Ancillary Narrative 1

**Title:** Sominum: The Lost Souls

**Corresponding macro story beat:** Venti Failure

**Logline:** Somnium is a now a world filled with people trying to find a cure to revive the souls that were lost and the humanity that was taken away after the destruction of Somni-bots. In this series you will find out what happened to the rest of humanity and how it can be saved.

**Short story synopsis:** Somnium is a high-tech world filled with AI machinery that can wipe away human emotions. We are introduced to multiple characters throughout time but one character from a short web series, “Bella Kosta and The Last of The Somni-bots” is continuing her story in this TV series “Somnium: The Lost Souls.” You will follow her journey to find her lost love Marsha Sica who was previously taken away after Bella Kosta shut down the Somni-bots to save her sister and friends.

**Genre:** Sci-Fi

**Protagonist:** Bella Kosta, young 17 year old teen with dark brown hair and ocean blue eyes. She is very diligent, family oriented and smart. Bella knows how to fight for survival and is very protective of the ones she loves and cares for.

**Antagonist:** The lost souls, people who are trying to find a cure after their humanity was taken away by AI machinery.

**Main supporting characters w/ descriptions:**

Lucia Kosta: 12 year old girl who is vulnerable and afraid of everything. She has an older sister, Bella Kosta, who takes care of her and protects her. She is petite with hazel eyes and dark brown hair that’s usually in two braids. Her personality comes off as a bit clueless and fragile.

Marsha Sica: 19 year old, only child with short blonde hair and brown eyes. Her personality is big and inspiring. She motivates and pushes people to be strong. Marsha is a very fun loving character who always does right by people. She is also, Bella Kosta’s love interest.

Ruth Ferdinand: 16 year old dark hair, dark eyes, and tan skin. He comes from a big family and is very talented in crafts and technology. He knows how to decipher codes and helps out the people of Aurum Desert a lot.

Zeke Leventis: 20 year old dark hair, big green eyes and big body build. Zeke is a resilient fighter. His past taught him to be strong and persistent in order to fight and save the world.

**Primary locations w/ descriptions:**

 Northern Network Tunnels: a dry yet very wet tunnel that refugees reside in and have the most resources.

Aurum Desert: a dry and humid desert where the last of humanity lives in little huts and shacks to hide from somni-bots.

Aurum Pyramids: the headquarters where AI somni-bots have taken over.

Bridge of Deus: the lab and infrastructure where Red Eye created the AI machinery.

**Target Market:** LGBTQ community

**Medium:** TV Series

**Why it works in this medium:** A TV series will help broaden the spectrum of the Somnium world. It will give fans a deeper look into the storyworld and create more revenue potential if we can draw them in enough to keep wanting more.

Platform: **Netflix**

**Why it works in this platform:** This TV series will work best on Netflix because nowadays everyone has a netflix subscription so that alone can help widen our demographics by using Netflix as our platform.