Dire (Written Series)

Dire is a dystopian written series created by Zachary Serra, produced and published by Pacer1, and released onto the Pacer1 website, Wattpad, and StoryFire. The series debuted on January 10, 2021, with its first season running for four episodes.
The series had been created in late 2019 following the announcement of Serra's intentions to depart from UZ Media, an ongoing legal battle over the ownership of Rise forcing Serra to begin production of additional series in the event he lost rights to the series in court. On December 4, 2020, the Pacer1 Instagram account announced the release of four upcoming series, with Dire being one.
Via an error in the system of StoryFire, the entire first season of Dire would accidentally be released on the platform in December 2020. The overall first season of Dire premiered on January 10, 2021 and concluded on January 31, 2021. On May 26, 2021, Pacer1 announced that Dire had been renewed for a second season. The second season of the series premiered on February 25, 2022 and concluded on April 29, 2022.
On August 15, 2022; Pacer1 renewed the series for a third season, which debuted on March 19, 2023, and the season finale aired on May 21, 2023. On December 28, 2023, the series was renewed for a fourth season, which premiered on April 7, 2024, and came to an end on June 9, 2024.
== Characters ==
=== Main Characters ===
* Jaime Morris (Season 1-) a young entrepreneur and eldest daughter of Alex and Robert. She is the defacto leader of the group of survivors following the fall of society.
* Chevy Harrison (Season 1-) a man who views the world through a complicated lens, and an overall people's person who's willing to go the extra mile for the people he cares about. The boyfriend of Kayla.
* Kayla Barnett (Season 1-) a young woman who understands the complexity in people and works towards the best available solution. Much like her boyfriend Chevy, is willing to go the extra mile for people she cares about.
* Alexandra Morris (Season 1-) the mother of Jaime and Kennedy. A victim of domestic abuse, Alex has a difficult time interacting with people and properly being there for her children. Much like her daughters, Alex finds trouble in adjusting to the new world.
* Kennedy Morris (Season 1-) a former middle school student and youngest daughter of Alex. Kennedy is a young girl who has little censor, but comes off endearing to those she is surrounded by. Kennedy has a good head on her shoulders despite the circumstances she grew up in.
* Jordan Cutler (Season 1-) a former student and the boyfriend of Jaime, Jordan is often the influence behind many of Jaime's decisions and is held by the woman in high regard. Jaime's steady foundation to depend on, Jordan guides the group from a second perspective in the way he sees fit.
* Eli Northcutt (Season 1) having been the father of a young girl inadvertently killed by the company Jaime owns, Eli seeks retribution on the woman he holds accountable for his daughter's death in a post-law and order world.
== Production ==
Though a specific starting date has not been revealed, the first instances of Dire being promoted began in late 2019, suggesting the summer of 2019 to have been the start of the series' creation. The announcement for Dire's first season announcement reads, "Peril takes control, and the challenge to fight to overcome it becomes the top priority - Four episodes - No room for Error."
== Release ==
On December 4, 2020, Pacer1's Instagram account announced that the first season order of Dire would feature four episodes, running from January 10-January 31, 2021. On May 26, 2021, Pacer1 renewed Dire for a second season, which would be released in 2022. On August 15, 2022; the series was renewed for a third season. In the same press release, Pacer1 announced that the series had been the second-highest read series they produced in 2022, just behind Dream Sequence.
== Episodes ==
Season	Episodes	First Aired 	Last Aired
1 	4 	January 10, 2021 	January 31, 2021
2 	10 	February 25, 2022	April 25, 2022
3 	10 	March 19, 2023 	May 21, 2023
4 	10 	April 7, 2024 	June 9, 2024
=== Season 1 (2021) ===
Episode Count	Title 	Release Date 	Credited Writers	Publisher(s)	Release Platform(s)
S1, E1 (101) 	"So, Now What?" 	January 10, 2021	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
Wattpad
StoryFire
S1, E2 (102) 	"The Why, The How, The When, and The Now"	January 17, 2021	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
Wattpad
StoryFire
S1, E3 (103) 	"Finding Sanctuary" 	January 24, 2021	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
Wattpad
StoryFire
S1, E4 (104) 	The Most Selfless Form of Evil 	January 31, 2021	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
Wattpad
StoryFire
=== Season 2 (2022) ===
Ep.	Title 	Release Date 	Credited Writers	Publisher(s)	Release Platform(s)
1 	"Thinning" 	February 25, 2022	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
2 	"Yellow Stripe" 	March 4, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
3 	"Reflections" 	March 11, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
4 	"Voice of the Voiceless" 	March 18, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
5 	"Born Leader" 	March 25, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
6 	"Atrocities" 	April 1, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
7 	"Connected" 	April 8, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
8 	"Human Nature" 	April 15, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
9 	"Angelino Spring" 	April 22, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
10 	"The Hero or the Villain?"	April 29, 2022 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
=== Season 3 (2023) ===
Ep.	Title 	Release Date 	Credited Writers	Publisher(s)	Release Platform(s)
1 	The Iron Fist and the Velvet Glove	March 19, 2023	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
2 	Fear 	March 26, 2023	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
3 	Up The Wolves 	April 2, 2023 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
4 	Gasping 	April 9, 2023 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
5 	My Fellow Americans 	April 16, 2023	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
StoryFire
6 	Business Calls in Lancaster 	April 23, 2023	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
7 	Sabotage 	April 30, 2023	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
8 	What Happens in the Dark 	May 7, 2023 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
9 	Ashes, We all Fall Down 	May 14, 2023 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
10 	The Birth of the Republic 	May 21, 2023 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
=== Season 4 (2024) ===
Ep.	Title 	Release Date 	Credited Writers	Publisher(s)	Release Platform(s)
1 	The Burning Tower 	April 7, 2024 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
2 	Signal Fire 	April 14, 2024	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
3 	The New Democratic Front 	April 21, 2024	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
4 	Behind Closed Doors 	April 28, 2024	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
5 	Puppet on a String 	May 5, 2024 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
6 	Smear Campaign 	May 12, 2024 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
7 	The Iron Fist 	May 19, 2024 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
8 	A Death of Innocence 	May 26, 2024 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
9 	When Dawn Arrives 	June 2, 2024 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1
10 	A New Dawn Over the Republic	June 9, 2024 	Zachary Serra 	Pacer1 	Pacer1