I, Nephi
Format
Historical Drama/Political Thriller (3 Seasons)
Now an aging king, Nephi recounts how a sacred covenant forged in exile became a blood feud, and a divine duty to save the descendents of the brothers he failed.
Logline
Synopsis
I, Nephi is a three-season historical drama that reimagines Nephi’s record as a sweeping story of faith, exile, and fractured brotherhood. Set in the final days of Solomon’s Temple, the series follows Nephi, the youngest son of a wealthy merchant family, as a divine calling draws him into a prophetic destiny that will shatter his family and give rise to a new Israel in a strange and foreign land.
Told retrospectively through Nephi’s own writings, years after his exile, the series explores not just the life of a prophet, but the inner life of a man praised by one nation and hated by another for his uncompromising devotion to his God. As Jerusalem collapses under religious conspiracy, deserts are crossed, and oceans braved, Nephi struggles to lead without becoming the tyrant his brothers believe him to be. At the heart of the story is a family torn apart by competing visions of God, authority, and the future, where the tensions and hypocrisies of late pre-exilic Israel make prophecy inseparable from politics.
This is a story of relics and revelation, rebellion and remembrance, where sacred records are preserved, ancient institutions fall, and a nation bearing Nephi’s name is born out of obedience, sacrifice, and bloodshed.
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Our Approach
I, Nephi is conceived as a prestige historical drama and political thriller, grounding prophetic events in the real geopolitical tension, violent religious reforms, and dynastic collapse that marked the end of the Davidic kingdom. Faith and doubt are allowed to coexist, shaped by rivalry, fear, and moral consequence rather than abstraction.
This project is intentionally positioned later in our slate. It demands greater scale, longer narrative arcs, and deeper investment in worldbuilding, performance, and craft. It is a story that unfolds slowly, across continents, generations, and ideologies, and requires patience to tell well.
At its core, I, Nephi is a story about power and responsibility: how divine authority is received, resisted, and remembered, and the profound personal and physical cost of ushering a new dispensation into the world. It is scripture told with restraint, seriousness, and an unflinching attention to the human cost of choosing God’s will above all else.