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“Every town holds it’s dark secrets”
SYNOPSIS
Welcome to Beacon Hallows, Maine. What’s in the brochure, it’s a nice place for families looking for a place to call home. What’s not in it, all are welcome, including Witches, Werewolves, and Vampires.
When Shannon Blackwell arrives in Beacon Hallows she forever changes the life of sixteen year old Matt Spencer who is in town after his father leaves him in his hometown with his sister. He quickly learns that his newfound friend Emily Ashford is a witch, and that the new girl is a cursed werewolf punished by ancient witches to live for all eternity for not being able to kill her vampire sister, Isobel. Who has recently escaped her prison beneath the town and sets into motion a deadly revenge plan that begins with the turning of a student into a vampire who bullies the Sheriff's adoptive son Justin Maddox.
But the vengeful vampire isn’t out for just blood, hidden deep beneath the Hallow mine's is an ancient obelisk of untold power, that has cursed the town for hundreds of years, and if worlds collide, could spell doom for all.
CHARACTERS
| Kathryn Newton as Shannon Blackwell | “My sister died a long time ago. I wish I’d realized that sooner.”
A werewolf, cursed to live for all eternity, Shannon Blackwell has lived a long time, under many names, and many places. Despite this, something always draws her home. She’s fierce, and quick tempered, and as a result struggles to control the animal within, especially under the effects of the full moon. Her fate was tethered to her sisters long ago, and she can’t rest until her sister is caught again. She feels responsible for all the lives her sister takes and will stop at nothing to find her, and her determination binds her to a few new friends along the way.
| Connor Jessup as Matt Spencer |
“ I’m luggage apparently. I’ll have to find a way to count on only myself.”
For sixteen Matt Spencer knows an awful lot about pain and abandonment, and it takes a lot to get through the armor he cowers behind, but put in the time and effort, and you’ll find a friend for life. Though overwhelmed by what he learns surrounding the world of the supernatural he quickly comes around and tries his best to protect those who can’t protect themselves, but he’s not a natural hunter, and fails more than he succeeds, and begins to feel the heavy weight of regret, as his losses begin to mount.
| Natalia Dyer as Emily Ashford|
“Why do you keep showing up in these -- dreams?”
Emily Ashford was raised a witch by her overbearing and cold mother, yet despite this, the teenage witch is deeply compassionate. In a town full of grey area’s Emily will always stir the ship due north. Lately she’s been plagued by dreams and visions of impending doom and dire warnings, though she doesn’t know much, she knows a threat is descending upon her small town, and it’s only hope is the werewolf with the golden eyes.
| Devin Druid as Justin Maddox|
“You know we have weird lives, right?”
Before all this happened, Justin Maddox biggest problem was being bullied by the twins. Now his life is constantly in peril, and he finds a new enemy around every corner. Though he isn’t the fighter his other friends try and be, he’s the first to look into an issue, or try and use logic to understand the crazy things happening around his friends, he’s not afraid to get answers from his Sheriff mother, and he’s always there to provide the voice of reason when all else feels lost.
| Madelaine Petsch as Harper Montgomery |
“My life was way easier before I met you freaks”
Queen Bee, Harper Montgomery had a good life, before the Blackwell’s arrival that is. Now she’s not much more than a pawn in the larger picture of a revenge driven hundred year old vampire. Pushed to her brink Harper decides to align herself with her childhood classmates despite their low status, in the hopes of one day getting back her normal life. But can things ever go back to the way they were? Because in some ways, maybe her life has changed for the better.
| Eliza Taylor as Isobel Blackwell |
“You want a monster. I’ll spend the rest of your pathetic life showing you a real monster.”
When she was human Isobel Blackwell had only one job. Care for her immune compromised sister, she cared so much she gave her love to a man who promised to use science and magic to save Shannon, but the results turned her into one of the world's most deadly and bloodthirsty creatures. Even worse it ended up dividing the sisters, who tormented each other for over a hundred years, Isobel has spent the last thirty locked up beneath her hometown, and a chance encounter will set her loose upon an unsuspecting town who once viewed her as nothing more than a monster.
| Sarah Drew as Haley Spencer |
“He’s so alone. I don’t want him to feel more alone.”
