The Township

a presentation for
a one-hour dramatic miniseries in three seasons

by
Zachary Dearing

Zachary Dearing
911 Navigation Circle, Slip #56
Rockport, TX 78382
(859) 552-3904
zacharypauldearing@gmail.com WGAW: #1892583
LETTER TO THE READER
Greetings,
Welco m e to th e A merica n Ni gh tmare. A sudden and mysterious cyber attack has
crippled the global finance system. All digital banking records have vanished - leaving
EBT/SNAP, debit, and credit cards worth nothing more than their weight in plastic. To
further compound the already catastrophic turn of events, the President and a
substantial number of his successors are fighting for their lives in underground bunkers
after suffering Botulinum Type-A laced handshakes at a Press Correspondence Dinner,
leaving the Federal government to scramble quietly yet desperately to find and project
leadership. An unknown enemy has brought the world’s greatest superpower to its
knees overnight, and virtually all order and civility is soon to fall with it.

The “Program” (America's highly classified extrajudicial plan for the continuance
of government) has been initiated in an effort to facilitate a peaceful transitional period
for interim leaders at the Nation's helm and stem a seemingly inevitable descent into
chaos and civil war. Welcome to martial law, food shortages, rolling blackouts, race
riots, looting, American warlords, pandemics, vigilante killing squads, domestic military
operations, and a desperate yet epic PSYOPS campaign of secrets, lies, and
misinformation promulgated to shield and control the suffering American public from
the abject severity of it all. This brave new world makes compliant drones of most of the
population, save for the advanced networks of relatively small idealistic groups of
Americans who emerge and coalesce into tribes, or townships; bound together by a
fierce, independent, and seemingly unshakable spirit. This is the situational paradigm
backstopping our three-season descent into a third-world American Odyssey.

'The Wal kin g D ea d' meets 'Ene m y of t he S t ate' meets 'Cr as h' to tell the
story of six seemingly unrelated Americans and their selfless quest for freedom from
bitter, and often unwitting tyranny. Heroes will rise and heroes will fall in this portrayal of
America’s darkest hour.

Welcome to Th e T o wn shi p,
Zachary Dearing
 STRUCTURE

The Township is a political thriller/drama intended for mature audiences and is to be

told in three, thirteen-episode seasons. Every episode will run approximately one hour,
with the exception of the season premieres (90 minutes), the mid-season finales (90
minutes), and the season finales (120 minutes).

Our miniseries caters to the avid online entertainment consumer and is designed
for supreme re-watch value. The way in which our twists and turns are revealed will
compel loyal viewers to re-watch episodes for "Easter Eggs" and pieces of the bigger
puzzle which, if carefully scrutinized, could help them develop and propagate their own
elaborate theories about the characters' histories, true alignments, and hidden motives-
-the narrative can however be followed and enjoyed with a single, attentive view of each
episode. This angle is part of a larger strategy to earn approximately six season's worth
of online viewership by doubling the number of views received through just three
season's worth of material.

The series premiere/pilot episode's cold open (S1:E1, “E Pluribus

Unum”) flashes forward to a "game-changing" predator drone strike on American soil
against an initially unidentified principal character (full scene occurs in S1:E7, “The Shot
Heard Round the World”); the proceeding action will flash back eight months and
bounce between our principal characters, exposing (in explicit detail) their individual
struggles to survive as they move forward in time toward that pivotal moment. The first
season concludes with this highly organized group’s violent retaliatory response to the
unconstitutional drone strike.

Before the collapse many of our principal characters are in positions of power,
thus, our audience is escorted behind closed doors and into high-level emergency
meetings where history-altering decisions are made. Plans for martial law, FEMA
camps, DOD protection of critical infrastructure, and domestic counter-insurgency are
introduced and fiercely debated amongst our characters at the depth and pace of 'The
West Wing' and 'The Newsroom'. As circumstances deteriorate, individual plotlines-
 [Structure (Con’t)]
strategically tie together (a la 'Crash'), and our characters become nomadic (a la 'The
Walking Dead') during most of the first season; traveling in separate packs, sneaking
and fighting their way through war-torn inner-cities towards one central safe haven; “the
township”.
While our series primarily concerns the unfolding madness in FEMA Region IV
(AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), our character action is principally set in and around
a six mile by six mile plot of private land in central Kentucky at the edge of the
Appalachian Mountains. Many of our characters will come to call this property both
home and headquarters for the majority of the miniseries.
 TONE

