THE LAST MOONBORN

THE LAST BORN

Episode 1 — The Red Moon

Genre: Werewolf Romance / Dark Fantasy / Mystery

Setting: Modern supernatural world

Main characters introduced: Maelis, Maelis's mother, Riven

Riven's human identity: Revealed near the end of the episode

Maelis's true identity: Not revealed to her yet

Episode storyline

Opening — The Red Moon

Maelis, 17, stands alone on a cliff overlooking the territory of her wealthy werewolf pack. The strange red moon rises over the mountains.

MAELIS: “It's beautiful.”

Her peaceful moment is interrupted when her mother calls her from a distance.

But Maelis immediately hears something unusual in her mother's voice.

Fear.

The Black Wolf

Before Maelis can reach her mother, an enormous black wolf appears.

Maelis is frightened, but the wolf doesn't attack.

Instead, he studies her.

The wolf recognizes the ancient blood within her.

This is Riven, an Alpha.

But Maelis doesn't know that.

The Hunters

Specialist wolf hunters enter the area searching for Maelis.

They aren't ordinary soldiers. They belong to a faction with no wolf blood, but they've been trained for generations to hunt werewolves.

Riven realizes what they're after.

Maelis.

He steps between her and the hunters.

Then Maelis hears a voice inside her mind.

RIVEN: Run.

She looks at the enormous wolf.

RIVEN: I'll hold them off.

Maelis realizes he's communicating with her without speaking.

She runs.

Riven stays behind and holds the hunters off long enough for Maelis to escape.

Then he disappears.

The Return

Maelis reaches her family's enormous estate.

Her mother rushes toward her.

MOTHER: “Where were you?”

MAELIS: “You called me. I heard fear in your voice.”

Her mother tries to hide her fear.

Then Maelis tells her:

MAELIS: “There was a wolf.”

Her mother freezes.

MAELIS: “A huge black one.”

Her mother doesn't answer.

Maelis realizes:

Her mother knows something.

Riven's Reveal

We cut to another part of the territory.

A massive, luxurious estate belonging to Riven's pack.

Riven returns.

For the first time, we see him in human form.

A pack member approaches.

PACK MEMBER: “Did you find her?”

Riven looks toward the mountains.

RIVEN: “Yes.”

PACK MEMBER: “The Moonborn?”

Riven pauses.

RIVEN: “She's alive.”

Final Scene

Back at Maelis's home, her mother secretly enters an old locked room.

Inside are ancient records.

She opens a document containing the history of the five Moonborn.

Four are marked as lost.

The fifth image looks unmistakably like Maelis.

Her mother whispers:

MOTHER: “It's starting.”

CUT TO BLACK.

END OF EPISODE 1