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BASED ON ACTUAL EVENTS
©2021 WGA Registered
Adrenaline Partnership LLC Presents
With the classic chill of Twilight Zone... suspense of Unsolved Mysteries...
and presentation evocative of the Master of Macabre, Jack Palance...
"Unbelievable Reveals Obscurities & Answers the Questions
We’re Too Afraid, Uncomfortable, or Embarrassed to Ask."
©2021 WGA Registered
Adrenaline Partnership LLC Presents
LOGLINE
Arkansas 1917 - 1987
The brutally honest portrayal
of a state’s turbulent evolution,
from ascension of the
Women of the KKK
to the unimaginable
dynastic rise of today’s
Titans of Industry.
Each season introduces
a decade of uniquely
complex characters.
John Schneider and (t/b/c) are searching for
America's most obscure artifacts, mysterious oddities, and bizarre collections.
Air, auto, rail, or trail their pursuit of the under-discovered and rarely acknowledged brings them face to face with never revealed archives, secret locations, strange antiquities,
and
some of the most shocking private collections ever whispered about.
FIVE SEASONS
FIVE REASONS
Historical drama “Arkansas” captures the triumphant, shameful, and explosive moments that molded the state and created the fertile ground for emerging social, political, and economic movements.
Unique to series like The Crown which dramatizes history through the prism of historical characters, Arkansas utilizes historical compilations to create multi-faceted fictional characters who, along with historical characters, take audiences on a highly charged ride through Arkansas's tumultuous decades.
Each season is told from a different cultural perspective, and with a largely changing cast of characters – all to show the emotional power of history.
Ep 1 "Southern Charms"
22-minute episodes produced with graphic novel flair. Each episode contains four unique stories, with 4 mini stories woven between. That's eight unique segments per episode.
Every episode opens with an 'intense' or taboo quest, followed by a mysterious matter, a surreal subject, and finally, leaves audiences with an amazing, uplifitng, or inspiring story.
"Dreamweaver's"
Unlike the green-screen roulette of snoozers on TV today, Unbelievable hosts go on location to witness it, engage it, and be gripped by it. All in the eyes. The raw emotional reaction of our hosts pulls viewers in and drives them to the edge of their seat.
This isn’t the first rodeo for Unbelievable’s team and crew, we’re masters at on-location. We work fast, hard, and efficiently. What typically takes a week takes us only days. Our efficiency saves to the bottom line so hosts put boots on the ground and live the moment.
We're Ready, Are You?
Out the gate, Unbelievable is viral-ready, podcast-ready, and NFT-ready.
8 stories per episode means 104 unique segments over 13 episodes, or 176 ad-revenue generating segments across a full 22-episode season!
Unbelievable is 'unbelievably' profitable before anyone even watches it.
"How's that for bang-for-the-buck?!"
SEASON BREAKDOWN
"Imperious"
/ Prohibition / Elaine Massacre / Women of the KKK / Oil Boom & The Great Flood /
Arkansas, 1917. An impoverished farmer decapitated by the explosion of his illegal still sends a brooding son and fiery headstrong daughter into servitude with families holding clashing views on race, money, and the future of Arkansas.
"Ascendancy"
/ Reconstruction / Mafia / The Blues / Corruption & Killers /
Helena, Arkansas, blues music capitol, a local young cotton worker fashions a fiddle from a cigar box and teaches himself to play, unaware this talent will lead him to Bonnie and Clyde, gangster Al Capone, and an interned Japanese boy named George Takei before finding fame on the KING BISCUIT FLOUR HOUR.
"Sedition"
/ G.I. Revolt / Prositution / Desegregation / The Mob & Politics /
A political outlier challenges the Arkansas establishment. His actions set into motion the “Southern Manifesto” – a resistance to school integration. Meanwhile, a girl with the audacity to want an education 'while black' becomes one of the “Little Rock Nine” escorted into an all-white school by Federal troops.