The Township is not to portray a stylized, clichéd, or caricatured story of glory, action
heroes, and violence. The Township rather, is to be approached as a purely human
drama; a disturbingly realistic study on the potentiality of the United States of America
as first a police state, and then a third-world nation. Combat, as it exists in both real life
and in our story, is abhorrent even to the “heroes”; life, love, and loss are not to be
treated lightly. Think less '24' and more 'Band of Brothers'; in totality, the mental weight
of our drama should be on scale with that of Amazon’s successful original series ‘The
Man in the High Castle,’ produced by Ridley Scott.

Cinematically, the story should be painted in sharp yet muted, cool tones (a la
History Channel’s ‘Vikings’). As the collective consciousness of the Americans in our
story warms up to the ideals of hope, unity, and positivism (See: Kassandra section
below), we should find that our color palate heats up congruently. The earlier episodes
should likely lean on the unstable aesthetics of handheld camera work (much like that of
a combat videographer or a documentarian), transitioning carefully into steadier,
smoother movement only as ideological progress is made amongst our characters and
the nation as a whole.
 KASSANDRA

A crucial yet enigmatic entity to our narrative and also an added bonus to the series’
overall marketing strategy exists in a fictitious political activist group called Kassandra.
The group's name is derived from:

The Myth of Kassandra

In Greek mythology, Kassandra was one of the princesses of Troy; a
daughter of Priam and Hecuba. According to the myth, Kassandra was
astonishingly beautiful and blessed with the gift of foresight. Her curse
however (placed upon her as a response to a deliberate slight to Apollo),
was that no one was to believe her; this travesty, born of hubris, ultimately
lead to the fall of Troy.

In our world, Kassandra is a controversial yet (initially) non-violent political

activist group figure-headed by five to seven anonymous Constitutionalists made
notorious by their weekly video releases on YouTube or Amazon Video Direct (episodes
of which should release in conjunction with our weekly episodes on a devoted YouTube
or Amazon Video Direct channel) and also their guerilla-style dissemination of
propaganda (akin to the Federalist Papers). The key members of Kassandra each deliver
their weekly online political vitriol whilst bearing stylized masks and cloaks in
resemblance of our Founding Fathers (a la the infamous Guy Fawkes mask but in the
form of a Washington, Hamilton, Madison, Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, and/or Jay) from
secluded basements, attics, bunkers, caves, abandoned mine shafts etc. (a la the Bin
Laden/Taliban/ISIS tapes).

Kassandra already has a devout following of progressive Americans before the

collapse, but the group really gains steam acting as the collective American voice for
unity and progression as things come tumbling down; communicating via HAM/FM/AM
radio broadcasts and the Dark Web. Kassandra is eventually treated as a domestic
insurgency by the panicked Federal government and only shifts into a platform of
extreme-yet precisely directed-violence as American citizens are targeted, hunted, and
killed for exercising free-thought and peaceful activism. Where at first their fundamental
 [Kassandra (Con’t)]

-principles of leadership resemble those found in the Tao Te Jing, their tactics
eventually evolve to resemble some of the precepts found in Sun Tzu’s, Art of War.

As the miniseries progresses you will come to discover that Kassandra is “in the
know” at every vital political level associated with the “Program” and has established an
elite team of open-minded, former Tier-1 Special Operators (first known as Delaware 76
and then coined the 'Ghosts'), that act as both a personal security force and, when
necessary, a direct action unit as well.

Kassandra first appears in the cold open for S1:E1, “E Pluribus Unum”.
Eventually (S2:E13, “Revelations”), it is revealed to the audience by accident that all of
our principal characters, who met seemingly by chance, are actually the figureheads for
the Kassandra movement and their plan to retreat with their families and loved ones to
the township was one that was years in the making.

By season three, it is revealed that the township was conceived by our group of
local politicians, federal and local law enforcement officers, together with an exclusive
cadre of ex-special forces operators who, on a whim, began constructing the retreat on
a piece of inherited property. You will come to find that these same, seemingly virtuous
characters have had to do unspeakable things to simultaneously keep up appearances,
recruit and train fighters, and compete with Federal forces militaristically. The brilliance
of their decade-old master plan lays in its flexibility; you will witness successes, failures,
and risky adjustments on-the-fly on behalf of the township and its Minutemen, living
and fighting under the guidance of retired Naval Special Warfare SEAL Operator (and
Delaware 76 member), Michael Wright.

