The Monkey King's Daughter®

Feature Franchise | Mythic YA Adventure

A coming-of-age mythic adventure: when ancient enemies kidnap her mother, a teenage girl discovers she is the Monkey King’s daughter and is thrust into a hidden war between ancient magic and the modern world.

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

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Producer Summary

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

Status: Screenplay + lookbook available

Source Material: Published 5-book YA fantasy series

Audience: 4-quadrant family fantasy adventure

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.

Materials: Lookbook • Screenplay • 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 1–5

Five published adventures establishing Meilin, her world, and an expanding mythology drawn from Journey to the West.

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

NEW for 2026

Book 5
Jiangshi

ISBN 979-8193797159

Published series foundation

A completed five-book YA adventure arc that establishes Meilin, the modern 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.

5-book continuing series + Books 1–4 compendium edition
Teen heroine + family-friendly adventure
Mythic rules engine: new demons, relics, realms
Book 5 extends runway (2026)

THE MONKEY KING’S DAUGHTER — VISUAL STORYBOOK

A complete visual adaptation of the Book 1 screenplay, created to bring Meilin Cheng’s adventure to life in comic-book form. Available for industry review upon request.

Production Materials Available

Secure PDFs provided to verified producers — available on request

Pitch Deck

Lookbook

Series Bible

Screenplay

One–Sheet

Franchise Proof Points

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Built on a Published Series

5-book YA fantasy series establishes characters, rules, and an expanding mythology
Each book delivers a distinct mythic antagonist + set pieces
Compendium edition (Books 1–4) supports binge discovery
Five published adventures provide built-in franchise runway

Multi-Format, Film-First

• Feature franchise backbone + TV-ready world

• Animation / manga expand without retooling canon

• Family-friendly adventure with a teen hero audiences grow with

• Rules-based mythology engine keeps stories fresh

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