TRUE EDGE TELEVISION SERIES
The following are the current True Edge television projects and status thereof.
1) The Sword The Cross and The Crown — Historical Action Drama (TV Series)
Story by Gregory Hoffman
Written by Tom Stone
Status — In Development
“Uneasy lies the crown upon the King of England and the King of France, as separate forces fight for the right to sit upon their thrones.”
The Sword, The Cross, and The Crown follows the intertwined lives of King Louis XIV of France, King Charles I and Charles II of England and puritan Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell as they vie for power amidst war, rebellion, religious fervor, and shifting alliances.
Inspired by the swashbuckling legacy of D’Artagnan and influenced by the later works of Alexandre Dumas, this project explores this epic period of time by merging both historical fact and fiction.
2) Could Be Heaven — Western Drama Action (TV Series)
Story by Gregory Hoffman
Written by Tom Stone
Status — In Development
“A television series in the manner of 1883, Deadwood, Godless and American Primeval.”
A dreamy-eyed Mexican teenager living through the 1840s California Gold Rush is transformed into a bloodthirsty outlaw, seeking revenge after Euro-American settlers brutally slaughter his family.
TRUE EDGE FILMS
The following are the current True Edge film projects and status thereof.
1) Sands of Calais — History, Action and Adventure
Inspired by Alexander Dumas
Story by Gregory Hoffman
Written by Tom Stone
Status — Casting, Ready for Production and Casting
“Two Men in Journey Together in Pursuit of Honor.”
Against a background of dangerous intrigue within the court of Louis XIV and his stifling edict banning dueling, two men travel together as friends to a spit of land off the coast of Calais, where they will duel in order to settle separate personal matters of honor as D’Artagnan, and his faithful aide, Planchet, rush to stop what could cause a war between England and France.
2) Swordspoint — Mystery, Action and Political Intrigue
Adapted from a fantasy novel of the same name by Ellen Kushner
Story by Gregory Hoffman
Written by Tom Stone
Additional writing by Cleve Nettles
Status — Scripted and Scheduled for Production
“A tale of swords, mystery and political intrigue as a master duelist and his young male lover, a renegade lord, risk all for honor and for love.”
Dangerous Liaisons meets Brokeback Mountain when the relationship of an idealistic and noble duelist for hire and a reclusive, suicidal scholar is threatened by the political quagmire of the ruling elite, who reside on the posh side of the river filling their time throwing parties, playing games and quenching their thirst for power through devious and unconscionable acts.
3) Valhalla — Mystery, Action, Intrigue and Adventure
Story by Gregory Hoffman
Written by Tom Stone
Status — Scripted and Scheduled for Production
“An Olympic Fencing Champion confronts hereditary madness while also trying to right wrongs of the past.”
An Olympic Fencing champion is haunted by a murderous hereditary madness while preparing to star in a Viking sword-fighting extravaganza at Las Vegas’ newest hotel, The Valhalla. It is a curse that also threatens his lovely wife and their six-year-old son, who is a potential heir to the same, ancient, ancestral fury.
4) The Head of Joaquin Murieta — History, Action & Adventure
Story by Gregory Hoffman and Tom Stone
Written by Tom Stone
Status — Scripted and Scheduled for Production
“The True Story of Zorro.”
In 1906 two young ruffians have the path of their lives dramatically altered when they break into a San Francisco freak show museum and are forced by a wise old janitor to confront the severed head—and bloody career—of the notorious gold rush bandit Joaquin Murieta, the original real-life “Zorro.”
5) Pirates Blood — Action & Adventure
Story by Gregory Hoffman
Written by Tom Stone
Status — Scripted
“A high seas tale of betrayal, treasure, and redemption.”
Pirates Blood tells the story of rival crews clashing over cursed treasure, tested loyalties, and forbidden love on the open seas.
6) The Shot — Action & Psychological Intrigue
Story by Gregory Hoffman and Tom Stone
Written by Tom Stone
Status — Scripted
“A duel that was interrupted during the U.S. Civil War is resumed years later with deadly consequences.”
Inspired by a short story of the same title written by Alexander Pushkin. A duel that was interrupted during the U.S. Civil War is resumed in 1867 as an impoverished Russian aristocrat appears at the home of a wealthy young Bostonian to reclaim both his honor and the right to his final shot.