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Cooper

When D.B. Cooper reappears fifty-five years after vanishing without having aged a day, an FBI agent investigating a human trafficking operation uncovers a conspiracy that may prove the infamous hijacker's impossible story is true—and that humanity is being sold to something beyond Earth.

In 1971, the infamous hijacker D. B. Cooper vanished into legend after parachuting from a commercial airliner with $200,000 in ransom money. More than fifty years later, he suddenly reappears — unaged and claiming the world is in danger.

After surrendering to authorities, Cooper tells a shocking story: he was taken off-world and trained by an advanced alien civilization to investigate a growing threat. Someone on Earth is secretly trafficking humans to hostile extraterrestrial powers.

Skeptical but relentless FBI agent Calista Myles becomes the first person to realize Cooper may be telling the truth when his warnings connect to a human-smuggling operation she is already investigating. As government agencies battle for control of the case and a powerful figure known as Everheart works to silence Cooper, Myles must decide whether to follow protocol — or trust the man behind America’s most infamous mystery.

If Cooper is right, humanity isn’t just in danger.

It’s already being harvested.

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Format:
TV Pilot
In the Vein Of:
Fringe
Twin Peaks
The Fugitive
Posted:
08/06/2026
Updated:
08/06/2026
Author Bio:
Ritchie “Stonian” Johnston is a British screenwriter and novelist specialising in high-concept genre storytelling across horror, thriller, action, sci-fi and dark comedy. A former independent filmmaker, he brings a strongly visual, character-driven approach to his work.

Ritchie was selected for the ISA Development Slate and named one of ISA’s Top 25 Writers to Watch for 2026. His work has earned recognition across numerous competitions and industry programmes, including two consecutive appearances on the Capital Fund Screenplay Contest Hot 100 with different projects.

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Page Turner - Feature/TV Genre (Quarterfinalist) [2025]
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