The Moon Trilogy - Pilot (Episode 1 of 8)

THEME: Love conquers hate.

LOGLINE (Pilot): Julian wants to free dystopian America from alien invaders, but discovers he must first learn to love his enemy.

TAGLINE: If past is prologue, then the future can be changed.

In the 25th century, young Julian 20th "The Red Hawk" lives in a parched wasteland and dreams of reclaiming the lush country that was taken from his people by the hated Kalkars, alien oppressors who for centuries have brought ruin upon what was once America. Julian’s father has had strange visions about past lives, which he does not relate to his son until the son himself begins to have “dreams that are not dreams”. When the Kalkars kill his father, 21-year old Julian must take up his father’s cause and lead the Desert Yanks against the Kalkars in a final throw of the dice. In a massive battle, Julian is taken captive by the Kalkars. Awaiting a death sentence, he discovers that his fellow prisoner is a beautiful young woman who harbors a dark secret about her past as well as his own. He also discovers that his strange visions continue...what will Julian’s “dreams that are not dreams” reveal about his other lives – and how will a dark truth about the young woman’s past prove critical to their mutual future?

#1 – Pilot: the 25th century. With their enemies the Kalkars left only in possession of parts of California, “Desert Yank” Julian 20th and his father plan to drive them into the sea and achieve a long-awaited final victory the coming spring. Julian 20th begins to have “dreams that are not dreams”; his father tells him he has had these, as well, and will tell his son more when they return from their scouting mission, but Julian 19th is killed by Kalkars. Rallying the Desert Yanks around an ancient American flag simply called “The Flag” passed down by his father, spiritually aided by his blind mother and materially aided by diverse clan leaders like The Wolf, The Vulture and The Rattlesnake, Julian 20th leads the Desert Yanks in leaving the desert and crossing mountains to take the Kalkars by surprise. A monumental battle ensues, but just when victory seems assured Julian 20th is knocked senseless and taken captive; he finds himself in the destroyed Kalkar capital (Los Angeles) and hauled in front of False Or-tis, who demands his total surrender. Refusing, Julian is sentenced to death in the morning but when placed in an upper story room to await execution he meets an intrepid young woman named Bethelda who is also being held captive.

The goals for this 8-part miniseries were to combine the most intriguing elements of a century-old Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction adventure trilogy - reincarnation, a future that begs to be changed for the better, and a protagonist on a path of learning how hate, revenge and love interact across the generations - into a compelling story, complete with hooks which introduce the opportunity for standalone prequel- or sequel series: how do Juana St. John and Nah-ee-lah survive the Kalkars? Does Julian 21st begin to build a new future Earth? Features of note are a dystopian, ruined America, alien space invaders from the Inner Moon, strange technologies, cannibalistic quadrupeds, flying wings, disintegration rays, past and future incarnations and a healthy disregard for space and time.

Downloadable show bible available with this listing. Promo art by Mark Wheatley, artist for "Rebel Moon".