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DEAD QUIET
By Charmane Wedderburn
SYNOPSIS:
After the sudden death of her husband, Maya Maren, a skilled linguist with a past she can’t outrun, travels to Prague seeking closure. Instead, she uncovers a deadly conspiracy involving stolen bioweapons, rogue agents, and a shadowy network willing to kill to keep its secrets. On the run from assassins and corrupt operatives, Maya is pursued through the winding streets of Prague, across European cathedrals, and into the frozen ridges of the Swiss Alps. With every step, the net tightens — forcing her to awaken the ruthless instincts she once buried. What begins as grief becomes transformation. To survive, Maya must weaponize her silence, embrace her deadliest self, and turn from hunted to hunter. Tone & Market: A sleek, female-led European thriller in the vein of Salt, Unlocked, and Code Name Banshee — with a dangerous, sexy lead who commands the screen. Contact: Charmane Wedderburn
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Hi Charmane. I think the current logline is confusing. How would a grieving woman stumble on a covert mission? It implies the tone is comedy? What's the relevance of her grief? What is the weapon in question, a super assassin? Why would she need to be forced, if she is the weapon they created? If there's a Bourne type twist?
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Hi Eoin — great questions, thank you. The heart of the story is emotional (her grief) driving a reluctant, personal investigation that reveals a military/black-ops program weaponized through environmental/sonic tech (the “hush”): in other words, silence is literalized as a covert killing method used by a syndicate. She’s not the original weapon — she’s a person they used and then tried to bury; grief makes the stakes personal and motivates her refusal to be erased. There is a Bourne-style reveal about her past training/indoctrination, but the emotional arc (loss → reclaiming agency) is what differentiates the script from straight spy fare. I can post three tightened loglines for clarity if you’d like. — Charmane
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