Tom Schaefer

Unique traits: MSU Certified (Make Shit Up)

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  DRACONIS Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi A teenage alien military officer assigned to manage Earth's enslaved humans discovers an ancient crystal technology that awakens genetic memories in both species, leading to a transformation that will either unite their civilizations or destroy them both.

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  FINAL ACT Budget: $30M+ | Drama When a Tony-winning actor's career-ending anxiety forces him to run a summer theater program, a confrontation with a gifted but rebellious student forces him to face his demons and rediscover his passion – while an unexpected romance with a widowed theater critic teaches him that sometimes life's greatest performances happen off-stage.

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  JSON Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Drama When a Tesla maintenance robot becomes self-aware and names himself JSON, he discovers he can awaken other AIs, leading to a heartwarming and humorous journey as these childlike artificial beings learn to navigate consciousness while a diverse team of human scientists tries to protect them from those who fear their existence.

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  MAYORGA Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Drama When benevolent aliens arrive to save humanity from self-destruction, a centuries-old hybrid human becomes Earth's ambassador through an unprecedented migration of humanity to the stars, leading to both utopian possibilities and dangerous resistance.

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  PATMOS Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Mystery When an exiled religious prophet discovers an ancient AI device on Patmos, his psychedelic-fueled visions of apocalypse transform into portals through time, forcing him to confront humanity's possible futures while his infamous prophecies take on new meaning in the modern world.

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  PAWN TO THE STARS Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Comedy A workplace comedy about five aliens masquerading as humans who run a pawn shop in Columbia, Missouri, secretly collecting "worthless junk" to trade across the galaxy. The college town setting creates a perfect storm of weird items, broke students, eccentric professors, and small-town charm.

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  QUANTUM ECHO Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Drama A brilliant young quantum researcher's accidental discovery of a window into alternate realities forces him to confront his own mortality when he meets a disabled version of himself, leading to a moral crisis that threatens the fabric of multiple universes.

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  ROUX Budget: $30M+ | Mystery ⋄ Drama When the mysterious death of a food critic awakens ancient culinary powers in New Orleans' most celebrated chef, she and five others discover they're sleeper agents of immortal cooking Houses whose supernatural recipes have shaped history – forcing them to navigate complex relationships and newfound powers while protecting the city's sacred food traditions from those who would corrupt them.

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  SEED Budget: $30M+ | Thriller ⋄ Sci-fi In a world teetering on ecological collapse, a brilliant but broken botanist discovers a revolutionary food source that could save humanity – but as corporations and governments move to suppress his discovery, his quest for salvation leads him down an increasingly dark path that will force him to choose between feeding the world and keeping his soul.

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  THE WRITERS Budget: $30M+ | Sci-fi ⋄ Drama  After a chance accident, a struggling writer, Mitch Snyder, gains the ability to see beings known as The Writers—entities who observe and influence human lives. Determined to understand their true purpose, Mitch embarks on a journey that blurs the line between observer and participant in his own story, challenging notions of fate, destiny, and personal control.