THE D.I.U Reboot - Supernatural/Thriller/Drama

[Matthew James]

THE DIU

The DIU or Demonic Investigation Unit, is one of the government’s best kept secret and it’s led by the firm and cold hearted Hank Adler, a man whose past is shrouded in mystery. Operating as his second is former military soldier, Agent Cassie Daley, an agent who follows the book in a world without any rules. While the sarcastic and often pushy Special Agent Neal Keller, often comes into conflict with his colleagues when discussing how to handle the team’s latest crisis.

The team of Agent’s travel the globe with one mission. Stopping the evil monster’s that go bump in the night, but their little family may get a bit bigger. A Vampire attack in New York, leads the team to Blake Wilson, a detective whose vendetta against a dangerous crime lord, may lead him to the world of the supernatural.

Meanwhile an increase in demon related attacks have stirred thing’s up, making many within the United States government nervous. Now an organization with a dangerously effective method of disposing of the problem have risen to power. An organization called The Fist, led by Ramona Fredrick, a senator who opposes the team’s ideals and could lead to the destruction of monster’s, demon’s and those few special humans’ with gifts. Unless debunked the huge world these Agents have sworn to protect could get a lot smaller.

Character Bios: 

Name: Agent Blake Wilson
Age: 33
Portrayed by: Aaron Ashmore
Bio: Blake's life was shattered the moment his saw the body of his fiance, ever since he has become obsessed with solving the case, and finally putting it to rest, pushing those away who truly care for him, little does Blake know he's actually headed towards war with a dangerous and violent vampire. 


Name: Agent Cassie Delay
Age: 27
Portrayed by: Caity Lotz 
Bio: Cassie is a military brat, who served two tours in Iraq. She has had hear eye on the role of Agent in Charge since the day her father brought her into the fold. She lives by the book and though she may seem like a bookworm. Never back her into the corner, she has a fire inside her and a bit of an anger problem, but despite this and even Neal annoy's her to no end and even his bad habit's she does care deeply for him, and views Hank as a more active father figure in her life. They are her family, and if you mess with her family, it may be the last thing you ever do. 


Name: Agent Neal Keller
Age: 32
Portrayed by: Aaron Stanford
Bio: If you ask Cassie she'd tell you that Neal Keller Is: "The biggest pain in the ass, but the most loyal friend you'd want by your side when things get rough, and they always get rough." A trained and season agent who get's results, he can be a bit of a goof ball, but it's all part of his charm. He greatly loves to annoy his fellow agent's and Hank is the only man he respect's, but beneath all the sly smiles, and sarcastic insults, lies a darkness. Neal doesn't much like Supernatural creatures, and sees them as something that needs to be defeated. 


Name: Agent in Charge Hank Adler
Age: 43
Portrayed by: JR Bourne
Bio: Hank Adler is a mystery to most who know him, he like Blake suffered a tragic loss which brought him to the world of Demons and Monsters, and his friendship with Frank Adler, landed him the coveted position of Head of the DIU. Since than he has slowly been recruiting the best. Most are mystified by why he offered a job to Blake but deep down inside, Hank see's something in the young agent. Himself.

Recurring Characters: 

Name: Doctor Kate Granger
Age: 26 
Portrayed by: Elizabeth Henstridge 
Bio: Kate is the doctor assigned to the D.I.U. she spends most day's at the compound, and doesn't usually get to do field work, though she maintains a close relationship with the agent's, she struggles with feeling like part of the team. 

Name: Senator Ramona Fredrick
Age: 39
Portrayed by: Sarah Wayne-Callies
Bio: Ramona is head of the DIU's opposing faction The FIST, where The DIU tries to handle only dangerous things that threaten human existence, Ramona want's to kill anything supernatural good or bad. But now with means possible to accomplish such means, some in government are ready to accept her plan, but her action's could lead the United into a war it can't win. 



Name: Mark Roberts
Age: 31
Portrayed by: Robert Buckley
Bio: Mark is Blake's partner in New York and best friend, he has stuck by Blake and is willing to go wherever his partner is, but his fierce loyalty may complicate things for Blake's new life. 


Name: Karen Davidson
Age: 31
Portrayed by: Blake Lively
Bio: Karen is the love of Blake's life, the two have been in love since high school, they are each other's polar opposite's where he is clean, she's a slob, where he is hard working, she irresponsible. Her death devastates him, and he struggles to move past her death. (Mostly appears in flash backs) 


Episode Guide:

1.01 – “A Whole New World”
After a brush with a pack of Vampires, Detective Blake Wilson is assigned to the Demonic Investigative Unit, under the command of Hank Adler, a man who believes that he and Wilson are after the same beast.

1.02 – “The Device"
The DIU learn of a Ramona Fredrick (Guest Star Blake Lively) the leader of a group known as The Fist, an anti-demon establishment, who plots to use a device that could destroy anyone or thing that contain traces of demonic blood. It causes a stir within the government.

1.03 – “Daddy’s Girl”
While investigating a lead on a possible pack of werewolves, Cassie ends up poisoned with werewolf venom, which could have deadly effects, unless the rest of the team are able to kill the Werewolf who infected her.

1.04 - "Tommy" (Mid-Season Finale)
When the DIU get wind that a little boy may have the ability to heal other's, The team is sent in to protect the boy from agent's of the Fist who want to use the boy for their own sinister goals.

1.05 - "After Shocks"
1.06 - "Doctor's in"
1.07 - "Broken Home"
1.08 - "How we Roll"

Opening Credits:

NOTES: This is the rebooted first season for The DIU, I completely reworked the story. The first season is set to contain 8 episodes, I felt like that was the perfect amount of episode's to tell this story, there's only a couple of monster of the week type stories, the rest will be advancing the plot, and delving into these four character's.

I also did notice a lack in diversity, which I plan to course correct moving forward. The Outline is complete for the first episode, so it will be up by the end of the weekend. The story will be very different from what anyone might remember, this is a little darker, more brooding, but the show's dark quality will be undercut with a love and lot of humor, this is a story about four-five people who live in a secret compound in the Nevada desert, so despite the brooding they all go through, they very much act and feel like a family.