My current project is Anti-Social Media, a suspense drama I have been developing for nine years. It follows a tech-sceptic IT manager whose paranoia about his wife’s digital life blinds him to the real dangers inside his own family. While he tracks the wrong clues, his daughter is being groomed, his son is pulled into a viral revenge plot, and his closest friend is betraying him in plain sight.
What drives me is the emotional truth beneath the thriller. This is a story about how families fracture when fear, secrecy and technology get into the same room. It is tense, contemporary and painfully recognisable.
I am on Stage 32 to connect with serious creatives, learn from experienced industry professionals, and find the right path to bring this series to the screen.
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With the AI boom and real stories of tragedy because of it, your TV drama is a good vehicle with a fabulous engine.
Welcome Matthew! Thriller + mystery + family is a killer combo.
I’m in the Horror/Thriller space from Congo Brazzaville. Just dropped my intro post too. Currently adapting my African Horror stage play "La Forêt Interdite" for screen + 2 books on Amazon KDP.
For "Anti-Social Media", check out "The Social Dilemma" + "Black Mirror" for tech-paranoia comps. A24 would eat this up.
Let’s connect. Would love to swap notes on family-driven suspense.
100% agree David. AI + real tragedy is the new frontier for thriller.
Matthew’s "Anti-Social Media" angle reminds me of "Black Mirror" meets "Adolescence".
I’m tackling similar family-trauma themes in African Horror. My stage play "La Forêt Interdite" uses Congolese folklore to explore grief + technology.
Would love your take on international horror. Do you think A24/Neon are hungry for non-US perspectives right now?
A24 is a financer and distributor, but they only look at fully packaged projects from production companies. BUT they are noted for “highly specific characters from marginalized or atypical backgrounds”. For NEON go through ‘Palmtrees’ the incubator for non western material.
I would love to know more about your project.
I'm Ngakosso from Congo developing LA FORÊT INTERDITE: 8ep supernatural thriller. True Detective x African folklore, family trauma at the core.
Nine years on Anti-Social Media - respect the grind, Matthew. Would value a London writer's take on how family-driven horror travels globally. Happy to trade pilots.
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David, this roadmap is gold - thank you.
"Fully packaged" is exactly what I'm building. LA FORÊT INTERDITE has Bible + pilot from Congo. Hunting producer + financier now to package for A24/NEON. Palmtree incubator noted.
Would love your eye on the deck once I lock my team. Appreciate you sharing the path.
It's a privilege to have you here at the Stage32 community! Wishing you all the best and to future connections :)
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Nice concept.
These days AI is taking over reality. Deepfakes being spread and all.Would love to hear more about that
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Tanmay