Torn from his Humboldt hometown at fifteen, a man spends decades reinventing himself — but returning, he finds the redwoods, grit, and memories of the place that shaped him never let go.
Type:
TV Pilot
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
27pp
Genre:
Drama
Budget:
Shoestring
Age Rating:
13+
Copyright Details:
WGA #:2312086
Synopsis/Details
Behind the Redwood Curtain is a true-life, character-driven dramedy rooted in Humboldt County, where towering redwoods and small-town grit shaped one boy’s world. Torn from his beloved hometown at fifteen, Don spent decades reinventing himself — but never escaped the pull of the place that made him. Returning home, he unravels family lore, youthful misadventures, and the town’s rough-edged beauty, weaving memory and myth into a story of roots that never let go. Told with quiet humor and emotional resonance, the series is a slow-burn exploration of identity and belonging — where the drama lies not in spectacle, but in the truth of lived experience.

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Submitted: 2025-Aug-21
Last Updated: 2025-Aug-21
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The Writer: Loreen Hackett

I’m a visual artist and screenwriter telling stories at the intersection of memory, identity, and humor. My current series, Behind the Redwood Curtain, is a half-hour dramedy drawn from my husband’s real-life upbringing in a small Northern California town—where the redwoods are ancient, the characters unforgettable, and the humor and poignancy are always tangled together. It lives in the sweet spot between Somebody Somewhere’s quiet authenticity, The Wonder Years’ nostalgia and heart, and Reservation Dogs’ wry, lived-in specificity. Like those shows, it treats small towns as more than a backdrop—they’re living, breathing characters with grit, contradictions, and their own sense of humor. I… Go to bio
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