A diverse team of former military operatives wages a covert war against all forms of corruption across the Nation, delivering justice where the system has failed. But their mission to restore justice soon demands sacrifices that may cost them the very lives of the loved ones they swore to protect.

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Copyrigth: PAU004025541 / 2020-04-21

WGA Registration: #2050989

A covert, off-the-grid vigilante team known as the Ghosts is comprised of a diverse group of former elite soldiers from around the world. They operate in the shadows conducting unsanctioned missions to dismantle human-trafficking networks, corrupt officials, and violent criminal enterprises the system refuses to confront. Led by the disciplined and principled Augusto, the Ghosts live by a single creed: Saving even just one life can cause a ripple to change the world.

Their operation expands as they recruit new members: the traumatized Marine Billy, the elusive Native warrior Atsila, and the explosive young Marine Michael. Their past traumas are vague in the story, but each accept Augusto’s offer and voluntarily undergo the process to get “deleted” from the system, severing ties with their past lives to fully embrace the Ghosts' mission. With their identities scrubbed and their tech upgraded by the brilliant minds of Kenji and Demetrius who are constantly tinkering and discovering, the Ghosts launch a series of successful missions, earning quiet admiration from citizens and open hostility from law enforcement. And it’s those small missions from taking down local gangs and their drug and gun enterprises to hunting down corporate criminals who prey on children, that the Ghosts are able to fund their underground operations.

But their victories do not go unnoticed.

Unknown to the Ghosts, a ruthless extremist leader by the name of Abdullah Ayad Khalid Hashim, known as “The Saudi,” has been tracking the team for months, seeking revenge for interrupting several of his operations that’s put a stop to his network and direct ties to larger territories. After learning of the Ghosts’ identities, “The Saudi” strikes back ruthlessly. A bomb obliterates Dean’s remote cabin, the team’s unofficial safehouse, ambushing them in a coordinated assault. Only four manage to stay undetected from the blast and avoid capture: Dean, Demetrius, Atsila, and Billy. Although, alive, they are severely wounded and emotionally shattered. The rest of the team: Augusto, Kenji, Michael, and Top, are captured and transported to a hidden cave system located somewhere in Saudi Arabia, where they are tortured and filmed for propaganda execution.

The surviving Ghosts, now led by Dean, manage to connect with a mysterious, high-level U.S. intelligence handler known only as Secret Contact who has direct ties to Top. She reveals some of what Abdullah’s global network is capable of and the fact that her agency has already relocated all their families for their protection. She chastises the survivors for operating without acknowledging the deeper geopolitical forces at play but ultimately offers her resources to help them mount a rescue operation.

Now united with a new clandestine task force, the remaining Ghosts must infiltrate foreign soil, unravel an international conspiracy, and face an enemy who has weaponized their deepest vulnerabilities. Their mission is no longer just about justice—it is about family, loyalty, and the price of stepping outside the system to fight the darkness that exists within it.

The Ghosts’ final objective is clear: find Abdullah, destroy his network, and bring their brothers home before time runs out.

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**This has HUGE potential to turn into a franchise film and television series, which is why the budget is low. Offering backend to top talent is ideal to keeping cost low on the front, while offering them a definitive return for additional appearances.