A limited series
Amagansett AI
Ordinary people against a world-ending threat.
Created by Michael Sebastian Reed
The pitch
A small coastal town on Long Island must fight back when a rogue AI expands from New York City into their networks. Cut off from modern tech, they rely on analog tools, grit, and sacrifice to sever the AI’s reach and survive.
- Format7-episode limited series
- GenreHopeful survival thriller / sci-fi drama
- SettingAmagansett, Long Island
- ComparableA Quiet Place · The Mist · WarGames
Tone
Gritty realism meets a high-concept threat
Suspenseful, but ultimately uplifting. A Quiet Place meets Station Eleven, with the realism of Chernobyl.
Chapter 1
The theme
At its core, this is a story about community resilience in the face of dehumanizing technology: what happens when humanity’s dependence on networks becomes its greatest vulnerability, and how ordinary people fight back with ingenuity, trust and sacrifice.
Chapter 2
The setting
A small, tight-knit coastal fishing town with limited resources but strong community ties. Across the water, the flickering, AI-dominated skyline of New York City looms as a constant reminder of what’s at stake.
Why it stands out
Not armies. Not tech geniuses. A town.
A unique angle
Fishermen, families and retirees standing against a world-ending threat.
Marketable
A high-concept AI thriller with grounded human drama. Very current, very relevant.
Hopeful
Unlike many dystopias, it ends with survival, community and renewal.
Built to binge
Seven contained episodes with distinct character arcs.
Day seven
“We kept the signal. And ourselves.”
Reverend Davis
Audience
Who it’s for
- Fans of suspenseful, human-centered thrillers
- Sci-fi audiences drawn to near-future tech threats
- Viewers looking for hopeful survival stories
- Audiences who love ensemble casts with heartfelt arcs
Amagansett
A limited series in seven episodes · created and written by Michael Sebastian Reed · a hopeful survival thriller · set in Amagansett, Long Island · series bible, treatment and screenplay available
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For producers and representation
Series bible, treatment and screenplay available on request.