The Supernatural Diaries (A original TVD verse series)

[Antwan Eley]

((Hey guys i know it been a while but work got pretty hectic and after much consideration i think I would be better off doing an paranormal series then The City of Tomorrow for right now anyway. This would be an 22 episode series and I plan to get at least te first chapter done first if this is picked up. Working on the pilot now.))

The Supernatural Diaries

Premise
Life for Gunner Phillips (Dylan O'brien) had been pretty simple and ordinary for most of his life. The wallflower, shy and quiet and withdrawn from the world. And then he died...and through death he finally found life. Sucked into the world of the supernatural, Los Angeles had always been a becon for the supernatural. A paranormal hotspot that drew the attention of witches, vampires and werewolves and the like. And when an ancient curse that was born centuries ago due to a long forgotten unjustice an powerful force is rising in the city that could destroy the very city itself.

Main Characters

Michael B. Jordan as Gunner Phillips.
The main protagonist of the series and an eighteen year old who stop trusting the world a long time ago. Withdrawn and closed off, Gunner only wants to find his own standing in the world and finally be happy. And deciding to make a change in his life and attend college, he hopes to shred the pains of his past and start anew only to find his world turning upside down as he becomes a creature of the night...a vampire. Having once only wanted to escape the world he now finds himself forced to save the city...from itself and juggle the secret of being a vampire.

Britne Oldford as Lily Candace.
Outspoken, headstrong and brave with a bit of a rebellious streak. Lily always had been a bit of outcast who beat to her own drummer and a bit of a street smart wisecracker. Having grew up in various orphanages and having decided to make a life for herself and not let anyone hold her own. Intelligent and knowing it, Lily quickly befriends the less outgoing and quiet freshman and makes it her mission to teach the ways of being independent and outgoing.

Tyler Holechin as Paxton Jayden.
Popular, talkative and a college senior with his whole future ahead of him. Coming from a long line of hunters, Paxton only wants a life away from the hunt, a life without evil creatures that threaten the city. And that is why he is attending college to be a doctor and make his own impact on the world. The last thing he wants to be in the world is a hunter but as a Jayden and residing in Los Angeles...he may not be able to run away from his fact especially as he seems to be drawn to Gunner and finds himself pulled into his life despite fighting to get from under his own family.

Evan Peters as Blaze Anthony.
Womanizing and a big man whore who believes that everything should fall into his lap easily. Apart of the witch community of Los Angeles being the son of the witch Elder Krista Anthony, Blaze isn't above using his magic for his own purposes and is big into the black market. The best friend of Paxton and a easygoing guy entirely, the two could careless about the pressures of their families but both finds themselves unable to avoid the supernatural...not that Blaze wants too. And when the curse which haunts comes full swing, Blaze learns the shocking secret that his family has been hiding all these years...forcing him to pick a side which could turn the tides of the impeding war.

Milo Ventimiaglo as Leonard Abraham.
Private investigator of the Supernatural and a man in his early thirties who has long since felt connected to the supernatural ongoings within the city. Leo is tough and yet vulnerable and lives with a secret he is unable to escape from his past. Only wanting to help the city and learn the secrets which seem to haunt him, Leo takes it upon himself to protect the city and those who doesn't have the power to protect himself but when he learns he is a monster himself...he begins to doubt his whole purpose in life.

Erica Durance as Larissa Chloe.
Smart, independent and impulsive. One of the most top notch detectives for the Los Angeles PD and a woman who would need ten men to keep up with. And a woman who has made it her mission to expose the supernatural since the death of her husband. With a reputation of being the detective to go to for 'weird' cases. Ris is a woman who shouldn't be crossed and a woman who finds herself with dangerous enemies as she sets out to not only find her husband's killer but bring the supernatural into the forefront...even if it kills her.

Episodes.

Chapter 1: The Curse Chapter (Ep. 1-7)
1x01 - Pilot.
In the series premiere, an old enemy surfaces within Los Angeles of the Jayden family and brings up their painful past. Missing persons begins to surfaces around the city and Larissa sets out to find the perp before it's too late. Meanwhile Gunner starts his freshman year of college and meets Lily while finding himself pulled into the game of cat and mouse in the century long fued of the Jaydens the vampire which started it all.