In this bleak time born of fear and scarcity, a time where Americans are
seemingly rusting from the inside out, it takes only the utterance of two words to
replenish hope and courage in their weary hearts and minds:

"Believe Kassandra."
 CHARACTERS [SHORT LIST]

The characters of our world are as diverse and eclectic as America itself. They hail from
all socioeconomic classes and industries, and all political and social ideologies as well.
This cultural cornucopia of characters in concert with our script for the collapse of the
United States will give birth to both virtuous revolutionaries and psychopathic villains. It
is in times of great peril that people stand, choose their ground, and either lead or start
running.

Michael Wright (Suspected “Son of Kassandra”)

Michael Wright, 29 years old and living in Lexington, Ky., is a medically retired (explained in the
Hannah section) Tier-1 Naval Special Warfare SEAL Operator with five combat tours under his belt.
When we meet him, he's employed as a regional standby operator in a highly classified joint
FBI/JSOC domestic direct action sub-module, coined 'Delaware 76' (detailed below). His exemplary
military career, world-class operational qualifications, fierce intelligence and patriotism led to his
induction into the nation's most secretive and elite echelon of special forces operators.
Michael was born and raised in a broken home on an expansive farm in central Kentucky;
his mother an attorney, his father a career military man turned successful coal entrepreneur. In the
wake of a thermonuclear divorce between the parents, Michael and his younger brother Joshua
Wright (see below) were split between their mother and father (Josh with the mother and Michael
with the father). Consequently, the siblings were denied contact with one another for nearly a
decade.
The brothers remained separated until their mother died tragically in a car wreck when
Michael was 16 and Josh was 10. Josh came to live with Michael and their father at this time, but
the brothers (practical strangers) still never really grew to be close. Michael, an exceptional student
and athlete, was accepted to the United States Naval Academy and graduated high school with
honors a year early. He began his Naval career at age 17, leaving Josh at home alone with their
father, a man by whom Josh was greatly despised.
Michael is characterized by his exceptional mental acuity, consummate professionalism,
and extreme loyalty and devotion to friends, family, and country. His temper, once engaged, results
in the precise application of aggressive yet controlled and concerted action.

Joshua Wright (Suspected “Son of Kassandra”)

Joshua Wright, age 23, is a counter-culture, fiercely intelligent, Gen Y hacktivist residing in
Lexington, Ky. At age 10, Josh and his beloved mother (estranged from the rest of the family) found
themselves in a horrific car wreck which left her dead and him with no option but to move in with
Michael and their ever-demanding father on a large expanse of land in central Kentucky (later to
become the “Township”). Josh’s battle with severe depression stems from this critical portion of his
off-kilter upbringing.
At age 17, Josh completed high school and, without so much as a “goodbye”, abruptly left
his father’s home. The period of time immediately following his newfound independence found him
rebellious, homeless, and eventually pushing illegal drugs to survive. When we meet Josh however,
he's cleaned up and holding down three part-time Jobs (trash man, bouncer, caterer), yet barely
making ends meet. He lives with his girlfriend Hannah Crooks Wright (see below)-a local nurse, but
more importantly, his older brother Michael’s ex-wife.
Josh is characterized by his emotional volatility, intellectual keenness, inability to trust
others, unwavering loyalty to the few he loves, and self-destructive tendencies. His temper, once
engaged, can be reckless and unrelenting.
Hannah Crooks Wright
Hannah Crooks Wright, age 27, works as a nurse at a local hospital. More notably, she is the ex-wife
of Michael Wright and current girlfriend to Josh.
Hannah and Michael were high school sweethearts and married upon his graduation from
the United States Naval Academy. As if the inherent dangers and secrecy associated with being a
NSW SEAL Operator weren't already enough to strain their infant marriage, Michael’s open ended
deployments left a young Hannah alone to wonder if the love of her life had chosen to sideline her
for his career. Their marriage came to an end after three brutally lonely years.
Hannah and Michael reconnected briefly during his rehabilitation after having survived a
helicopter crash in Afghanistan that killed everyone onboard except him. It was during his treatment
for a mobility-threatening spinal injury that, secretly, Hannah and Josh grew closer together.
Hannah represents loyalty, logic, but also embodies what it is to be an independent
woman. Throughout the series she plays a significant role on the township and caretaker to both
Josh and Michael. The interrelationship between these three characters gives rise to some
extremely complex situations.

