Series title: The Grounds

Pilot title: Stay the Night

Pilot description: In dystopian Seattle, 2070, Detective Etienne Thibodeaux arrives at a secluded commune searching for Angelle Thibodeaux. He's greeted by a strange and secretive woman. When he asks about Angelle, the woman invites him to look around and stay the night without answering his question. Alone in his guest room, Etienne reveals what brought him there: Angelle is his mother. Then someone knocks at his door.

Where the series goes next: Etienne stays at the commune to find Angelle. As he gets to know its residents, he has to work out who knows where she is, why no one will answer him directly, and whether she came here by choice. All while concealing his true identity. Each discovery draws him further into the commune’s routines while making it harder to remain just a visitor. He loses track of time and feels strangely pulled toward Father Choice, the communes hidden leader. The knock at his door begins his first real encounter with what the residents have been keeping from him.