1x02 - This is All For You.
Gunner tries to adjust to his new life as a vampire and begins to feel that he made the wrong choice. And when notorious bank robbers Joel and Marisol who happen to be apart of the supernatural world targets one of the biggest heists of their career which places Gunner's mom in danger, Larissa turns to Leonard for help. The beginnings Angeles Society forms within this episode.

1x03 - The Ties that Binds.
When it seems that Leonard is being framed for various murders around the city, Larissa learns of his shocking past and begins to suspect that he is not as normal as she thought. Gunner resumes his life in college with the help of Lily and grows closer with Paxton causing Blaze to make an unsettling discovery.

1x04- Human Nature.
Residents of the city begin to act unusual and the witches begin to suspect that something unnatural is at work and the university seems to be the epicenter. Blaze and Paxton sets out to discover what is going on exactly and Gunner begins to see just how dangerous he is now. Meanwhile Larissa keeps true to her promise to Leonard.

1x05 - Love The Way You Lie.
When Paxton goes missing, Gunner targets the witches as he suspects that they may be behind the disappearance forcing Blaze to make a choice which could change his life forever. Larissa grows closer to finding out what is really going on behind the darkness of the city and finds a target on her head.

1x06 - I Will Follow You Into The Dark.
The Angeles Society finds themselves up against a group of witches which is dedicated to resurrecting an powerful enemy. Blaze learn the secrets which his family has been hiding all along and learns that Paxton and Gunner are the cause. Paxton turns to his family for protection as things grows even more dangerous for him and makes a choice which could change his life with Gunner forever.

1x07 - Name

[Brian Melanson]

It's really nice to see you back on theVPN, and I am really upset to see you abandoning you Superman series. But with this pitch, I do have MANY concerns. I am a huge TVD/tO fan. Have been for seven years now. And I think a show like this, won't work out. How TVD works is that we have characters we've known and love over a collection of six seasons, and two seasons of it's spin off. The one thing that drives these shows more than anything is the characters. So doing a spin off that has no connections to it's mother show, concerns me. For example, Supernatural: Bloodlines failed because they took characters that NO ONE knew and tried to make their audience care for them without a bigger storyline outside of one episode. The reason the Originals worked is that we had Three Seasons of Klaus, Rebekah and Elijah and then they go to New Orleans and we get a HUGE storyline that's built for them. So doing a spin off like this, without ANY existing ties to the show asides from it being set in the same universe, is not going to work personally for me.

Another large concern I have is how the plot is taking elements that are both shared by TVD/tO. The Supernatural Hotspot plot is over used by MANY supernatural shows. And it's something that TVD/tO rely on. Example, Mystic Falls has been a driving force of all Supernatural beings for 1,000 years because it's where Werewolves were settled, where the Vampire species was born, and many witches died horrible, violent deaths, causing their magic to go into the Earth and become a permanent like magic source. With The Originals, New Orleans has always been a beacon of Supernatural activity because of the factions it deals with. The witches practice Ancestral Magic that's basically a continuing supply of magic. And of course, lots of Supernaturals running around, taking each others heads off. It's just something that has been used before and it's something that has been used in TVD many times before.

Now, I'm not saying you have a bad idea, I just think limiting yourself to the TVD universe is something you'll have problems with. TVD is a constant evolving show, and the mythology could change at a tip of the hat. And it's something that will limit you. My suggestion for you would be to take the ideas you have, because you do have a cast of characters that will help drive a story, but I just think making this a TVD spin off will limit you, and just won't work because how TVD works. I feel like the only way a TVD spin off will work is if we have characters we know and already love. So my suggestion would be this, since the only HUGE tie you have to break is just the TVD universe, create your own Supernatural mythology. You already have these original characters so now the only thing that's holding you back is this connection to TVD. And as much I would love to see another TVD Spin-off, I just don't think this is the right idea. But that doesn't mean you can't take these characters and make something completely original. That's my advice for you, I hope you take it and create a completely new idea with your own mythology and universe. Don't give up on that. I think if you just separate from TVD Mythology and Continuity, you'll have a great show.

[Brady Brown]

Yeah, I don't see the point in setting this in the TVD world. That limits you, and if you erase that aspect then you can have a stronger premise.

[Antwan Eley]

Thanks for the feedback and sorry for the long wait. Working at Walmart and with the holidays upon us it's like doomsday have arrived with Metallo and LEx Luthor in tow. But yeah i am gonna be revising this pitch and stripping it of the crossover stuff. Hopefully it'll come out stronger and better. *nods*