Special Assistant, Marcus Crooks (Suspected “Son of Kassandra”)

Marcus Crooks, age 41, is a senior regional analyst for the NSA’s Special Source Operations
division. Marcus has led an exemplary 15+ year career within SSO-having managed teams within
higher echelon programs like MUSCULAR (a “backdoor” data mining operation tasked with targeting
private clouds via Google and Yahoo) and also through his involvement with historic “upstream”
fiber and cable communication interception programs like PRISM and DANCINGOASIS.
As COGCON 1 (Continuance of Government Readiness Level 1) is declared and the
“Program” is in full swing (S1:E1), Marcus is reassigned (against his wishes) to work as a Special
Assistant under the newly appointed Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer, Phillips (see
below). Having only just met him in the first scene of the series, Tom is impressed with Marcus’ vast
experience and prodigious proficiency in all forms of Signals Intelligence. Tom personally appoints
Marcus to oversee “reachback operations” to ensure cyber force protection of DOD-designated
“mission critical assets” in their region (FEMA Region IV).
From S1:E1 forward, the pair of experienced federal agents--practical strangers--travel
down the metaphorical rabbit hole as a disastrously conflicted and volatile senior team of
specialists.
Marcus is the father to tech phenom Kelsey Crooks (see below), older brother to Hannah
Crooks Wright, and former brother-in-law to Michael Wright.
Marcus, enabled by the numerous assets at his disposal, ends up playing a pivotal role in
puppeteering the surreptitious defense of Michael and all other inhabitants of the township from
federal harassment. Extrajudicial liberties and actions exercised on behalf of the police state at the
command of his DOJ senior Phillips grow to disturb him. Marcus will ultimately end up striking a
series of deals under the table with Michael in exchange for safe harbor on the township with his
family (Kelsey and Hannah).
Marcus is characterized by a finely tuned moral compass, hard work ethic, and genius
intellect. His shortcomings exist in the areas of physical or verbal confrontation; here he is quite
meek and cowardly.

Kelsey Crooks (Suspected “Agent of Kassandra”)

Kelsey, age 17, is the daughter and only child to Marcus Crooks but also a technological prodigy.
She is a senior in high school at the top of our story. When the collapse occurs she is pulled from
the chaotic inner city situation by special arrangement and placed under the collective protection of
Josh, Michael, and Hannah. She grows to play the romantic interest of Rookie Lexington Police
Officer Taylor Rook (see below) and also becomes a critical information dissemination asset to
Kassandra due to her proficiency with the Dark Web (as taught to her remotely by her father
Marcus).
Kelsey is characterized by courage, charisma, and a wisdom that is well beyond her years.

Fayette County Sheriff, Tom Gentry (Suspected “Son of Kassandra”)

Elected Sheriff Tom Gentry, age 36, is the chief law enforcement officer of Fayette County (includes
Lexington metro) and adamantly defends this authority during the collapse. Despite the fact that by
state constitution he is the end-all-be-all in authority of his county, Tom is left to butt heads over-
 [SHERIFF TOM GENTRY (Cont.)]
-jurisdiction with every figurehead who steps within county lines during the nation's downward
spiral. His primary allies are Marcus, Rook, Michael, and Mayor Kensington (see below).
Sheriff Gentry is a lone wolf in the sense that he has no wife or children to support. He
works solely for his constituency; a fervid advocate for state's rights. From the get-go, he is privately
a local Kassandra sympathizer.
Tom is characterized by devout loyalty to duty, strong moral code, and courage of
conviction. He cannot be corrupted, nor can he surrender to fear or tyrannical authority.

Lexington Mayor, Jim Kensington (Suspected “Agent of Kassandra”)

Mayor Jim Kensington, age 44, is a master diplomat and Kassandra/state's rights sympathizer. He is
a father of three and husband to a very devoted wife. During the collapse however, Jim Kensington
is spread extremely thin. His devotion to stabilization efforts leaves him with no option but to trust
the care of his family and loved ones to a highly skilled group of Kassandra agents. Being a true
statesman, Jim places his responsibilities as a servant to his people before anything else.
Jim is characterized by remarkable virtue, valor, and patriotism. His devotion as a public
servant is unparalleled. His courage in the face of extreme ridicule is his defining quality.