More of a mother than an Aunt, Haley Spencer, takes Matt in when his father takes a job overseas after the death of his wife. Thrown into the deep end, Haley must learn to balance her new found parental responsibilities with her demanding job of Nurse at Beacon Hallows General. Luckily, she can always turn to her fiance Deputy David Lopez, who is always ready to help however he can.
EPISODE GUIDE
01x01 “Town of Darkness”
On his first day at Beacon Hallows High School, Junior, Matt Spencer longs for the day his father will come and take him away from the boring town he's been left in. But he soon finds that the town is anything but boring, and that monsters, witches, vampires, and werewolves are all very much real, and each have their own plans for the town with plenty of hope.
Link to Pilot
01x02 “Bad Moon Rising”
After an incident between Harper and Shannon, the ladder goes missing after transforming into a Werewolf, which leaves her friends scrambling to save their new ally. Isobel's plan continues to unravel, aad Violet Ashford takes desperate steps to protect her daughter from her ancestors' plans.
01x03 “Deep Down Below”
While Violet enacts desperate measures to cut ties with threats from all sides, which causes division in her family, and leads to a captured Shannon. Her Friends, family and allies rush to save her.
01x04 “Nexus”
Isobel tests the powers of the Nexus, when Isaac Blake is killed in a tragic hit and run, which leaves his sister Dawn looking for anyway to save him, the core four learn more about the Nexus.
01x05 “One Night”
With the Centennial School Dance fastly approaching, Shannon wants nothing more than a night of normalcy. As the gang prepares by getting into the spirit of the event, Isaac slowly succumbs to insanity and what follows will leave all shattered.
Episode 01x06 “Here After”
Blinded by her rage over a friend’s death, Shannon puts a plan into motion to trap Isobel once more. Emily focuses on Nadiya and hopes to turn the Witch to their cause.
A death causes Shannon to become enraged which fuels the fire
Episode 01x07 “The Dead Don’t Always Stay Dead”
The birth of a new vampire in town brings our core four together to hatch a hasty plan. But when things go south, friends soon become divided as they fail to reach an agreement on how to deal with the night walker.
Episode 01x08 “Sacrifice”
Waking up in his family home, Alan Spencer is put through the ringer as his family attempts to break him from his compulsion, while Haley begins to realize something might not be right with David. Harper worries about Emily’s visions, while Justin and Shannon put together the final pieces of Isobel’s plan,
Episode 01x09 “For Whom The Bell Tolls”
With time running out, the Core four continue their search for the missing Bell, and turn to RJ for help, as Emily grapples with a devastating discovery. Still mourning a loss, Haley lashes out at Matt, and Isobel’s plan finally comes to fruition.
Episode 01x10 “Centennial Day”
It’s Centennial day and the core four and their allies find themselves scattered as hell reigns down on the town. One thing is for sure. Nothing will ever be the same.
OPENING CREDITS
Beacon Hallows Season 1 Opening Credits
NOTES:
This is an idea a long time in the making. I’ve worked on other projects and always found myself drawn back to these characters and this world of the supernatural.
A total of four seasons have thus far been planned out, each about 10-12 episodes, with the first season having ten episodes, which have already been written.
The show has been inspired by the darker elements of the Vampire Diaries, the more light hearted pace and speed of Teen Wolf, and as the show continues it will draw inspiration from Agents of SHIELD, in it’s never ending transformation into something just different enough to almost be a different genre.
The first and second season act as one story, with the first arc’s narrative focusing heavily on the different Supernatural factions, and their control of an all powerful obelisk. The second arc acts as a conclusion to the first and deals directly with the events following the finale, and closes out the story and not only wraps up some plot points, but opens our town up to new supernatural and human threats.
Special Thanks: On a side note, I’d like to thank Jay Paterson for the amazing design on the images, and Karl Hurd, who has always helped motivate me to keep the series alive!
