警探妲己

Daji

Detective

One Cop...One Demon...One Body!

Live-action Episodic Supernatural Crime TV Series

Season 1: 8x60 min.

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PRODUCER SUMMARY

Logline: Murdered in the line of duty, ABI Detective Daji Su is resurrected by an ancient fox demon-forcing them into a brutal partnership.

Format: Live-action episodic TV series

Season: Season 1 — 8 x 60 min

Genre: Supernatural crime • neo-noir

Audience: TV-14

Languages: English • Mandarin (as noted)

Setting: Contemporary Asian metropolis (anonymous)

Tone: Dark, gritty, neon-lit underworld

Status: In Development — Financing & Packaging

Producing partner: Organic Media Group (Taiwan/USA)

Recognition: ATF & Mediacorp Co-Production Pitch 2024 — Winner

Notable Press: Variety (link)

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About T. A. DeBonis

Creator, screenwriter, and author with 30 years in broadcast television, developing production-ready mythic IP for global film & TV adaptation.

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• Open to options, shopping agreements, and co-pro development.

SEASON ARC

• Daji’s murder wasn’t random—the deeper she digs, the worse it gets.

• Fox Daji hunts a 3,000-year-old relic/scroll tied to her return.

• Nam Lo rises as underworld power turns supernatural.

• Endgame: truth closes in… and so does the danger of becoming the monster.

THE WORLD & TONE

A neon-lit international/Asian metropolis—triads, corruption, shadowed alleyways—until the supernatural punches through.

A grounded crime procedural fused with Eastern mythology and horror.

Show cross reference:
Bosch + Altered Carbon + Warrior with Lucifer/iZombie banter and Morbius-dark edges.

WHY DAJI WORKS

Supernatural crime procedural + Eastern mythology + yin–yang partnership

THE HOOK

An ABI detective is murdered in the line of duty—then resurrected with an ancient Fox Demon living inside her.

Every case runs on the friction: Daji Su believes in law and restraint. Fox Daji believes in punishment, appetite, and chaos.

PILOT SETUP

• ABI Detective Daji Su is murdered on a case.

• She wakes up—changed—and not alone.

• Forced partnership:

• Daji Su = law / restraint

• Fox Daji = vengeance / appetite

• A corrupt city (Triads + officials) collides with the mythic underworld.

• New normal: a cop/demon hybrid solving cases no one else can touch.

WEEKLY ENGINE

• “Hidden cases”: crimes that look human… until the investigation exposes mythic rules underneath.

Every episode delivers:

• a clean standalone mystery (beginning/middle/end)

• a supernatural reveal (Eastern mythology lens)

• a cost of sharing one body (control, temptation, collateral damage)

• Weekly tension: justice vs punishment.

• Built for binge: hard act-outs + twists + cliffhangers.

One Cop...

One Demon...

One Body!

REPEATABLE EPISODE PROMISE

Every case exposes a mythic underworld—and every win deepens the war inside one woman’s body

KEY CHARACTERS

A grounded crime squad collides with a predatory fox-spirit—built for a long-running case engine.

DETECTIVE DAJI SU
(Homicide Detective – Resurrected)

• Killed in the line of duty-brought back in a body that isn't fully hers.

• Sharp, relentless investigator with a buried trauma and a public-facing edge.

• Her curse is also her weapon: the casework pulls her deeper into the hidden world.

FOX–DAJI
(Ancient Fox Demon – Reluctant Partner)

• A predatory spirit bound to Daji – voice in her head, power at her fingertips.

• Manipulative, charming, terrifying, lethal – always pushing for the fastest, darkest solution.

• Has unfinished business in the mythic world–and an ancient relic to reclaim in ours.

TAM CHEN
(Partner – Detective)

• Daji’s steady anchor: practical, loyal, and increasingly forced to accept what can’t be explained.

AGENT WU
(Government Agent)

• Officially investigating crime—unofficially hunting demons. Calm control, zero tolerance, and her own agenda.

NAM LO
(Underworld Boss)

• Disfigured king of the underworld with deep political reach. He has the relic Fox-Daji wants—and history with Daji Su’s death.

WORLD & THE HIDDEN CITY

A modern Asian metropolis where procedure meets folklore — and every case has a shadow version.

THE WORLD (PRODUCER VIEW)

The city is intentionally anonymous and location-flexible — but unmistakably Asian in texture: neon signage, crowded alleys, harbor districts, high-rise corridors, and night-market chaos.

DAJI’s cases begin as grounded homicide investigations, then crack open into a hidden layer: old rites, spirit debts, forbidden objects, and predators that don’t show up on any database.

WHAT REPEATS EVERY EPISODE

• A procedural case with evidence, suspects, and time pressure

• A “hidden” supernatural layer tied to folklore / relics / spirit bargains

• Daji vs Fox-Daji: control, temptation, and consequences

• A location that feels real — then turns uncanny

VISUAL SIGNATURE

Rain + neon + smoke • practical crime work • mythic intrusions that feel grounded, not fantasy.

Night Market Alleys

• crowds • neon • surveillance gaps / dealers • informants • spirit traps

Harbor / Dock District

• industrial grit • container yards / smuggling • bodies • relic movement

Temple Backrooms

• incense haze • hidden chambers / talisman logic • old debts • bargains

OTHER RECURRING LOCATIONS

High-rise corridors • Hospital/Morgue • Evidence/Forensics lab • Underground tunnels • Triad backrooms • Rooftops in the rain

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