Officer, Rebecca Steele

Officer Rebecca Steele, age 31, is a highly valued asset to the Lexington Police Department. At the
top of the series (S1:E1), we sit in at an event where she is being awarded the city's highest honor;
the Medal of Valor for her handling of a particularly trying call a year prior, an incident that nearly
claimed her life.
When we meet Officer Steele, she is also the love interest of Michael Wright. Their
relationship however, is a unique one. Steele is not a woman to easily drop her guard and expose her
true feelings; it becomes clear that her love for Michael is mostly pragmatic, and sexual. She could
live with or without his companionship, or the companionship of any man for that matter. She is
extremely career oriented and has suffered too many failed relationships to blindly and completely
surrender herself to anyone. She holds an extraordinarily high level of respect for Michael as a career
special operator; it is the enigmatic and perilous nature of his work that excites her the most.
Rebecca Steele is easily characterized as a stone-cold, hard-ass woman. Keen, tough,
beautiful. She is loyal to those she serves.

Officer, Taylor Rook (Suspected “Agent of Kassandra”)

Taylor Rook, age 23, is fresh out of the police academy when the nation falls apart. As mass-hysteria
ensues, he stands apart as one of the city’s small cadre of steadfast officers by refusing to abandon
his post.
Rook was raised in the hills of Eastern Kentucky by neglectful parents both of whom
suffered from severe addiction to Methamphetamines. As a young boy with a good heart and keen
mind, he excelled in his high school studies so as to escape the culture he grew to despise. Upon
receiving a full ride to Eastern Kentucky University, Rook wrote off his family and pursued a degree
in criminal justice. Intrigued by the prospect of city life, Rook moved to Lexington where he applied
and was promptly accepted as a recruit to the Lexington Police Academy.
Rook will eventually become a protégé and right-hand man to both Michael and Sheriff
Gentry. Additionally, he grows fond of Marcus' daughter Kelsey.
Rook is one of our most dynamic characters. His story is a coming of age tale set against
a backdrop of in extremis circumstances. His innocence, honesty, ability to think freely, and also his
unbreakable moral compass characterize him.

Job Mitchells (Suspected “Agent of Kassandra”)

Job Mitchells, 28, is Michael Wright's right-hand man and the proud father of two beautiful children;
a boy and girl aged 9 and 10 respectively. He is husband to Meredith Mitchells, 27.
Job and Michael’s history is a rich one, and can be traced as far back as their senior year
of High School when the two decided to pursue entrance into the SEAL teams together. As
motivated teen athletes and scholars, they hit the gym and prepared as partners for the Navy's
Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL Training. Job, having married straight out of high school spent
four years in the regular fleet while Michael completed Annapolis. Upon Michael’s graduation, they
both entered together as planned and graduated from the same BUD/S class. On a number of-
 [JOB MITCHELLS (Cont.)]
-occasions, the men deployed together in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Their careers are essentially
mirror images of one another, both culminating in their selection for Delaware 76.
During the collapse, Job and his family will retreat with Michael and his loved ones to the
township. His African American ethnicity will at times lead to conflict with some of the "Good ol'
Boys" from a militia that ends up seeking safe haven with Michael and his fellow Kassandra
followers.
Job is characterized by both his imposing stature but also his genuine, caring heart. He is
a great man of faith, but a believer who practices privately. He's a devoted father who rarely swears,
and never raises his voice in anger. Anybody who knows Job, knows him as a consummate combat
professional, but also a nimble mediator and level-headed man of negotiation and strategy.

