TheCompelled

For film
and television

A global science-fiction mystery built around intimate, interlocking stories.

• An immediately legible premise

  Ordinary people dismantle the world around them to build machines nobody understands. Each act of construction makes everyday life harder to sustain.

• An ensemble with dramatic range

  Grief, devotion, dark comedy and political conflict connect four narratives spanning America, Britain and France.

• A visual world already imagined

  Schuiten’s monumental constructions combine familiar landmarks, scavenged machinery and transformed landscapes, giving the story a distinctive visual identity.

• Free will under pressure

  The Compelled’s actions turn freedom of choice into a practical crisis for families, police and governments.