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MORTELLE “Welcoming the Dead”
Mortelle is a gothic dark-comedy series about death, the Afterlife, and the stories people leave behind.
Every episode follows a different soul arriving in the Afterlife, welcomed by Mortelle, a mysterious and effortlessly sarcastic guide who has seen it all. Through her eyes, we discover who these people were when they were alive, their choices, regrets, secrets, relationships, and the things they never got to say.
In the pilot, Mortelle takes us on a quiet journey through the Afterlife while reflecting on what people bring with them when they die. Just as she finishes telling us her little story, a new soul arrives. And that soul is only the beginning!
Where I Would Take the Series Next?
I imagine Mortelle becoming an ongoing anthology where every new arrival has their own story. Some stories could be told in just one episode, while others might take two or even a few episodes to really understand.
At first, we might see someone as selfish, cruel, ridiculous, or even completely undeserving of sympathy, but as their story unfolds, we slowly learn what happened during their life and what made them the person they became.
Mortelle would be the one constant throughout all of these stories. She welcomes every soul, tells us their story, occasionally roasts them a little, and sometimes gives them the reassurance they need to finally move forward.
I also want every story to leave the audience with something small to think about a piece of life advice, a regret, a choice someone made, a relationship, or simply a reminder of something we usually take for granted while we're alive.
At the same time, I don't want to explain Mortelle too much. She should stay a mystery. As the series goes on, we'd slowly pick up little pieces of her through the stories she tells, the places she knows, and the way she reacts to certain souls. Her own history would come out naturally over time instead of being dumped on the audience all at once.
So while every episode is technically about someone who has died, there's another story slowly building underneath it all: Who was Mortelle before she started welcoming everyone else? 👻
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🕰️ What if you discovered an hour of your life that you couldn't remember?
Not a dream.
Not a mistake.
But something that actually happened.
Adrian works alone at the Riverton Municipal Archive, where most nights are quiet, routine, and forgotten by morning.
Until one night, he finds an old photograph on his desk.
A warning is written on the back.
And beneath it...
B17.
📼 THE MISSING HOUR
Adrian follows the clue deep into the archive and discovers an old box containing a cassette recorder.
The cassette is already waiting for him.
Then he hears his own voice.
“When you hear this, you have already lost an hour.”
For this 120-second pilot, I built Adrian and his world in Cantina — his character, the archive, environments, props, dialogue, sound, music, and the entire cinematic story.
But this isn't really a story about an old archive.
Because Adrian soon discovers something he cannot explain.
A sentence in his own handwriting.
A ticking sound coming from the darkness.
And a security monitor showing something that shouldn't be there.
Another Adrian.
Sitting at his desk.
Watching.
And just when Adrian realizes he's not alone...
The figure on the monitor looks directly into the camera.
“You're late.”
And that's where the real story begins.
🌌 I wanted The Missing Hour to feel like the first episode of a much larger mystery — where every episode could uncover another piece of Adrian's missing time, the secrets of B17, and the strange connection between the archive and the different versions of himself.
An old municipal archive.
One unexplained hour.
A recording from Adrian himself.
Built in Cantina.
The archive remembers.
This is only the beginning. 🕰️
Character: https://cantina.com/i/k0q27
Pilot:https://cantina.com/i/xlwy0
I love the plot
Strange Rules
Strange Rules is a cute fantasy mystery series set in a beautiful enchanted world where life appears peaceful and ordinary, but everyone quietly lives by strange rules that they never question.
The world is filled with charming forests, small villages, magical creatures, cozy homes, and peaceful everyday routines. The atmosphere is warm and beautiful, but there is always a subtle feeling that something is not quite right. The strange rules are simply part of life. People follow them because they know that breaking them can lead to things they don't understand.
Mori's Story
Mori is a tiny young forest deer who lives alone in a beautiful wooden cabin deep inside the enchanted forest. He is gentle, curious, and happily lives a simple routine of cooking breakfast, caring for his garden, reading beside the fireplace, and keeping his home tidy.
Mori was raised by his teacher and guardian, Nick, who taught him everything he knows. Before Nick mysteriously left the cabin one day, he gave Mori one important promise:
“I will be back. And always follow the rules.”
Mori has waited patiently ever since.
He doesn't know where Nick went, why Nick had to leave, or why the rules are so important. But Mori trusts him, so he continues living peacefully and following the rules every day.
Until one night, exactly at midnight, someone knocks on his front door.
The world of Strange Rules isn't dark all the time. It can be warm, funny, adorable, and comforting. Forest creatures cook meals, tend gardens, go to work, visit neighbors, and live ordinary lives.
But everyone seems to know certain rules.
Some rules may sound harmless:
Never whistle after sunset.
Never answer when someone calls your name from the forest.
Never open your door after midnight.
Nobody explains where these rules came from.
Nobody wants to find out what happens when they are broken.
And sometimes, the strangest things happen when someone gets too curious.
Each episode can follow a different character, place, or strange rule while slowly revealing that all of these peaceful lives may be connected to something much bigger.
Those visuals look adorable!
Series Title: MAJOR MUNKY
What happens to a video-game character after the player turns the game off?
Major Munky is a retro action drama series that breaks the fourth wall to explore the life of a classic 16-bit game hero after the game is over.
Inside the game, Major Munky is an unstoppable jungle commando, fighting enemy monkeys, firing bananas, defeating giant bosses and winning every mission. But when the screen says “YOU WIN,” the game doesn't really end for Munky. But outside the game, Munky is just an ordinary, tired husband who is scared of cockroaches, polite to people and is afraid of any danger he faces. His day job is being the hero of a video game; when his shift is over, he removes his bandana, drives home, cooks, cleans, watches TV and lives a quiet life with his wife.
The pilot follows Munky from his final boss battle to his completely different life outside the game, until his old final boss, Kong, breaks the rules of the game and enters Munky's real world.
Kong has kidnapped Munky's wife and gives him 24 hours to rescue her.
“You always win in games. Let's see if you're a hero in real life.”
For the first time, Munky has no player, no health bar, no extra lives and no restart button.
Where We Would Take the Series Next:
Munky sets out to find and rescue his wife, but along the way he slowly discovers that the skills he thought only existed inside the game are actually part of him. He follows clues left behind by Kong, using his game instincts, combat skills, problem-solving and knowledge of his enemies to track him down.
Each episode becomes a new level with its own challenge, taking Munky into unfamiliar places and situations where he has to use his old game skills in the real world. But unlike the game, he can't simply restart when things go wrong.
As the clues get closer to Kong and the challenges become harder, Munky begins discovering his own courage and learning what it actually means to be a hero.
And throughout the journey, one thing keeps ticking:
24 hours.
The closer the clock gets to zero, the closer Munky gets to finding Kong — and his wife.
So good! Loved it.