Samson Visser (Suspected “Agent of Kassandra”)

If we are to describe Job as Michael’s right-hand man then Samson is undoubtedly his left. Samson
Visser, 31, is a full-blooded Cajun with every quality that entails. While a bit rough around the edges,
he's a natural born warrior. Unlike the caste of men who typically make it into the Army's elite
Combat Applications Group (CAG) or SFOD-D (popularly known as Delta Force), it's fair to presume
that had he not found his way into the military, Sam would have exercised his aggressive tendencies
to no good effect in the streets of Baton Rouge.
Sam and Michael met while operating on various CIA mobile teams, and then again as
members of Delaware 76. During the collapse, Samson naturally becomes a vital player in Michael’s
tribe of refugees. Though extremely devoted to the protection of Michael and his Kassandra
followers, Sam's ultimate priority rests in his plan to rescue his family from Baton Rouge and safely
relocate them to the township; an ambitious plan Michael swears to help Sam execute.
What he may lack in social graces, Sam accounts for as one of the fiercest and most
adept Tier-1 Operators the nation has ever fielded. His courage, aggression, and efficiency in
combat is highly regarded. The dog-like loyalty he shows to friends, family, and fellow operators is
matched only by the vengeance he will seek if he perceives that he has been crossed. It’s often
been said that you make friends with Sam only to avoid becoming his enemy.

Special Agent, Phillips

As the collapse unfolds, Tom, age 44, is promoted from his senior position within the FBI’s
Counterterrorism Division in Operations Branch II [the Weapons of Mass Destruction and Domestic
Terrorism section], per mandate of the “Program” to orchestrate the “render-safe” and
“consequence management” operation at a primary Department of Homeland Security Fusion
Center in Lexington, Ky., overseeing emergency management activity for the entirety of the
American Southeast, answering only to the National Continuity Coordinator (former advisor to the
President from Homeland Security) and Adrian Foley the Senior Civilian Representative to the
Attorney General, or “SCRAG” (see below).
With his newly appointed title as a Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer (awarded to
him by the U.S. Attorney General per recommendation of the Kentucky Attorney General) Tom finds
himself working directly under Adrian Foley and the NCC to orchestrate the actions of FEMA, the
Marines, the National Guard, Homeland Security, and Regional Law Enforcement in what’s referred
to as FEMA Region IV. Per the “Program”, Marcus Crooks is reassigned as Tom's Special Assistant
during COG (Continuance of Government).
If we are to put a situational face on villainy during season one, it is this man. Tom is a
patriot. He doesn’t thirst for power but he is a man that, through decades of federal employment has
also “sipped the Kool-Aid” so to speak. His seemingly overzealous and despicable decisions are
made with an honest heart and mind. He believes truly that he is acting decisively for the betterment
of the ailing American people.

Special Agent, Adrian Foley

Very little is known about Adrian Foley, 36. Foley is a mousey but attractive, Eastern Bloc oilman type
with uncomfortably erect posture, a fierce Napoleon Complex, and a closet full of tailored suits
disproportionate to his pay grade. An enigmatic stillness, like the calm before the storm, follows him
wherever he goes.
During the collapse, he is appointed to the position of Senior Civilian Representative to the
Attorney General (SCRAG) and appoints Phillips to be his law enforcement equivalent in FEMA
Region IV. It is to be presumed that his background includes a vast repertoire of experience in every
Globalist, back room, black-budget function of the federal governmentʼs intelligence community.
 [ADRIAN FOLEY (Cont.)]
If we are to presume that Phillipsʼ villainy is of circumstance, then we can safely derive that
Adrian Foleyʼs is of crystal clear intent. He is a cold, quiet, calculating force of nature on a devastating
warpath to achieve an unknown end game. He is perhaps the most mysterious and dangerous of our
characters and will grow to be our master villain by season two.

Delaware 76
This black-budget team is one of roughly a dozen across the nation and is a small but critical
element of the White House Military Office's extrajudicial National Mission Force; a network of forces
historically assembled and tasked to react to domestic terrorist threats involving WMDs, and
subsequently, post 9/11 the role was expanded by NSPD-51 to encompass any “special incident”
where the President deems the actual continuance of government (COG) to be in question. At the
unanimous and express consent of the Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, and acting President
of the United States, teams like ‘76 can operate on American soil (against American citizens if
necessary), exempt from Posse Comitatus. The unit’s operational command falls expressly under a
given FEMA Region’s appointed Senior Federal Law Enforcement Officer (SFLEO), in our case:
Phillips.
Delaware 76 falls in a specialized category of the National Mission Force and is referred to
as a CIF or element of the Commander’s In Extremis Force. Delaware 76’s operations fall “between
the lines” as it were, due to the express fact that its operators are all technically members of the
United States Navy which, oddly enough, is not entirely recognized as needing to adhere to Posse
Comitatus as further justified by the Act’s predecessor, the Insurrection Act of 1807. After the
collapse however, a great number of these elite warriors will find themselves committed to the ideals
and agenda of Kassandra and thus abandon the questionable task force.
 Shooting in Kentucky
(FEASIBILITY)