"Rebellion"
/ Protests / Racing / Refugees / Vietnam & The Economic Comeback /
A decade of social upheaval and a police slaying spurring the 'Little Rock Uprising'. Amid this, an Arkansas racer’s world changes after killing a loathed rival. As retribution, he’s ordered to Vietnam where his evasive skills translate into piloting a helicopter that saves hundreds of Vietnamese at the fall of Saigon. His rescue becomes one of the most dramatic in history.
"Supremacy"
/ The Waltons / The Tysons / The Hunts / The Dillards / Bill Clinton /
In this final decade and season of “Arkansas,” a savvy female lobbyist discovers old habits die hard in the Razorback state, a trio of industry titans sense now is the time to crush rivals, seize market dominance and define their legacies, and a media intern uncovers truths that bring him face to face with a charismatic Attorney General.
PRODUCTION NOTES
The Twist
Different season,
different perspective.
Unafraid to break new ground and take risks.
Forget flipping the script, Arkansas flips the cast;
going so far as to venture from a predominantly white cast in season one, to a principally black cast in season two.
Something never attempted in television or film.
The Vibe
As to film style, vision vacillates between glorious and notorious. Other productions emulating this technique are
Ozark, Breaking Bad,
and The Crown.
The Look
Arkansas is America’s real American Game of Thrones, and although it’s vibrant full spectrum scenes are distinctly unique, it draws inspiration from great period predecessors like
Hell of Wheels & Boardwalk Empire.
The Testimony
"Listen here ya carpet baggin' jew, if ya here to fuck the great state of Arkansas- Arkansas is gon' fuck you harda!"
- Alfred D. Banks Jr.
Candidate for State Rep.
THE TEAM
J. Sánchez, PGA
Santa Fe, New Mexico
SHOWRUNNER
CREATOR & NFT ARTIST
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About J.
Unbelievable! created and developed by, J. Sánchez, PGA. His Fireball Run series achieved ran 11-season run on Amazon.
J. is also an award-winning creative and marketing luminary and founder of the global ad & PR firm, Catalyst Studios.
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Jamie McCarty
Dallas, Texas
PRODUCER
MANAGEMENT
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About Jamie
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Robin Wright
Orlando, Florida
PR REPRESENTATIVE
PR & MEDIA REQUESTS
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About Robin
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Edward Meyer
Orlando, Florida
CO-producer
WARDEN-OF-THE-WEIRD & Advisor
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About Edward
For 40 years Edward served as Vice President of Exhibits & Archives for Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Traveling the world collecting unusual stories & artifacts, he is a living encyclopedia of the amazing.
In 2018, Edward Meyer, “the man with the world’s best job” retired to pursue this venture
and write a book or FOUR.
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John Schneider, PGA
Mount Kisco, New York
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
SERIES HOST
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About John
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Jim Ippoliti, ESQ
Celebration, Florida
ENTERTAINMENT COUNSEL LEGALBABBLER & PARTY POOPER
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About Jim
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Dev Ross
Sedona, Arizona
SERIES WRITER
writer
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About Dev
Acclaimed screenwriter and Disney’s first female writer. Dev Ross also aided in story development and penned the Arkansas pilot.
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LaTonia Hope
Cleveland, Ohio
SEGMENT PRODUCER
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
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About LaTonia
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Butch Patrick
San Diego, California
PRODUCER
HOLLYWOOD ANTIQUITY ADVISOR
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About Butch
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J. Sánchez, PGA
Santa Fe, New Mexico
SHOWRUNNER
Co-writer
Spearheading Arkansas development, ad agency
CEO turned producer,
J. Sanchez is also creator
of the 11-season series,
The Fireball Run
among others.
Gan Nunnally
Bentonville, Arkansas
co-producer
consultant
Arkansas native
& businessman
Gan Nunnally’s deep
state knowledge and
rich family history
sparked inception
of the Arkansas series.
Dev Ross
Sedona, Arizona
producer
writer
Acclaimed screenwriter
and Disney’s first female writer,
Dev Ross aided in story &
character development
and penned the
Arkansas pilot.