Magical Intelligence
ACTION ADVENTURE DRAMA HISTORICAL FICTION YOUNG ADULT
19th Century,20th Century (multiple decades)
M. K. Wiseman
Logline
Before MI5 and MI6 . . . Britain had wizard spies. This is their story.
Genre
Action,Adventure,Drama,Historical Fiction,Young Adult
Short Summary
Myra Wetherby has run away from home. What she cannot outrun, however, are her so-called fits, strange visions of people and places, things she has never been able to explain. It is the empathic connection to those around her, however, which threatens her very sanity.
Taking up with a group of disavowed government mage spies, Myra learns how to control her unique powers, her Empathy, and discovers that she is not nearly as lost and alone as she had feared. Together they take on a rogue enemy scientist and win back the trust of their home agency of MI.
Setting
London, Chicago, + world at large as more agencies come into the story
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age,Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Information not completed
Main Character Details
Name: Myra Wetherby
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aspiring,Complex,Empathetic,Heroic,Insecure,Underdog
Additional Character Details
Name: Aidan McIntyre
Age: 18
Gender: Other
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Badass,Masculine,Sexy,Charming,Complex,Decisive,Secretive,Skillful,Romantic,Empathetic,Faithful,Heartthrob,Heroic,Honorable,Leader,Unapologetic
Additional Character Details
Name: James James
Age: 33
Gender: Lgbt
Role: mentor
Key Traits: Badass,Modest,Complex,Decisive,Selfless,Outspoken,Heroic,Secretive,Educated,Honorable,Leader,Unapologetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Benjamin Egrett
Age: 17
Gender: Other
Role: emotional
Key Traits: Aspiring,Charming,Complex,Sexy,Blunt,Engaging,Faithful,Skillful,Heroic,Honorable
Development Pitch
The agents of M.I. would best be represented on screen in a TV series format, per its length, content, message, and diverse ensemble cast. The look and feel is more 'Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell', 'His Dark Materials' and even 'Good Omens' than something grittier, such as 'Umbrella Academy'. The series arc provides the long term emotional payoffs of the "found family" structure of character relationships while also providing a many-hued backdrop of different eras and locations from 1890s London to 1980s America. It's spy-craft meets sorcery -- two things of which audiences can never get enough.