Series Bible - PRECURSOR
When a wave of global disasters coincides with a mysterious neurological outbreak, a burned-out neurosurgeon risks everything to expose a terrifying truth: the end of the world is being deliberately engineered.
Set in the near future, the world begins to unravel in ways that defy logic—earthquakes in impossible locations, tsunamis reshaping coastlines, planes falling from the sky, and now a bizarre contagion that’s driving its victims mad with chronic déjà vu.
At the center is Dr. Michael Shaw, a brilliant but deeply broken neurosurgeon, who teams up with a group of unlikely allies—a journalist, a priest, a rogue scientist—each trying to explain the chaos through their own lens: science, faith, or conspiracy. But as the events escalate, a chilling pattern emerges. The disasters aren’t random—they’re connected. And they’re being orchestrated by a powerful, centuries-old secret society engineering what they call “precursor” events in order to trigger the apocalypse.
Tonally, it’s MR. ROBOT meets THE LEFTOVERS—a grounded, character-driven, psychological thriller with global stakes, where a series of escalating disasters appear to be by design, and the real tension comes from not knowing what—or who—to believe.
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Steve BrownWriterPrecursor, The Age of the Empath, Into the Ether
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Project Type:Other
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Genres:Sci-fi, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
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Number of Pages:34
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Language:English
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First-time Screenwriter:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Steve Brown, a graduate of the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting, holds dual degrees in Journalism and English from the University of Arizona. In 2023, he transitioned from corporate copywriting (for popular brands such as Nintendo and Kaplan Test Prep) to fully pursue a career in screenwriting. Today, he maintains a focus on mysterious, cerebral, sci-fi storytelling with built-in, thought-provoking social commentary. Steve’s works, while always grounded in reality, take a deep dive into quantum theory, collective consciousness, spirit science, ancient symbology, mysticism, and other curious phenomena.
In less than three years, Steve has garnered more than 300 awards, including wins at the Richmond International Film Festival, NexTV Writing & Pitch Competition, and 58th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival. He has also been recognized by the Nicholl Fellowship, Slamdance, BlueCat, Finish Line, Launch Pad, ScreenCraft, Dallas International Film Festival, Vail Film Festival, Atlanta Film Festival, Cinequest Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Creative World Awards, Emerging Screenwriters, and Scriptation Showcase (among others).