Loglines & Screenplays by Mike McDonald

GENRES: Sci-fi

When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs misses Earth, evolution takes a different path—leading to an alternate timeline where intelligent dinosaur civilizations rise alongside humanity. As the two dominant species battle for survival across prehistoric warzones, medieval empires, and a dystopian cyberpunk future, the ultimate war for planetary dominance begins.

GENRES: Sci-fi

A mysterious solid gold chest, dating back thousands of years, holds a power beyond comprehension: whoever opens it and wishes for something out loud, instantly makes it reality. Few know it exists, but as whispers of its whereabouts spread, individuals, governments, and secret organizations stop at nothing to possess the most dangerous artifact in history.

GENRES: Thriller, Action

By day, Sienna Knight is an elite LAPD homicide detective. By night, she unknowingly becomes the city’s deadliest vigilante. A former CIA assassin suffering from PTSD-induced blackouts, she hunts criminals who have escaped justice—only to wake up with no memory of her kills. When she’s assigned to investigate the Phantom Killer, she begins a terrifying descent into the fractured reality of a woman unknowingly hunting herself.

GENRES: Historical, Horror

When ruthless pirate captain William “Red Jack” Mac and his crew plunder a mysterious vessel, they unknowingly unleash an ancient curse that transforms them into Vampire Pirates. Now forced to navigate a world where sunlight can kill them and blood is their only sustenance, they modify their ship to sail both day and night. But they are not the only ones—other cursed fleets rise, each led by monstrous pirate lords with their own ambitions. As vampire factions clash and legendary artifacts promise ultimate power, Draven must decide whether to conquer the seas or break the curse before he loses the last of his humanity.

With rival vampire armadas, ancient sea magic, and blood-drenched battles, this is a war where only the dead thrive.

GENRES: Comedy

A mild-mannered tax auditor is called into a secret back office and told he’s the new Grim Reaper. Now, he must collect souls by touching people—while still handling tax audits, dodging bureaucracy, and figuring out why his predecessor vanished. But when he accidentally reaps the wrong person, chaos ensues, and Death itself is put in jeopardy.

GENRES: Thriller, Fantasy

What if every leader, every innovator, every human in history was a psychopath—except for one man? When an ordinary scientist discovers he is the only person on Earth capable of true empathy, he becomes the most hunted man alive. As he uncovers the terrifying truth behind society’s greatest achievements, he faces an impossible choice: save humanity from itself or unleash a new kind of evolution—one that may be even worse.

GENRES: Historical, Action

In 18th-century England, a band of outlaws—ex-soldiers, thieves, and rogues—rise to infamy as legendary highwaymen, robbing the rich and outwitting the law. But as they amass wealth and power, betrayal, brutal justice, and the changing world threaten to end their reign over the roads forever.

GENRES: Thriller, Sci-fi

In a world where humans have never died—where aging, disease, and fatal injuries are impossible—science finally discovers a way to end life. To test it, a convicted criminal is chosen to become the first person in history to die. But as the world witnesses death for the first time, society spirals into chaos. Grief is an alien concept, governments weaponize mortality, and a deep divide forms between those who fear death and those who crave it. As the experiment’s consequences unfold, one question remains: now that death exists, who gets to decide who dies next?

GENRES: Action, Comedy

In a world where assassination is fully legalized, the government partners with a young tech genius to create I’d Hit That—a Tinder-style app that lets users swipe right to place a hit on anyone they want dead. But when the app turns society into a chaotic, customer-service-driven bloodbath, its reluctant CEO—an out-of-shape, washed-up ex-SAS assassin—struggles to control the monster his son created. As he deals with influencer-sponsored kills, corporate assassinations, and customer refund requests for ‘unsatisfactory murders,’ he realizes the biggest threat to his business… is actually staying alive.

GENRES: Comedy, Adventure

When a generation of students cheats their way through university using AI, they graduate with top honors and land high-profile jobs—only to realize they have no real skills. As their incompetence sparks global chaos, a journalist uncovers the horrifying truth: the world is now run by AI-educated frauds, and nobody actually knows anything anymore.

GENRES: Thriller, Sci-fi

When a lightning strike unlocks the full power of his brain, ex-CIA operative Mike Raiden becomes more than human—he becomes the catalyst for something new. His transformation awakens others like him across the world, triggering a post-human crisis that threatens to upend civilization. But Raiden isn’t just fighting governments trying to control him—he’s fighting an AI that has secretly shaped human evolution for centuries. As the first of a new species, Raiden must uncover the truth before reality itself is rewritten. But his greatest battle isn’t against the AI or the world—it’s against the future hidden within his own son.

A mind-bending fusion of Bourne Identity, The Matrix, and Mr. Robot, Black Static is a high-intensity espionage thriller that explores the intersection of power, technology, and human identity.