rotten tree, I can’t dance or sing. So, please, vote me out of The One!"

- Arthur

Universal themes

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Fame and success

How far are you willing to go to succeed? What sacrifices are you ready to make for success?

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Trust and Love

How to decide who to trust? What if love gets in the way?

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Mystery

What’s really happening behind the scenes?

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Fame and success

In The One, your value is calculated according to your fame, your votes or your social media reach.

What are our characters willing to sacrifice to get these numbers up?

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Trust and love

Thrown in this competition, Arthur doesn’t know the dynamics and power in place. In a world he can’t apprehend, who can help him?

Elena wants to be the best and win this competition, but she knows she can’t do that by herself.

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Mystery

Something is off in this competition, the audience sees it thanks to foreshadowing. But the competitors, due to their stress, focus and commitment won’t see it, even when the first ejected candidate is expelled manu militari.

But will they see it in time to save themselves?

Spoken word poetry

Spoken word poetry refers to an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities. Wikipedia

Arthur, the main character, is a spoken word poet. He writes poems and sonnets referring to his fight, such as the climate change, acceptance, or the struggle to success. Here are two examples:

Character breakdown

Main characters only.

Arthur

Arthur, late 20s, a wannabe spoken word artist. Shy, nonchalant, not always at ease in social gatherings. He is committed to his craft and dreams and has high ethical standards. He gets stuck in the singing competition alongside younger competitors, without the dancing and singing skills.

Elena

Elena, early 20s, Latina. Elena is a beautiful, energetic and temperamental ex-child star. Her career slowly faded away, making her manager, putting so much pressure on her. She’s ready to do everything to win, but the shell she created of perfectionism and commitment hides a very insecure woman.

Requires dancing and singing skills.

Marcus

Marcus, mid 20s. Marcus is a handsome singer and dancer and participant of the competition. Behind the toughness he shows to his millions of followers on social media, he’s a nice and gentle guy with a strong empathy. He has been asked to participate, and he’s the one trapping Arthur to participate in the show, officially to help him out.

Requires dancing and singing skills.

Mary

Mary, early 20s, is a competitor in the singing competition. Classical singer, she’s guided by her faith and devotion to God.

Requires classical singing skills.

Roxanna

Roxanna, early 30s is Arthur’s friend and owner of the theater group he works for. She’s unapologeticly honest, but a loyal friend. One-liner fan, she knows where and when to speak. Constant support for Arthur, she’s organizing the resistance outside of the game.

Natacha

Natacha, 30s, math genius. She feels safer hidden in her office eating candies than appearing publicly. She is the data analyst of the show and reports all the data on daily basis to the candidates and management of Osiris. She’s taking all the decisions related to the game, according to the audiences results.

Argentino

Argentino, 40s, is the host of the show. A colorful character, animating the game. He is the Natacha’s armed wing.

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