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.

SYNOPSIS

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 escapes. Bradley is caught and sentenced to death, he requests hanging, for environmental reasons. Denis writes Pruning Season, now a bestseller. He visits Bradley on death row. Bradley is proud. In his eyes, dying as Denis’s character is legacy enough.

SYMBOLIC ECO-KILLS

1. Solar Execution – Electrocution device powered by solar panels. Message: “No oil spilled in the making of this justice.”

2. Compost Kill – Victim buried under a native tree. Tagline: “Return to the soil what ego stole from the air.”

3. Human Composting – Buried alive beneath organic waste. Label on the chest: “Locally sourced. Nutrient-rich. Zero waste.”

4. Botanical Poisoning – Toxins from native plants. "You fed the land with poison. It just returned the favor" 

THEME

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