1 FOLLOWING LENNON Original series created by wellington oliveira PITCH WHY SHOULD YOU FOLLOW LENNON? They are everywhere we look at: teenagers and young adults looking at their phones and even more than that. They are scrolling down the feed on Instagram, looking for the new photos posted by their favorite influencers. They follow everything these interne t celebrities do; they know more about them than about people that actually live nearby. But what happens when admiration becomes dangerous and limitless obsession? Sure, there have been movies and series anchored by this main plot before: obsessive fan stalks his favorite celebrity, but the original series FOLLOWING LENNON brings a fresh and relatable approach to the subject. Audiences will have a brand new look on what really goes on once the cameras are turned off and the photos haven’t been edited yet in the life of a famous influencer. The roots of the obsession of a fan is studied in details and this whole addicting world of millions of followers and glam life s tyle will have its curtain lifted to full exposure as never before. THE CHARACTERS Lennon – a digital influencer since he was 12 years old. He makes funny videos reacting to memes, reading crazy comments and has a huge fan base of kids and teenagers, get ting close to the ten million subscribers/followers mark. He feels lonely, attends therapy sessions and has many inner demons to deal with. In the middle of the pilot when the story jumps one year in time, he stop s being the young man with deep pink colore d hair to be the 22 - year - old - man with full red beard and hair tied up in a bun. Derrick – a young French teacher , very smart and talented who develops an unhealthy obsession with Lennon. He starts to draw portraits of Lennon and when he turns 20 years old, he decides to travel to the town where he knows Lennon lives in and set a trap to break into Lennon’s apartment. In Derrick’s mind, he is the perfect person to be at Lennon’s sid e. He has no real intention to hurt Lennon and only gets carried away by the disastrous turn of events. Tangie – a beautiful 19 - year - old African American young woman. In the first season, she has a strong presence in most part of the pilot trying to convi nce her best friend 2 Derrick not to stalk Lennon. She only returns in the episode 4, but her role as “voice of conscience” for Derrick is of high importance. Carly – a strong headed woman in her late fifties, she’s Lennon’s mother and also his manager . Aft er Derrick manages to break into Lennon’s apartment and hold him hostage in the end of the pilot, Carly ends up putting herself in the dangerous situation in the episode 3 when she also becomes a hostage alongside her son. Therapist – a woman in her early forties, she first appears in the second half of the pilot and returns in the end of the episode 3, after Lennon is free from his hostage situation. It’s through the role of the therapist that we have the rich analysis about both the mind of an obsessive fan and the fragile mind of a famous influencer trying to navigate through fame. Omar – (minor character) a serious doctor in his early sixties, he’s Lennon’s father. He appears briefly in the beginning of the pilot, but he has a vital role in freeing Lennon and Carly from Derrick in the end of episode 3. Derek – (minor character) 18 years old. Derrick descr ibes him perfectly in a line in the end of the pilot by saying “ the typical white internet model who posts photos with his pink nipples out ”. Derek is very young and naïve and breaks up with Lennon in the beginning of the pilot. But since he was Lennon’s b oyfriend at some point, he i s who Derrick aims to be, anyway THE SETTINGS Derrick’s apartment – small, the kind of place one can afford with his salary working as a teacher. Lennon’s apartment – large and rich space, fit for the famous internet influencer who Lennon is. The other settings show up in quite small frequency and have much smaller importance such as studio, theater stage, building façade, public park, school, pool area of the building, therapist’s office, res taurant and club. 3 SEASON 1 EPISODE S SUMMAR Y Episode 1 – Pilot ( I Think He Likes Me Already ) – The life and routine of both Lennon and Derrick are presented. After a passage of time of one year, Derrick puts his dangerous plan into action and breaks into Lennon apartment holding him hostage. Episode 2 ( Are You Walking Around Naked?) – Whi le being held hostage in his apartment, Lennon gets to know Derrick and tries to keep his sanity. It all gets more dangerous when Lennon’s mother arrives in the place and becomes a hostage as well. Episode 3 ( It’s A Beautiful Day ) – Lennon and his mom try to be safe under the circu mstances. The most unexpected arrival of Lennon’s dad in the apartment puts an end to Derrick’s plan, but he manages to run away. Episode 4 ( Only A Nightmare ) – After the traumatic experience, Lennon tries to retake his normal life and Derrick, now hidin g away, tries to do the same. Episode 5 ( Good To See You Again ) – One year later, Lennon and Derrick meet face to face once again. Simultaneously, Derrick makes use of a whole new identity to get romantically involved with Lennon’s close friend. Episod e 6 – Season Finale ( Make Me Laugh ) – All lies are exposed when Lennon and Derrick have a final showdown from where only one of them gets out alive. FUTURE SEASONS OVERVIEW Taking in consideration the title of the series, Lennon’s life will be followed through the seasons, although the plan is to show a brand new dynamic between famous influencer and his/her obsessive fan in each one of the subsequent seasons. These other influencers will all have a personal connection to Lennon (close friend, client of the same studio, rival, idol and such). The tension and twists will be endless.