Pruning Season

Genre: Psychological Thriller
Format: Limited Series (10 x 50 min)
Rights Available: Worldwide
Tone: Dexter meets Misery meets Greta Thunberg. Dark thriller with philosophical bite and absurdist humor.

LOGLINE

A serial killer obsessed with legacy kidnaps a washed-up crime writer to script his murders, turning quiet killings into headline-grabbing executions. Together, they launch the first eco-conscious killing spree, targeting polluters and greenwashing CEOs. The press names him The Pruner, a gardener who cuts down what poisons the planet.

SUMMARY

Denis Kolavov, once a bestselling author of psychological thrillers, is now a forgotten 55-year-old relic. Out of touch with trends and canceled for mocking corporate virtue-signaling, his latest manuscript flopped. No calls from his agent. No hope.

Enter Bradley: an unnervingly polite, overweight gardener living in a cluttered motorhome, and a serial killer whose crimes have gone completely unnoticed. Frustrated by his lack of fame, Bradley kidnaps Denis, not to kill him, but to hire him. He’s a fan. He wants Denis to write his murders like screenplays, with narrative weight and symbolism.

At first, Denis resists. Then he sees an opportunity. Together, they invent “The Pruner,” a sustainable serial killer targeting environmental hypocrites, polluting billionaires, greenwashed CEOs, influencer ecowarriors. Each murder is a ritualized act of eco-vengeance, complete with manifestos and carbon-offset crypto tokens.The kills go viral. The media loves The Pruner. 

Denis has multiple chances to call the police and free himself from Bradley, but he doesn't. It's the first time in a long time he feels he's doing something meaningful. Bradley has a lot of followers and supporters. Environmental laws start appearing, directly influenced by The Pruner's actions.

But Bradley suddenly stops. He doesn't want to kill anymore; he's tired. He is already a legend and wants to achieve a final, perfect disappearance into the woods. However, that's not the ending Denis wants for his book, Pruning Season. Denis craves massive recognition and won't let Bradley ruin his plans for a blockbuster conclusion. 

SYMBOLIC ECO-KILLS

Solar Execution
Victim: Executive Board Member of an Oil Corporation.
Method: Electrocuted by a device powered entirely by solar panels.

Emissions Asphyxiation
Victim: CEO of a Major Polluting Company.
Method: Trapped and suffocated by the exhaust fumes of their own high-emissions company truck.

Ancient Timber Harvest
Victim: Owner of an Illegal Logging Company.
Method: Cut into pieces with the same commercial-grade chainsaw used to fell ancient trees.

Toxic Waste Bath
Victim: Factory Owner (Illegal Dumper).
Method: Submerged in a vat filled with their own untreated industrial runoff.

Plastic Island Burial
Victim: CEO of a Single-Use Plastic Manufacturer.
Method: Vacuum sealed inside a giant plastic container and thrown to the sea.

Invasive Species Import
Victim: Non-Native Exotic Animal Trafficker.
Method: Devoured by their own illegally-imported non-native pythons.

Human Composting
Victim: Owner or Director of a Large Industrial Landfill.
Method: Buried alive beneath organic waste, forcing rapid decomposition.

Carbon Footprint Shredder
Victim: Hypocritical Celebrity Activist.
Method: Thrown into the running turbine of their own polluting private jet.

THEME

If murder saves the planet, who gets to say it’s wrong?