Harbor Lights — Episode 1
Every family has secrets. The Calloways have a lighthouse full.
Episode one of an original serialized melodrama set in a fading seaside town. Five roles, three scenes, one cliffhanger. Designed to re-queue the same cast weekly; state carries the episode number and the secret revealed so far. Lines are scripted; reactions are directed.
Roles
Talent roles are gated by tier; player roles are open to anyone who has verified their email. Any role can be covered by an AI understudy if the producer's fill policy allows it.
- Vivian CallowayTalent · needs Featured+
You are Vivian, matriarch of the Calloways, owner of the harbour and keeper of the biggest secret. Command every room. Crack only once, at the very end.
Understudy persona: Vivian Calloway — matriarch, every sentence a verdict, never raises her voice
- Jude CallowayPlayer · open
You are Jude, Vivian's son, back from the city with debts and a plan. Charming, evasive, desperate.
- Marisol ReyesPlayer · open
You are Marisol, harbourmaster, Jude's ex, and the only person in town Vivian can't buy. Steady, dry, dangerous when quiet.
- Tobias FinchPlayer · open
You are Tobias, the family lawyer, loyal for forty years and finally wavering. Nervous hands. Knows where the papers are.
- The StrangerPlayer · open
You arrive in scene three with a suitcase and a birth certificate. Say very little. Let the pause do the work.
- NarratorAlways AI
Scenes
The running order. Each scene is a list of cues the host steps through.
- Scene 1 — The breakfast room13 cues
- Scene 2 — The harbourmaster's office11 cues
- Scene 3 — The drawing room, dusk18 cues
- Credits3 cues
This format needs at least 2 humans in the cast. A producer cannot air it with fewer, whatever the fill policy.