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TRAPSTAR
QUEEN OF THE GAME
"Everyone thinks she's the trophy. She's actually the architect."
Series Overview
The Pitch
Logline
"A street-smart queen runs a shadow empire while the man who loves her thinks he's the one in charge — until the night everything unravels and she has to choose between the empire and the man."
Genre Pillars
Format
The World
Atlanta. Present day. The city runs on two economies — the one you can see, and the one that actually moves the money. REIGN operates in the second one. She controls a network of street-level distribution, a laundering operation running through three legitimate businesses, and a growing list of city officials who owe her favors they can never repay.
On the surface, she's Jonathan's girl — the beautiful woman on the arm of the city's most respected independent businessman. Behind that surface, she is the reason his business still exists. She built the infrastructure. She made the connections. She kept the wolves away.
Core Conflict
When Jonathan decides to go legitimate and hand the operation to his brother Meech, Reign realizes she has two choices: walk away from everything she built, or take it for herself. She chooses a third option — burn Meech down, protect Jonathan, and quietly become the most powerful person in the city. The problem is, Jonathan is starting to see her clearly. And what he sees terrifies him.
Lead Characters
MALAYSIA PARGO
REIGN
Lead Character
REIGN — The architect. Runs the empire from the shadows while the world thinks she's just Jonathan's girl. Cold, brilliant, and three moves ahead of everyone in the room.
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JASON MITCHELL
JONATHAN
Love Interest
JONATHAN — The king who doesn't know he's already been replaced. Loves Reign completely — which is exactly why she can't let him see the full picture. Yet.
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ROTIMI
MEECH
Antagonist
MEECH — Jonathan's brother. Charming, dangerous, and deeply jealous. He's been skimming off the top for two years and thinks he's been getting away with it.
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THOMAS Q. JONES
DET. VANCE
Villain
DET. VANCE — The dirty cop who thinks he runs the city's underworld. He doesn't know Reign exists yet. When he finds out, he'll wish he never did.
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Visual Format
The 9:16 Experience
Cinematic Vertical Storytelling
TRAPSTAR: QUEEN OF THE GAME is engineered from the ground up for the mobile-first audience. Every frame, cut, and close-up is designed to fill a 9:16 screen with maximum emotional impact.
- ▸Extreme close-ups on Reign's cold eyes — built for vertical framing
- ▸High-contrast neon lighting optimized for OLED mobile screens
- ▸Immersive full-screen drama with zero dead space
- ▸TikTok/Reels-ready power-shift moments every episode
- ▸3 core locations — efficient and visually consistent
- ▸90-second episodes designed for dopamine-driven binge viewing
Episode Scripts
The Words That Drive the Empire
TRAPSTAR: QUEEN OF THE GAME
Episode 1 — "The Architect's Gambit"
Written by Blake Karrington
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INT. HIGH-RISE PENTHOUSE — NIGHT
EXTREME CLOSE-UP.. A single drop of blood falls in slow motion onto white marble. PULL BACK to reveal REIGN (20s, stunning, cold). She sits on a white leather couch in a silk robe, back straight, posture perfect. Blood on her lip. Eyes completely dry. She is not a victim. She is a chess player who just made a move.
The city glitters forty floors below. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows. A burner phone sits on the cushion beside her. She doesn't look at it.
The door buzzer SOUNDS — sharp and urgent.
INT. PENTHOUSE FOYER — CONTINUOUS
JONATHAN (30s, tailored suit, ring box in his jacket pocket — he was about to propose tonight) steps through the door. He takes in the overturned lamp, the shattered glass on the floor. His jaw tightens. He sees Reign.
JONATHAN
Reign? Babe — what happened? Who did this?
He rushes to her, kneeling, reaching for her face. She lets him touch her cheek — but her eyes drift over his shoulder.
REIGN
(barely above a whisper)
Jon... don't look back.
MEECH (O.S.)
Too late for that, big brother.
MEECH (30s, expensive clothes, Glock 19 raised) steps from the shadows of the hallway. He presses the muzzle to the back of Jonathan's neck. Jonathan goes still.
MEECH (CONT'D)
You really thought you could just walk away? With all our money? With our operation? Hand it off to some accountant and ride off into the sunset?
JONATHAN
(controlled, measured)
Meech. Put it down. I'm giving the business to you. All of it. That's what you wanted.
MEECH
You're giving me the scraps. The shell. Your girl here — she told me where the real ledger is. The one with every account, every name, every politician on the payroll. Right, baby?
Jonathan looks at Reign. A flash of betrayal crosses his face. Reign holds his gaze without blinking. Her expression is unreadable.
REIGN
(calm, almost bored)
I told you he'd come for us, Jon. I told you six months ago. You were too soft to see it.
Meech laughs — a sharp, triumphant sound. He lowers the gun slightly, turning his attention to Reign. This is his mistake.
MEECH
See? Even your girl knows who the real King is. Now — where's the ledger?
Reign stands slowly. She walks toward Meech with the unhurried confidence of someone who has already won. She stops inches from his face. Her hand slides into the pocket of her robe.
REIGN
(soft, almost intimate)
The ledger isn't in the safe, Meech.
She leans close to his ear. Her hand tightens on something inside the robe.
REIGN (CONT'D)
It's in the cloud. Encrypted. And I just deleted the only backup that wasn't mine.
Meech's face goes pale. The gun rises — now aimed directly at Reign's head.
MEECH
(through his teeth)
You stupid bitch. Bring it back. RIGHT NOW.
REIGN
(a small, cold smile)
Shoot me, and you're broke by morning.
A SIREN wails in the distance — growing closer. Meech's eyes dart to the window.
