The Monkey King's Daughter®

Feature Franchise | Mythic YA Adventure

A coming-of-age mythic adventure: a teenage girl discovers she’s the Monkey King’s daughter and must master her legacy before ancient threats break into the modern world.

Based on the published book series (Amazon) — adaptable for Film, TV, Animation, and Manga.

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Producer Summary

Format: Feature franchise (film-first) / TV-ready world

Status: Published book series • screenplay + lookbook available

Audience: 4-quadrant, family-friendly adventure (YA lead)

Languages: English • Mandarin (as noted)

Logline: A teenage girl discovers she’s the Monkey King’s daughter and must master her inheritance to protect her family—and the modern world—from rising supernatural threats.

Tone comps: Percy Jackson × Journey to the West (scope option: Avatar-style spectacle)

Materials: Lookbook • Script • Series Bible (on request)

Why It’s a Franchise

Film TV Animation/Manga

This IP is built for repeatability: a teen lead with long runway, rules-based mythology that generates fresh antagonists and set pieces, and a structure that supports both standalone adventures and an overarching saga. It scales across film, premium series, animation, and manga—without reinventing its core identity.

About T. A. DeBonis

Creator, screenwriter, and author with 30 years of broadcast television and film production experience, including 17 years with ABC News. His work focuses on mythic, supernatural, and adventure-driven IP for global film and television adaptation.

• Secure materials available on request

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

A Hero Audiences Grow With

Meilin is a teenager—built for a multi-film arc and long-running series progression.

A Rules-Based Mythology Engine

Demons, relics, realms, and Taoist rules generate fresh stories without breaking canon.

Multi-Format Ready

Film / TV / Animation / Manga—same spine, scalable scope, consistent visual identity.

Standalone adventues + an overarching saga
= repeatable “event” storytelling.

The Novels

Published YA series foundation (Books 1-4 complete) • Compendium edition • Book 5 in development

Book 1
Meilin

ISBN: 978-0-9678094-4-1

Book 2
Red Boy

ISBN: 978-0-9678094-2-7

Book 3
Spider Demon

ISBN: 978-0-9678094-5-8

Book 4

Jade Rabbit

ISBN: 978-0-9678094-6-5

Collected Works

(Books 1-4)

ISBN: 979-8379359058

Published series foundation

A completed four-book YA adventure arc that establishes Meilin, the modem world, and the mythic rules that power the franchise. Each book delivers a distinct supernatural threat while advancing an overarching saga-built for film-first adaptation and long-form expansion.

4-book saga + compendium edition
Teen heroine + family-friendly adventure
Mythic rules engine: new demons, relics, realms
Book 5 (in development): extends runway

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