Her Daughter's Mother
Her Daughter's Mother highlights the issues of fertility, motherhood, and trust in a thrilling yet entertaining way. The story has become increasingly relevant, and it's told through a female point of view. With an exceptional writer (Melissa Bubnic - Shameless, Hollyoaks) and executive producer (Sebastian Mlynarski - Holy Heist) already attached, this series has the potential to be a massive hit.
Synopsis:
LANA (37), an art curator at the MET, is desperate to become a mother. After a decade of unsuccessful fertility treatments, she and her partner TYLER (39), a professor at Columbia, decide to try anonymous egg donation. Days before the embryo transfer, Tyler declares he no longer wants to go through with it. A devastated Lana overrides Tyler’s objections and secretly proceeds with the transfer, becoming pregnant.
On a New York subway, Lana spies the egg donor who she recognizes from a photo. Circumstances bring the two women face-to-face and an unexpected friendship is born. KATYA (21), a Bulgarian student studying at Columbia, is everything Lana isn’t: an impulsive free spirit who lives life on the edge. But just as suddenly as Katya enters Lana’s life, she’s gone without a trace... and Lana becomes the key suspect in her disappearance.
Pitchee: Sebastian Mlynarski, director and executive producer
Sebastian Mlynarski is an award-winning director, executive producer, and cinematographer. Sebastian's most recent feature documentary Holy Heist, which he directed and executive produced, aired on Discovery+ in March of 2022. Sebastian boasts nominations and awards at both the Tribeca Film Festival and the Ottawa International Film Festival. Outside of feature films and documentaries, Sebastian has had a very successful portrait and music video career. His music video for the band Miike Snow was honored with an MTV Video Music Award nomination. His portrait work can be found in prestigious magazines around the world, as well as in the popular biography on Iggy Pop called Open Up and Bleed.
Project Information:
Director: Sebastian Mlynarski
Producer: Sebastian Mlynarski
Partners: Developed by Topic
Development stage: Pilot script, treatment and pitch deck completed
Planned shooting start: TBD
Shooting location: Ideally New York City with the option of stand-in locations; 95% English and 5% Bulgarian
Languages: English with dubbing across territories sold
Total budget: Around $6.2M
Budget per episode: $775K
Financing already in place: Topic funded development and intends to finance up to 20% of the budget
Looking for: Topic is looking for production or pre-sale partners to help finance the series.
Company profile: Topic is the boundary-pushing streaming service for thrillers, mysteries, dramas and documentaries from around the world, serving viewers who crave entertainment beyond the mainstream. Whether it’s a Nordic-noir crime thriller (The Killing), an Italian supernatural political drama (The Miracle), or a mind-blowing paranormal mystery from Russia (Dead Mountain), Topic expands your view of the world.
Topic Original productions include Oscar® nominee The Letter Room (starring Oscar Isaac), NY Times “What to Watch” pick The Accidental Wold (directed by Succession’s Arian Moayed and starring Kelli O’Hara), Academy Award-shortlisted Call Center Blues, and duPont-Columbia Awards and Gotham Award-winning series Philly D.A.
Contact: Ryan Chanatry (General Manager, Topic)
Email:
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