REIGN (CONT'D)
And those cops? They aren't coming for the drugs. They're coming for you, Meech. For the murder you committed on the 14th. The one I have on camera.
A DOOR KICKS IN — HARD. BOOTS on marble. Meech spins toward the sound.
SMASH CUT TO BLACK.
TEXT OVERLAY: WHO CALLED THE COPS? TAP FOR EPISODE 2.
END OF EPISODE 1.
Episode Outlines
Episodes 2–10 Beat Sheets
EP 2
"The Double Cross"
Hook
Reign's private army materializes from the shadows.
Twist
Reign reveals she's been surveilling Meech for 2+ years.
Cliffhanger
Meech agrees to give up the list. What's on it?
EP 3
"The Mayor's Debt"
Hook
Reign walks into City Hall like she owns it.
Twist
The Mayor is already on her payroll — and terrified.
Cliffhanger
A federal agent appears outside Reign's building.
EP 4
"The Fed"
Hook
DET. VANCE confronts Reign in a parking garage.
Twist
Vance isn't investigating Reign — he's protecting someone above her.
Cliffhanger
Jonathan resurfaces. He's not alone.
EP 5
"The Return"
Hook
Jonathan walks back in with a new woman on his arm.
Twist
The new woman is Meech's sister — planted to spy on Reign.
Cliffhanger
Reign smiles. She already knows.
EP 6
"The Honey Trap"
Hook
Reign befriends the spy and feeds her false intel.
Twist
The false intel triggers a war between two rival crews.
Cliffhanger
A body is found in Reign's penthouse pool.
EP 7
"The Body"
Hook
Vance arrives at the penthouse with a warrant.
Twist
The body is a message — from someone above Meech.
Cliffhanger
Reign finds a listening device in her own bedroom.
EP 8
"The Breach"
Hook
Reign sweeps the penthouse. Four devices. All planted by the same person.
Twist
The mole is one of her own men.
Cliffhanger
Reign sends a text: 'I know who you are.' Then she smiles.
EP 9
"The Purge"
Hook
Reign systematically cuts every compromised asset from her network.
Twist
Jonathan is the one who told Meech about the cloud ledger.
Cliffhanger
Reign confronts Jonathan. He doesn't deny it.
EP 10
"The Reckoning"
Hook
Reign and Jonathan face off in the penthouse — no weapons, just truth.
Twist
Jonathan reveals he was protecting Reign from a threat she doesn't know about yet.
Cliffhanger
A black SUV pulls up outside. The window rolls down. Season arc ignites.
Story Architecture
A 60-Episode Empire Built to Escalate
Episodes 1–15
The Takeover
Reign systematically dismantles Meech's infrastructure while keeping Jonathan hidden. She builds her shadow empire from scratch, move by calculated move.
Episodes 16–35
The Corruption Arc
Reign uncovers a massive money-laundering scheme reaching the Mayor's office. She begins 'taxing' the politicians — and the city's power structure bends to her will.
Episodes 36–55
The Internal War
Jonathan grows jealous of Reign's power. He attempts to reclaim the throne — triggering a War of the Roses dynamic that tears the empire apart from within.
Episodes 56–60
Series Climax
Reign is forced to choose between the empire she built and the man she loves. She chooses neither — she burns it all down to start an untouchable new legacy.
Market Position
Built for the Audience That Drives Culture
POWER
STARZ · Crime Drama
EMPIRE
FOX · Music & Power Drama
GRISELDA
NETFLIX · Female Crime Drama
TRAPSTAR: QUEEN OF THE GAME sits at the intersection of all three. It has the street-level power dynamics of Power, the family betrayal and empire-building of Empire, and the female-led criminal genius of Griselda — all compressed into a mobile-first, dopamine-paced vertical format. Think Succession meets Belly in 9:16.
Market Data
Data-Backed Positioning
Genre Pillar Alignment
- Romance & Power
- Revenge & Justice
- Crime Thriller
- Drama
Season Escalation Arc
Target Audience Index
Cast Social Reach
Submission Package
Vertical Microdrama Submission — Every Requirement Met
| Criterion | Status | How TRAPSTAR Delivers |
|---|---|---|
| Hook within 5 seconds | ✓ | Blood on her lip. Eyes dry. Lethal. — Ep. 1 opens on Reign alone. |
| Cliffhanger every episode | ✓ | Episodes 1–10 all confirmed with distinct cliffhangers. |
| Emotional arc per episode | ✓ | Every episode delivers a power shift and emotional gut-punch. |
| Series-level escalation | ✓ | 4-phase, 60-episode arc fully mapped with key turning points. |
| Cultural authenticity | ✓ | Black female lead, authentic world, genuine cultural voice. |
| Clear genre pillar alignment | ✓ | Romance & Power / Revenge & Justice — dual pillar series. |
| Mobile-first visual writing | ✓ | 9:16 optimized. Extreme close-ups. High-contrast lighting. |
| High replay / social potential | ✓ | Dopamine pacing. TikTok/Reels-ready power-shift moments. |
| Shootable in 5–6 days | ✓ | 3 core locations. Limited cast. Efficient production design. |
| Target episode count (60–80) | ✓ | 60 episodes fully arced with escalating season structure. |
| Series Bible submitted | ✓ | Logline, genre, conflict, characters, and story summary included. |
| Pilot Script (Ep. 1) | ✓ | Full 90-second Episode 1 in standard screenplay format. |
| Episode Outlines (Ep. 2–10) | ✓ | Beat sheets for Episodes 2–10 with hooks, twists, and cliffhangers. |
| Full Series Arc (1–2 pages) | ✓ | Complete arc with turning points at Ep. 5, 20, 40, 60. |
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