This piece is written and designed to be (as much as possible) shot, cast, and crewed
in or around Lexington, Kentucky or the Ohio River Valley. Ideally, in the worst-case
scenario, we could mitigate our production costs by only hiring Union for our senior
crew (about 20% Union and 80% Non-Union). Speaking from personal insight, the
talented regional industry professionals available for work in this area would still be
making more per year committing to this project than they would freelancing for a
multitude of other companies (High Noon, Kwokman, ESPN, NBC, ABC, etc.), waiting
five or more weeks for pay. Many of the professionals throughout this region have had
to travel out to Georgia or Louisiana for the kind of work we could bring to them here at
home.
I envision hiring a crème de la crème crew of no more than 80 professionals who
will work on semi-annual or yearly contracts. The idea is that we buy a geographically
diverse 13-64 acre plot of property via a site like 'BillyLand.com' for anywhere between
$64-$189,000 where the company (depending on the county) could own and build to its
heart's content all of our primary 'Township' sets (plus others) on the property and do
so without the need for expensive permitting. Ideally, we would also house and feed the
cast and crew during our seasonal shoots. This idea is based on the “Saving Private
Ryan” model.
The Kentucky Film Commission has finally passed legislation enabling the state
to compete with states like Georgia and Louisiana for the attention of major film and
television markets by offering up to a 35% tax break on work shot and crewed here.

According to the Commission, some of the incentives are as follows:

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“Below are some highlights of what we offer in Kentucky:

*Qualified productions can take advantage of a refundable income tax credit of up to 30% of approved
expenditures or,

*35% incentive for Kentucky resident labor

*35% incentive for filming in an enhanced incentive county (click the link for a map showing the enhanced
incentive counties.)

*Film production incentives are available to companies that spend at least $250,000 to produce feature
films or television shows in Kentucky. Commercials are eligible with required expenditures of $100,000. 

*Documentaries and Broadway productions are eligible with an expenditure minimum of $20,000, for a
Kentucky based company the threshold would be $10,000. 

Applications for film production incentives will be reviewed and approved by the Kentucky Film Office,
Secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the
Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority. The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance
Authority meets once a month to approve incentive requests. The meetings are held at 1:30 p.m. the
second Wednesday of every month at 100 Airport Road, Frankfort, KY 40601. Below is a list of dates for
2017:
◦ January 11, 2017
◦ February 8, 2017
◦ March 8, 2017
◦ April 12, 2017
◦ May 10, 2017
◦ June 14, 2017
◦ July 12, 2017
◦ August 9, 2017
◦ September 13, 2017
◦ October 11, 2017
◦ November 8, 2017
◦ December 13, 2017

Click here for a list of qualified expenditures including, but not limited to, the following items:

• Production script and synopsis

• Set construction and operations
• Wardrobe, accessories, and related services
• Lease or rental of real property in Kentucky as a set location
• Photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services
• Editing and related services
• Rental of equipment
• Vehicle leases
• Food
• Accommodations
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Or contact us directly:

Jay Hall
502-892-3197
Tim Bates
502-892-3238
Michael Crabtree
502-892-3237

100 Airport Road

Second Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
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Furthermore, in my experience hosting music festivals and the like in Lexington,

I’ve found that it costs no more than $1,500 (not including insurance, approximately
$400) per day in permitting to close off any given road (including Main Street) for
filming; this is a benefit made possible by Mayor Jim Gray as an effort to promote
public events and projects in and around downtown.
Had these benefits existed during the shoot of 'Justified', it would have likely
been shot here in Lexington (where the story was actually set) and not in Georgia.
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This project has been an immense labor of love and includes a 39 episode (three
season) 'Show Bible', and upon request can come complete with the pilot episode,
episode two, plus concept art and other photography to suggest the tone and theme.
It would be a major honor indeed to present this collection of work to any
prospective studio. I would welcome and cherish the opportunity to further discuss The
Township and its potential as a coveted miniseries. Under the guidance of true industry
professionals, I feel wholeheartedly that The Township will successfully peak the
interest and earn the loyalty of the online entertainment community.