Structure.
Rosalie here one more time to wrap LYRICS in a beautiful red rope for you! (Hold red rope menacingly)
We’ve talked about vision, direction, and why LYRICS is a show with long, beautiful legs… literally and figuratively!
But the heart of any series is the connection between the characters and the audience.
Unlike The Mentalist, where we don’t discover Red John until the very last season, we know the WHO done it from episode 1 on.
And we also know that every murder VICTIM had the motive to ALSO be a KILLER—money, extortion, power, lust, revenge… the list is endless. (Dangle rope)
It is the twisted love relationship between the Ruby Rope Killer… known as R-R-K… and LA’s power-hungry DA that is exposed over time.
Together, they run the largest crime syndicate… escort services, adult clubs, and music production in the USA—from LA to Miami to Vegas to New York City.
Much like SPECTER in James Bond, The Mr. Franks crime agency, is a syndicate more entrenched in our daily life than Murder Incorporated, the mob, or even the cartels!
The story is about exposing the big LIE and the big WHY.
“ We get to know these monsters on a deeply personal level... sometimes disgusting, sometimes sympathetic... but always engaging and thoroughly entertaining... Much like the villainous relationships in Revenge, Scandal, and Burn Notice.”
Yes, LYRICS features lots of body-drops, crimes of passion and crimes of opportunity to solve.
But in the end, in the midst of our dysfunctional society, beautiful new music is gifted to us and the rest of the world… a new soundtrack for our next generation.
Simply put…
Pure Entertainment Magic!
LYRICS is a fusion of music, murder, and muses built around a talent competition that tells the story—under the worst possible, real-world circumstances—behind the songs we love and the people who create them
LYRICS is structured as a case-of-the week series, something that resembles the structure of Law and Order, Castle, or The Mentalist. However, there will also be an overarching story like the ones that have become popular in recent times.
Across the one-hour-episodes, the muses will take on different murder cases that eventually will lead to Sparks’ release from prison, and our hero producing a soundtrack for the next generation.
In addition, each episode will have a fully integrated focus on music. Music is, in fact, a key character, not just background noise. Especially music that has made an impact over the years. For example, in the pilot, songs from the iconic band Eagles will help our main characters overcome their obstacles, whether it is to guide them in the right direction or even them performing a song that speaks to the story on the script.
The result is a NEW song in the same vibe as what The Eagles would have written… with a two thumbs up from a cameo by Don Henley at The Troubadour.